Perth Festival

Last year we talked trash. This year, we made even more progress!
We're continuing our journey towards more sustainable events and we've got some great wins from this season.

Working alongside our sustainability friends at Write Solutions, we continued to improve how waste is managed across the site, delivering some impressive results:

♻ 35,600 cans returned for recycling – achieving a 100% return rate on all cans sold onsite.
♻ 70% of waste diverted from landfill – a strong result considering significant growth in attendance and venue activity.
♻ 15,840 litres of food organics and garden organics (FOGO) collected – now on its way to becoming nutrient-rich compost instead of landfill.

We're committed to learning, improving and building on these results each year so Perth Festival can continue to be enjoyed by generations to come. Read our blog to find out more.

Trash talk in 2026: Our journey towards more sustainable events Last year we talked trash. This year, we made even more progress. As Perth Festival continues its journey towards more sustainable events, we're proud to share the environmental wins from our 2026 season at East Perth Power Station. The venue welcomed more audiences than ever before, with attendance...

We’re very excited to share that Jaha Koo, creator of the wonderful work ‘Haribo Kimchi’ (Perth Festival 2026) has won the International Ibsen Award for ‘his innovative and deeply human theatre.’ 💛

This prestigious award is the world’s largest theatre prize and often referred to as the Nobel Prize of theatre.

‘I see this prize not only as a recognition of my own work, but also of all artists who move beyond what is traditionally considered theatre, and who create works for people who may not previously have felt addressed.’ Jaha Koo

We’re so happy we were able to bring Koo’s incredible work to Perth audiences!

Read more here https://internationalibsenaward.com/winners/jaha-koo
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