Perth Poetry Festival Screenings
In recognition of the 2026 Perth Poetry Festival, the City of Perth Forrest Place Arts Screen and Northbridge Piazza Superscreen exhibit local poetry works throughout the festival weekend and its surrounding weeks.
Perth Poetry Festival Screenings
In recognition of the 2026 Perth Poetry Festival, the Forrest Place and Northbridge Piazza Superscreen exhibit local poetry works throughout the festival weekend and its surrounding weeks. |
The 2026 Perth Poetry Festival Weekend runs 27–30 August, with a satellite programme of events in the surrounding weeks.
Screened in association with WA Poets Inc., the program features work from a myriad of local poets — this year, over 100 Western Australian poets contributed work for the screenings.
SCREENING TIMES
Forrest Place Screen
1 – 26 August | 12pm, 3pm, 7pm
27 – 30 August | 24-hour screening (midnight to midnight)
1 – 26 August | 12pm, 3pm, 7pm
27 – 30 August | 24-hour screening (midnight to midnight)
Northbridge Piazza Superscreen
1 – 30 August | 11am, 2pm, 8pm
Exhibition Screenings
The City of Perth Urban Screens host a variety of programs in Northbridge, from formal feature film screenings with beanbag seating to casual sporting events, exhibitions, and short-film screenings. Poetry exhibition screenings like this one are informal events without beanbag seating — visitors are welcome to relax on the Piazza's lush lawn, savour the renowned culinary delights of Northbridge, or enjoy a stroll along James Street, taking in the local works.
The City of Perth Urban Screens host a variety of programs in Northbridge, from formal feature film screenings with beanbag seating to casual sporting events, exhibitions, and short-film screenings. Poetry exhibition screenings like this one are informal events without beanbag seating — visitors are welcome to relax on the Piazza's lush lawn, savour the renowned culinary delights of Northbridge, or enjoy a stroll along James Street, taking in the local works.
The City of Perth Northbridge Piazza Superscreen and City of Perth Forrest Place Arts Screen are initiatives of the City of Perth.
Event Showings
1 - 31 August
Price
Free event
Location
Cnr Lake and James Street
Northbridge WA 6003
Accessibility
Wheelchair access