What's on From: August 2019 August 2019 MTWTFSS 312930311234 32567891011 3312131415161718 3419202122232425 352627282930311 362345678 Until: August 2019 August 2019 MTWTFSS 312930311234 32567891011 3312131415161718 3419202122232425 352627282930311 362345678 List Grid Calendar York Community Social Centre Meeting www.facebook.com/events/347402896187005/ WED 21 AUG 2019 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM York Recreation & Convention Centre Oval, Forrest Street, York The community group proposing to take over the management of the YRCC bar and café is holding its inaugural public meeting on Wednesday 21 August at 7pm in the main bar of the YRCC. Individuals with skills useful to the running of a NDIS Community Information Session www.apm.net.au THU 22 AUG 2019 12:40 PM - 2:40 PM York Recreation & Convention Centre, Barker Street via Forrest Street, York National Disability Insurance Scheme Community Information Session, York. Forget-Me-Not Memory Cafe. FRI 23 AUG 2019 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM (Multiple Dates between Fri 23 Aug 2019 - Fri 27 Dec 2019) Grannies Home Kitchen, Avon Terrace York Next event is Monday 22 July. From August 2019 the event will be held on the fourth Friday of every month. York Cycling Festival - King and Queen of the Mountain westcycle.org.au/events/element-road-series-round-2-york/ SAT 24 AUG 2019 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM Steere Road & Pioneer Road, York (Mount Brown) KING AND QUEEN OF THE MOUNTAIN Saturday 24th Starting from the corner of South and Lowe Street, the Individual Time Trial Hill Climb is 3km in distance. Riders will start at 9:30am in 30-second intervals, travelling along South Street turning York Cycling Festival - Canola Criterium - ROAD CLOSURES IN PLACE FOR THIS EVENT westcycle.org.au/events/element-road-series-round-2-york/ SAT 24 AUG 2019 12:00 PM - 5:30 PM Avon Terrace, Lowe Street, South Street, McCartney Street, Christies Retreat, York Road closures will be in place for this event. York Rodeo 2019 www.facebook.com/events/368869277155184/ SAT 24 AUG 2019 3:00 PM - 11:30 PM North Road, York Gates Open 3pm Main Rodeo starts 4pm LIVE BAND - MIDNIGHT JOKERS 7pm till late in the Licensed Bar Camping is available on site. Please note - NO Dogs NO Fires NO BYO grog NO Glass No Drones. LIVE RADIO BROADCAST THROUGH WA - BE A PART OF York Cycling Festival - Little Critters Town Race - ROAD CLOSURES IN PLACE FOR THIS EVENT element.asn.au/york/ SAT 24 AUG 2019 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM Avon Terrace, outside Motor Museum, York Little Critters is a free ride for children aged 15 years and under around the Town Centre circuit. York Cycling Festival - FONDO Road Racing element.asn.au/york/ SUN 25 AUG 2019 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM York, WA The ride will start from the assembly area at Pioneer Park Race Village and will travel under convoy through town in a 1km neutral section. Riders will then re-group at the Start/finish line on Knotts Road ready to start their event. Riders will Community Choir - Kaya to the Noongar People in York & Surrounds yorkfestival.com.au/ SUN 25 AUG 2019 12:30 PM - 4:00 PM York Community Resource Centre Imperial Homestead - Journey Around the World www.imperialhomestead.com.au SUN 25 AUG 2019 5:30 PM - 9:00 PM (Multiple Dates between Sun 25 Aug 2019 - Sun 28 Jun 2020) 83 Avon Terrace, York York Motor Show SUN 01 SEP 2019 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM Free entry for family fun. Vintage bus rides, RC model cars and trucks, motor bikes, stationary engines, live music, prizes, novelty rides, food, drink and novelty venues. York Agricultural Show 2019 yorkagriculturalsociety.org.au/ SAT 07 SEP 2019 9:00 AM - 7:30 PM Forrest Oval, York York Agricultural Show 2019 Saturday, 7th September 2019 Theme: Enjoy Agriculture Gates open at 9am Forrest oval, York, Western Australia 2019 Show Highlights Animal petting zone York Ag Society Show Train Bendigo Bank York Film Society - Screening Nights www.facebook.com/yorkfilmsociety/ TUE 