Subi Night Market has just announced it’s returning to Market Square Park in Subiaco from September 5th to May 8th for an extra-long season of food and entertainment. Six new food vendors are also joining the lineup this year.
The market drew more than 130,000 visitors last season with more than 40 food stalls and 20 retail and artisan traders joining the market. This year is expected to be even bigger. Here’s what’s happening.
What’s new to eat
Leading them is Cha Pang, the only business in WA dedicated to Thai pancake rolls, the Bangkok street food staple cooked to order and rolled with fillings from custard cream to savoury soy. Celtic Cravings will be serving up spice bags, chicken fillet rolls, and curry cheese chips from Perth’s only Irish-inspired food trailer.
Piadina Nonna Pina is doing Romagna-style flatbreads, lightly charred and filled with paper-thin Prosciutto di Parma and hand-stretched mozzarella, alongside slow-cooked osso buco and braised beef cheeks. Rounding out the new arrivals are MatchérieXO, a specialty bar hand-whisking Japanese matcha and hojicha; Emotional Support Cookies, whose loaded cookies have molten centres; and The Clean Canteen, with a gluten-free, vegan, and refined sugar-free menu of açai bowls, raw treats, and real fruit ice cream.
They join returning stalls including Tings, Taco Daddy, Pasta e Fagioli, and Banana Leaf Filipino Cuisine.
More than just food
This season also brings the market’s first partnership with WAAPA. Students and alumni will play every Saturday night, covering opera, jazz, classical, contemporary, and singer-songwriter sets, with roving performances through the park as well.
“Subi Night Market has become one of the City’s signature events, and every year the team finds new ways to bring life to Market Square Park on Saturday evenings over the warmer months,” said City of Subiaco Mayor David McMullen. “Six new vendors and our first partnership with WAAPA make this the most exciting season yet.”
The rest of the program includes free outdoor movie nights, a Halloween celebration, performances as part of the Perth International Jazz Festival, Fringe programming under the Subilicious banner, and the return of the giant chess sets. Juan Rando Dance Academy is back with free Latin dance lessons from 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm, before the pavilion — newly illuminated this season — turns over to social dancing. Meet Your Street returns too, with neighbours reserving a long table under the lights while Spirit of Little Things mixes cocktails at the table for guests to sample.
Entry is free, and the market runs from 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm every Saturday. Parking in Subiaco is always difficult, so catch the train if you can. Subiaco station is a short walk away.
