List of Weekend markets in Perth

I enjoy going to weekend markets as the things are definitely cheaper and it's a good way to while the day away. You can always find something to buy and eat there. I'll update the list as I find new ones. They are usually opened only from Fridays to Sundays and Public Holidays.

Fremantle Market Corner of Henderson St & South Tce, Fremantle, Western Australia.
I think it's the oldest of its kind in Perth and one of the best. It's one of those places that is a must visit for tourists. There are basically 2 halls, one specialising in selling vegetables and fruits and the other consists of shops that sell from things like crystals to cds to soaps. There's food and drinks to be had there too but there's also a Asian theme foodcourt just opposite of it. On the weekends, there'll be buskers just outside of the market.

Wanneroo Market 33 Prindiville Drive Wangara
Not a really touristy place but if you are seriously really looking at buying vegetables and fruits, you can't beat this place. There's more than 8 different shops selling vegies and the prices are at some of the best you can find in Perth. There's also 2 different food court, and a number of shops that ranges from a pet shop to kitchenware shops to a shop that sell herbal plants. This is the place I'll go to when I need to buy a lot of vegies but the down side is that I couldn't find a fishmonger or a butcher, I may be wrong as I still haven't investigated every nooks there are yet.

Subiaco Market, 52 Station Street, Subiaco
I'll come here if I don't have time to go up to Wanneroo and I'm in town. The prices are comparable but I prefer Wanneroo as it is more spacious. The place is smaller but the variety of fresh vegies and fruits are just as good. There's also a food court here too and I like it because they are not what you'll see at other shopping centres foodcourt. I like the golzeme that they serve here.

Malaga Market, Corner Alexander Drive & Beach Road, Malaga
I like the atmosphere here as it seems to be more for a family outing. There are 3 pavilions with the centre pavilion having a food court and the other 2 selling all types of things like jewellery to handicrafts. They have a singer performing during lunch time to keep things lively and for those who are music deaf, there's a big screen tv at the foodcourt too.

Lazy weekend and weekend markets

Intend to spend this Sunday doing nothing but playing video games, reading and just enjoy staying at home. Sometimes it does get tiring running around everywhere to try and experience and enjoy Perth over the weekend. There's always too many places and things to do and so little energy and time.

Anyway went to Tai Chi lesson at Balcatta yesterday morning. Nowadays we go twice a week and it is definitely good fun and exercise. I guess the important thing about practising Tai Chi or any other forms of martial arts is that you practise at home too and not just when you go for lessons, this way you will definitely pick it up faster and the muscles will get use to a the weird movement that we have to do.

After Tai Chi, we went to one of the weekend markets that can be found all around Perth. This is a new one that we found. The weekend markets only open from Friday to Sundays and Public Holidays. They will definitely have shops that sells vegetables and fruits and these places are definitely cheaper than the supermarkets. There will be other shops that sells almost anything that you might want including things for tourists and the locals. The one we went to is Malaga Market which can be found on the corner of Alexander Rd and Beach Road, Malaga. It is divided into 3 pavilions, the East and West end contains shops that sells things from beads & findings to cooking wares. In the Centre Court, there's a food court and during lunch time, they had a singer performing and a clown going around making animal balloons for the kids. I guess compared to the other markets, this is definitely more catered to the family with children. The greengrocers and butcher can also be found in the centre court.

After getting all our vegetables and fruits for the weekend, went back home to put the things away and then we had to go to attend a meeting a JAFWA. It stands for Japanaese Fan Animation of Western Australia. It is a group of people interested in Japanese animation that gather every weekend at Curtin University to watch anime. They will screen anime from the past to the latest offerings that was recently shown in Japan. Yesterday we watched Captain Harlock (Boy does it bring back memories) Chi's Sweet Home to Seirei no Moribito. You pay $5 for non-members and they will show different animes from 5 pm to 11 pm with break for dinner. Not to bad a deal actually. Didn't stay till the end as we had to rush back home to watch something else.

Even back in Singapore, I've been a TV fanatic and the same goes for here. Instead of watching the local programs, I'll go online to hunt for shows like 超级星光大道 and 国光帮帮忙to watch. I guess we still want to stay in touch with things Chinese and you don't really get much of Chinese TV here only once a while on SBS1 and SBS2. I found 2 good sites so far for it and they both use YouTube for them. One is 综艺Deculture and the other is 爱看大观园. They have other Chinese TV programs and they update them religiously almost every day.