10 SEP 2019 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM (Multiple Dates between Tue 10 Sep 2019 - Tue 10 Dec 2019) York Community Resource Centre, 89 Avon Terrace The York Film Society screens a movie on the second Tuesday of each month (except for February) at 7.30pm at the Community Resource Centre in York. Peace Park Charity Markets SAT 14 SEP 2019 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM (Multiple Dates between Sat 14 Sep 2019 - Sat 14 Dec 2019) Peace Park York Every second Saturday of the month (except January). Peace Park is located between South Street and Joaquina Street in York. 2019 Triumph Bar www.facebook.com/events/790689787971145/ SAT 21 SEP 2019 2:00 PM - 9:30 PM York Oval, Forrest Street, York & Old Flour Mill, York Yes the Triumph Riders of Western Australia Unofficial World Record Gathering, York BAR is back, so book those holidays, leave ya goldfish two days worth of food (or bring it along)!Lets make an even bigger logo! Program for the day Riders meet Ordinary Meeting of the Council, 23 September 2019 MON 23 SEP 2019 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM For more information, click here Wara Art Presented by LiveLighter yorkfestival.com.au/event/wara-art-comes-to-york/ SAT 28 SEP 2019 - SUN 13 OCT 2019 8:00 AM Cnr South Street & Avon Terrace, York If you’ve never heard of Wara Art, that is all about to change. While some rural communities have their scarecrows, Japan and now York, WA has Wara Art – a spectacular example of a highly creative use of straw. From Hooves to Highways: The Motor Car in Western Australia yorkfestival.com.au/event/from-hooves-to-highways-the-motor-car-in-western-australia/ SAT 28 SEP 2019 - SUN 13 OCT 2019 9:00 AM 116 Avon Terrace, York In 1905, a small group of Perth’s early motorists – movers and shakers, gathered to form the Automobile Club of Western Australia. The Club had a grand vision: to foster ‘automobilism’ in Western Australia, and lay the The York Festival 2019 yorkfestival.com.au/ SAT 28 SEP 2019 - SUN 13 OCT 2019 10:00 AM York, WA The York Festival 2019 Program available here.HELP CREATE SPECTACULAR STRAW SCULPTURES – VOLUNTEER REGISTRATION OPEN! If you have an enquiry about the festival please email hello@yorkfestival.com.au For media enquiries please Business Tips from the Richest Man in the Colony yorkfestival.com.au/ SAT 28 SEP 2019 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM 152 Avon Terrace, York How do the rich get so rich? The early days of Western Australia saw John Henry Monger Snr go from having nothing to being the richest man in the colony in 30 years. Fund manager Rob Garton Smith takes a business perspective to analyse why Walking Tour of Horrors yorkfestival.com.au/ SAT 28 SEP 2019 4:00 PM - 5:50 PM 152 Avon Terrace, York “Take any building in York and someone has died there!” So begins Rob Garton Smith’s popular Walking Tour of Horrors, which returns once only to the York Festival in 2019. This walking tour details murders, accidents, York Medieval Banquet theoldyorkmill.com.au SAT 28 SEP 2019 6:00 PM - 11:30 PM 10 Henrietta Street, York Dress in your best medieval attire and enjoy a boisterous evening of food and festivities. York Medieval Fayre www.yorkmedievalfayre.org.au/index.html SUN 29 SEP 2019 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM Avon Pioneer Park, Lowe Street, York York Medieval Fayre Sunday 29th September 2019 - Gates open 9amJoin us for a great day out!Performances include;Warriors in Mock BattlesDance GroupsBlacksmith DisplayRe-enactmentsArchery and Weapon DisplaysLoads of Family-Friendly Kids Activities Maker's Market yorkfestival.com.au/ SUN 29 SEP 2019 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM (Multiple Dates between Sun 29 Sep 2019 - Sun 13 Oct 2019) Cnr South Street & Avon Terrace, York The Maker’s Market has been a highlight of The York Festival’s program since we launched in 2014. The markets will be held every Sunday during the festival – Sunday 29th September, Sunday 6th October & Sunday 13th York Architecture Walk yorkfestival.com.au/ SUN 29 SEP 2019 