Perth Festival unveils its 2025 program – including a brand new hub at an abandoned power station

The 2025 Perth Festival program has been unveiled today, with a positively electrifying lineup of events set to thrill, challenge and delight.

2025 marks the inaugural program of Perth Festival’s newest Artistic Director, Anna Reece. Kicking off on February 7 and running for 24 days, the festival will feature 104 different events that celebrate art in all of its forms – including 64 that are totally free.

To create these 104 events, the program will feature over 380 artists from near and far: musicians, dancers, theatre makers, visual artists, storytellers and more, each igniting hidden corners of the city.

Excitingly, the festival will be bringing to life the long-dormant East Perth Power Station as a brand new precinct, featuring experimental and contemporary live music and illuminated by projections of commissioned artworks by three First Nations artists.

Afternoons will see the Power Station transform into Casa Musica, a vibrant hub of music, food and culture, channelling the lively spirit of European piazzas.

Meanwhile, in the heart of the CBD: the Perth Town Hall’s stunning ballroom The Embassy will host a dynamic array of musical performances that range from sultry jazz to classical ensembles and rockabilly blues.

“To deliver a festival for my home and the city I love is beyond my greatest dreams,” said Reece.

“This bold and spirited international capital city of endless opportunity and kaleidoscopic possibility, with a pulse is as vibrant as it is eclectic.”

“The 2025 Perth Festival looks to the future of art and the world we inhabit together, through a program that is simultaneously contemporary and nostalgic. We will create a fever, a hunger, a boldness — stories of truth telling and a sense of mischief. We will deliver experiences of surprise, delight, discovery, feast and provocation — dancing in the dunes just as much as we will be debating in town halls.”

“We hope to entice our audiences into all kinds of spaces across our city with spectacular events that are accessible and immersive, that span our cultural foundations as a state and a city, from our First Nations to our European and Asian migration stories. Everyone is welcome at Perth Festival.”

Check out the full program on the Perth Festival website.