- Local festival EverNow returns this week with five nights of incredible displays
- Free event runs from Thursday, 3 October to Monday, 7 October across Burswood Park and Kings Park
- Event headlined by world-renowned French theatrical and pyrotechnics company Groupe F, whose credentials include multiple Olympics Games opening ceremonies
- Favourites from last year also returning including Boorna Waanginy: The Trees Speak and Song Circle
- More than 100,000 people attended the inaugural event last year
EverNow, the free Western Australian festival, will kick off this Thursday, with five nights of stunning visual installations and family friendly activations across Burswood Park and Kings Park.
The inaugural event last year attracted more than 100,000 people, and this year's event is headlined by a new addition - world-renowned French theatrical and pyrotechnics company, Groupe F.
Groupe F's credentials include multiple Olympics Games opening ceremonies, the FIFA World Cup and celebrations at iconic global landmarks like the Eiffel Tower.
Their Australian-exclusive show From the Light Flow: Bena Koorliny will light up Burswood Park from 3-6 October with an incredible display of light, fire and projections.
Returning favourite Song Circle will also bring music, dance and light to Burswood Park from 3-6 October, while Boorna Waanginy: The Trees Speak, will again bring the towering trees of Kings Park to life from 4-7 October.
EverNow takes place at the same time as the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) Global Summit in Perth, providing hundreds of global leaders in WA an opportunity to experience the event.
For more information, visit https://www.evernow.com.au/
As stated by Tourism Minister Rita Saffioti:
"EverNow is an awesome night out for the whole family these school holidays with incredible visual installations and family friendly activations, and best of all, it's free to head along to.
"Last year's event inaugural saw over 100,000 people flock to Kings Park and the Supreme Court Gardens, and we're hoping for similar numbers again this year.
"We're really excited about the new inclusion for this year's event - the world-renowned French pyrotechnical company Groupe F, whose works have featured at multiple Olympic Games opening ceremonies, the FIFA World Cup plus other iconic landmarks like the Eiffel Tower.
"EverNow 2024 also falls around the same time as the world's biggest tourism summit here in Perth, meaning another incredible opportunity to showcase our beautiful city to hundreds of leaders from major global companies."
As stated by Culture and the Arts Minister David Templeman:
"The inaugural EverNow event was a great success last year with over 100,000 people in attendance, so we're very excited to see what we can achieve this year.
"The free event is an excellent showcase of the incredible culture and creativity of Indigenous peoples, and I hope the WA community will get behind EverNow again in 2024 to learn more, particularly with the new Groupe F addition to the program."
As stated by Perth MLA John Carey:
"I encourage everyone to come and see EverNow, which is a fantastic homegrown event that will light up and further activate our city.
"The Cook Labor Government is driving the revitalisation of our city and is investing hundreds of millions of dollars to create jobs, economic activity and attract more people to the Perth CBD, including key local events like EverNow at the iconic Kings Park."