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM (Multiple Dates between Sun 29 Sep 2019 - Sun 06 Oct 2019) York Town Hall, 81 Avon Terrace (cnr Avon Terrace and Joaquina St) Lucky York! So many fabulous buildings! All through the 19th century, everyone thought York would be the most important inland town and so they built to last and they built well. Western Australia’s most important early architects had a Tour of York's Historic Public Clocks yorkfestival.com.au/ MON 30 SEP 2019 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM (Multiple Dates between Mon 30 Sep 2019 - Sun 06 Oct 2019) York Town Hall, 81 Avon Terrace (cnr Avon Terrace and Joaquina St) Which of York’s clocks was known as The Clock That Never Works?The Clock that Won Three Times?The Clock that was Photoshopped?The Clock that went missing for over half a century …… but MAY have recently been found ? Join 40 Year Old Pop Star yorkfestival.com.au/event/40-year-old-pop-star/ SAT 05 OCT 2019 7:30 PM - 10:30 PM York Palace Hotel, 145 Avon Terrace, York This is a premier event being launched by comedian / wannabe popster Alli Butler ex-Sydney now Bruce Rock resident. Where else would a comedian launch a music career!! She has supported artists such as Bertie Blackman, Sarah McLeod, Paul Capsis and Running of the Lambs yorkfestival.com.au/ SUN 06 OCT 2019 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM Peace Park, Joaquina Street, York Registration is open for the hit event from the 2018 York Festival – The Running of the Lambs – a costumed obstacle adventure full of fun, frolics and guaranteed laughs. Starts with a fun warm up session and participants York Art & Craft Awards 2019 www.facebook.com/yorksociety SAT 12 OCT 2019 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (Multiple Dates between Sat 12 Oct 2019 - Sun 20 Oct 2019) York Town Hall, 81 Avon Terrace, York ACT - BELONG - COMMIT The York Society York Garden Art Trail yorkfestival.com.au/ SAT 12 OCT 2019 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM (Multiple Dates between Sat 12 Oct 2019 - Sun 13 Oct 2019) TBA A self guided tour of gorgeous spring gardens showcasing artwork from local artists. The York Garden Club and The York Festival come together to bring you the York Garden Art Trail! Nine local gardens will be opened to the public from 10am to 12
York Community Social Centre Meeting www.facebook.com/events/347402896187005/ WED 21 AUG 2019 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM York Recreation & Convention Centre Oval, Forrest Street, York The community group proposing to take over the management of the YRCC bar and café is holding its inaugural public meeting on Wednesday 21 August at 7pm in the main bar of the YRCC. Individuals with skills useful to the running of a
NDIS Community Information Session www.apm.net.au THU 22 AUG 2019 12:40 PM - 2:40 PM York Recreation & Convention Centre, Barker Street via Forrest Street, York National Disability Insurance Scheme Community Information Session, York.
Forget-Me-Not Memory Cafe. FRI 23 AUG 2019 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM (Multiple Dates between Fri 23 Aug 2019 - Fri 27 Dec 2019) Grannies Home Kitchen, Avon Terrace York Next event is Monday 22 July. From August 2019 the event will be held on the fourth Friday of every month.
York Cycling Festival - King and Queen of the Mountain westcycle.org.au/events/element-road-series-round-2-york/ SAT 24 AUG 2019 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM Steere Road & Pioneer Road, York (Mount Brown) KING AND QUEEN OF THE MOUNTAIN Saturday 24th Starting from the corner of South and Lowe Street, the Individual Time Trial Hill Climb is 3km in distance. Riders will start at 9:30am in 30-second intervals, travelling along South Street turning
York Cycling Festival - Canola Criterium - ROAD CLOSURES IN PLACE FOR THIS EVENT westcycle.org.au/events/element-road-series-round-2-york/ SAT 24 AUG 2019 12:00 PM - 5:30 PM Avon Terrace, Lowe Street, South Street, McCartney Street, Christies Retreat, York Road closures will be in place for this event.
