What's on and open in Perth on Boxing Day

With Christmas Day chaos and family obligations behind you and days or weeks of holidays ahead, Boxing Day is one of the best days of the year. Here’s some tips on how to make the most of Boxing Day 2021.

Best movies showing in local cinemas

This Christmas weekend is going to be a scorcher, making an air-conditioned cinema the perfect place to escape the heat. Our recommendations include;

• Spider-man: No Way Home
• Bond’s No Time to Die
• The Matrix Resurrections
• Sing 2
• Venom
• Dune

 What’s on at Perth’s outdoor movies

Make the most of these hot summer nights and catch an outdoor flick? Here’s a list of what’s on for Boxing Day at some of our favourite outdoor cinemas:

• Kookaburra Cinema – No Time to Die
• Lotterywest Films – La Traviata and My Brothers and I
• Telethon Community Cinemas, Burswood and Bassendean – Boss Baby
• Telethon Community Cinemas, Murdoch and Joondalup – Encanto  

Opening times for Boxing Day sales

Don’t let fatigue get the better of you. Get in and out early and make the most of the Boxing Day sales. Here’s a list of the opening and closing times for some of the major Perth shopping destinations.

• Karrinyup Shopping Centre, 8am – 6pm.
• Claremont Quarter, 8am – 6pm.
• Westfield Whitford City, 8am – 6pm.
• Westfield Carousel, 8am – 6pm.
• DFO Perth, 8am – 8pm.
• Garden City, 9am – 6pm.

Sunday Sessions on the coast open on Boxing Day

Nothing beats a Sunday session, especially on one of the most chilled-out days of the year. Below are bars with a coastal breeze that will be open this Boxing Day.

• Ocean Beach Hotel, Cottesloe 
• The Galway Hooker, Scarborough
• The Lookout, Scarborough
• Benny’s, Fremantle
• The Raft, Perth

Boxing Day Events

Here are some of the best events we could find happing in Perth this Boxing Day with tickets still available as of Dec 23. See a full list of all Boxing Day events in the guide below.

MVMNT x Boxing Day at Freo.Social

Continue the festivities this Boxing Day and have a boogie with your buddies at Freo.Social. With two stages of dance music, celebrate MVMNT’s final dance party of the year. Final release tickets are still available here.

Banana Social

Spend your boxing day evening at the annual Boxing Day Banana Social, boogying under the stars enjoying the best city views from Elizabeth Quay. From 5pm – 11:30pm local up & coming DJ’s and producers will be hitting the decks. Tickets are still available, but they are selling fast! Get them here.

Fremantle Art Centre x Good Company Records

Local record company Good Company Record’s presents their Boxing Day “feast” at Fremantle Art Centre. Come on down from 3pm – 10pm and celebrate an evening of good music and dancing in the breathtaking grounds of Walyalup’s Fremantle Art Centre. Final release tickets are still available here.

Boxing Day at Si Paradiso!

The team at Si Paradiso are kickstarting the party this Boxing Day with good music and good food. Live music, cocktails and their summer menu favourite’s will be adding to the Paradiso courtyard atmosphere. Come down from 12:00pm – 12:00am and purchase tickets at the door.

Checkout what else is happening this Boxing Day below