Perth International Arts Festival

For the 2016 PIAF I saw 5 shows which were all very different and with various prices. This year the ticket prices were more affordable allowing more people to get involved. It also allows you to pick some shows that you may not normally see as you may be surprised.
Each show was well organized, the staff were helpful and venues clean.
Watch out for the 2017 brochure later in the year and catch a show or 2.

What a fantastic start to the Festival with the three day journey of The Giants. I was blown away with these amazing puppets on the Saturday afternoon and had to go back for a second time on Sunday.
There are so many events to choose from including films, opera, dance, theatre, circus, music and much more. I’m really looking forward to checking out some more shows soon. I love going to the ballet and theatre.

Another year, another fantastic festival; whilst I will typically make use of the festival gardens a couple of times each year and see a musical act or two, for me it is more about the performance.
Be it the ballet in the quarry — which is a fun way to spend a evening eating and drinking and watching the ballet under the stars; or the free opera in the park where family’s gather and picnic; there there are the free acts and installations and some terrific plays and cultural events.
These events highlight how great it is to live in Perth and it is fantastic to see so many people enjoy the talented artists.

Saw the BEST FIREWORKS I have ever seen last night!
I went for the free event/​opening of the Perth International Festival — that’s also on tonight, picnicking starts at 6.30pm and the play starts at 8pm at Langley Park.
The Spanish production revolved around a pirate ship and had the most interesting and different fireworks in Perth (including Catherine Wheels) along with fabulous music and actors.

Some people spend all year saving their hard earned cash so they can spend it all on Perth Festival tickets, and it’s hard to blame them!
Perth Festival does a fantastic job of showcasing many disciplines of art, so that audience members of all ages will always have something of interest for them to attend.
Seeing the Lotterywest films at Somerville is a summer must do in Perth.
The Writers Festival always has some talented speakers discussing very relevant topics of the times.
The music element of Perth Festival is probably my favourite. Bringing in a slew of different genres or both well known and more obscure artists that probably wouldn’t make it to Perth with out Perth Festival. From Becks Music Box to the Chevron Festival Gardens the music venue every year also doubles as a great place to grab a drink with friends over the course of the Festival.
The official launch of Perth Festival always kicks off each year with a spectacular and free public event in the CBD. Not to be missed.
The only bad part about Perth Festival is that it’s only once a year!