York Rodeo 2019 www.facebook.com/events/368869277155184/ SAT 24 AUG 2019 3:00 PM - 11:30 PM North Road, York Gates Open 3pm Main Rodeo starts 4pm LIVE BAND - MIDNIGHT JOKERS 7pm till late in the Licensed Bar Camping is available on site. Please note - NO Dogs NO Fires NO BYO grog NO Glass No Drones. LIVE RADIO BROADCAST THROUGH WA - BE A PART OF
York Cycling Festival - Little Critters Town Race - ROAD CLOSURES IN PLACE FOR THIS EVENT element.asn.au/york/ SAT 24 AUG 2019 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM Avon Terrace, outside Motor Museum, York Little Critters is a free ride for children aged 15 years and under around the Town Centre circuit.
York Cycling Festival - FONDO Road Racing element.asn.au/york/ SUN 25 AUG 2019 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM York, WA The ride will start from the assembly area at Pioneer Park Race Village and will travel under convoy through town in a 1km neutral section. Riders will then re-group at the Start/finish line on Knotts Road ready to start their event. Riders will
Community Choir - Kaya to the Noongar People in York & Surrounds yorkfestival.com.au/ SUN 25 AUG 2019 12:30 PM - 4:00 PM York Community Resource Centre
Imperial Homestead - Journey Around the World www.imperialhomestead.com.au SUN 25 AUG 2019 5:30 PM - 9:00 PM (Multiple Dates between Sun 25 Aug 2019 - Sun 28 Jun 2020) 83 Avon Terrace, York
York Motor Show SUN 01 SEP 2019 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM Free entry for family fun. Vintage bus rides, RC model cars and trucks, motor bikes, stationary engines, live music, prizes, novelty rides, food, drink and novelty venues.
York Agricultural Show 2019 yorkagriculturalsociety.org.au/ SAT 07 SEP 2019 9:00 AM - 7:30 PM Forrest Oval, York York Agricultural Show 2019 Saturday, 7th September 2019 Theme: Enjoy Agriculture Gates open at 9am Forrest oval, York, Western Australia 2019 Show Highlights Animal petting zone York Ag Society Show Train Bendigo Bank
York Film Society - Screening Nights www.facebook.com/yorkfilmsociety/ TUE 10 SEP 2019 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM (Multiple Dates between Tue 10 Sep 2019 - Tue 10 Dec 2019) York Community Resource Centre, 89 Avon Terrace The York Film Society screens a movie on the second Tuesday of each month (except for February) at 7.30pm at the Community Resource Centre in York.
Peace Park Charity Markets SAT 14 SEP 2019 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM (Multiple Dates between Sat 14 Sep 2019 - Sat 14 Dec 2019) Peace Park York Every second Saturday of the month (except January). Peace Park is located between South Street and Joaquina Street in York.
2019 Triumph Bar www.facebook.com/events/790689787971145/ SAT 21 SEP 2019 2:00 PM - 9:30 PM York Oval, Forrest Street, York & Old Flour Mill, York Yes the Triumph Riders of Western Australia Unofficial World Record Gathering, York BAR is back, so book those holidays, leave ya goldfish two days worth of food (or bring it along)!Lets make an even bigger logo! Program for the day Riders meet
Ordinary Meeting of the Council, 23 September 2019 MON 23 SEP 2019 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM For more information, click here
Wara Art Presented by LiveLighter yorkfestival.com.au/event/wara-art-comes-to-york/ SAT 28 SEP 2019 - SUN 13 OCT 2019 8:00 AM Cnr South Street & Avon Terrace, York If you’ve never heard of Wara Art, that is all about to change. While some rural communities have their scarecrows, Japan and now York, WA has Wara Art – a spectacular example of a highly creative use of straw.
From Hooves to Highways: The Motor Car in Western Australia yorkfestival.com.au/event/from-hooves-to-highways-the-motor-car-in-western-australia/ SAT 28 SEP 2019 - SUN 13 OCT 2019 9:00 AM 116 Avon Terrace, York In 1905, a small group of Perth’s early motorists – movers and shakers, gathered to form the Automobile Club of Western Australia. The Club had a grand vision: to foster ‘automobilism’ in Western Australia, and lay the
The York Festival 2019 yorkfestival.com.au/ SAT 28 SEP 2019 - SUN 13 OCT 2019 10:00 AM York, WA The York Festival 2019 Program available here.HELP CREATE SPECTACULAR STRAW SCULPTURES – VOLUNTEER REGISTRATION OPEN! If you have an enquiry about the festival please email hello@yorkfestival.com.au For media enquiries please
Business Tips from the Richest Man in the Colony yorkfestival.com.au/ SAT 28 SEP 2019 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM 152 Avon Terrace, York How do the rich get so rich? The early days of Western Australia saw John Henry Monger Snr go from having nothing to being the richest man in the colony in 30 years. Fund manager Rob Garton Smith takes a business perspective to analyse why
Walking Tour of Horrors yorkfestival.com.au/ SAT 28 SEP 2019 4:00 PM - 5:50 PM 152 Avon Terrace, York “Take any building in York and someone has died there!” So begins Rob Garton Smith’s popular Walking Tour of Horrors, which returns once only to the York Festival in 2019. This walking tour details murders, accidents,
York Medieval Banquet theoldyorkmill.com.au SAT 28 SEP 2019 6:00 PM - 11:30 PM 10 Henrietta Street, York Dress in your best medieval attire and enjoy a boisterous evening of food and festivities.
York Medieval Fayre www.yorkmedievalfayre.org.au/index.html SUN 29 SEP 2019 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM Avon Pioneer Park, Lowe Street, York York Medieval Fayre Sunday 29th September 2019 - Gates open 9amJoin us for a great day out!Performances include;Warriors in Mock BattlesDance GroupsBlacksmith DisplayRe-enactmentsArchery and Weapon DisplaysLoads of Family-Friendly Kids Activities
Maker's Market yorkfestival.com.au/ SUN 29 SEP 2019 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM (Multiple Dates between Sun 29 Sep 2019 - Sun 13 Oct 2019) Cnr South Street & Avon Terrace, York The Maker’s Market has been a highlight of The York Festival’s program since we launched in 2014. The markets will be held every Sunday during the festival – Sunday 29th September, Sunday 6th October & Sunday 13th
York Architecture Walk yorkfestival.com.au/ SUN 29 SEP 2019 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM (Multiple Dates between Sun 29 Sep 2019 - Sun 06 Oct 2019) York Town Hall, 81 Avon Terrace (cnr Avon Terrace and Joaquina St) Lucky York! So many fabulous buildings! All through the 19th century, everyone thought York would be the most important inland town and so they built to last and they built well. Western Australia’s most important early architects had a
Tour of York's Historic Public Clocks yorkfestival.com.au/ MON 30 SEP 2019 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM (Multiple Dates between Mon 30 Sep 2019 - Sun 06 Oct 2019) York Town Hall, 81 Avon Terrace (cnr Avon Terrace and Joaquina St) Which of York’s clocks was known as The Clock That Never Works?The Clock that Won Three Times?The Clock that was Photoshopped?The Clock that went missing for over half a century …… but MAY have recently been found ? Join
40 Year Old Pop Star yorkfestival.com.au/event/40-year-old-pop-star/ SAT 05 OCT 2019 7:30 PM - 10:30 PM York Palace Hotel, 145 Avon Terrace, York This is a premier event being launched by comedian / wannabe popster Alli Butler ex-Sydney now Bruce Rock resident. Where else would a comedian launch a music career!! She has supported artists such as Bertie Blackman, Sarah McLeod, Paul Capsis and
Running of the Lambs yorkfestival.com.au/ SUN 06 OCT 2019 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM Peace Park, Joaquina Street, York Registration is open for the hit event from the 2018 York Festival – The Running of the Lambs – a costumed obstacle adventure full of fun, frolics and guaranteed laughs. Starts with a fun warm up session and participants
York Art & Craft Awards 2019 www.facebook.com/yorksociety SAT 12 OCT 2019 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (Multiple Dates between Sat 12 Oct 2019 - Sun 20 Oct 2019) York Town Hall, 81 Avon Terrace, York ACT - BELONG - COMMIT The York Society
York Garden Art Trail yorkfestival.com.au/ SAT 12 OCT 2019 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM (Multiple Dates between Sat 12 Oct 2019 - Sun 13 Oct 2019) TBA A self guided tour of gorgeous spring gardens showcasing artwork from local artists. The York Garden Club and The York Festival come together to bring you the York Garden Art Trail! Nine local gardens will be opened to the public from 10am to