The spectacular EverNow Festival returns next month, here’s what you need to know

One of the highlights on Boorloo/Perth’s stacked events calendar last year was the inaugural EverNow festival, a celebration during the Kambarang season of the Noongar calendar, and we are delighted to see its return this October 3-7.

Featuring three major free public spectacles, along with a food market experience, it’s a showcase of Western Australia’s unique environment and a sharing of culture through storytelling.

And this year EverNow will be spread across two of Perth’s favourite riverside leisure spots, Kings Park and Burswood Park – here’s a breakdown of the free, family-friendly events to catch while it’s on:

From the Light Flow: Bena Koorliny (Burswood Park, Thurs 3-Sun 6 October)

A brand new event for the festival, From the Light Flow: Bena Koorliny is a collaboration between Groupe F (the creative company behind several Olympics ceremonies), Dr Richard Walley OAM and Noongar storyteller and artist Alton Walley. Together they have created From the Light Flow: Bena Koorliny, a series of light towers featuring larger-than-life illuminations, flame and epic performance.

Dates: Thu 3-Sun 6 Oct
Time: 7pm – 10pm (last entrance 9.30pm)
Duration: Approx 40mins
Location: Burswood Park

Song Circle (Burswood Park, Thurs 3-Sun 6 October)

Enjoy a celebration that reflects on creatures and Country from Perth to the Great Southern as the banks of the Derbal Yerrigan come to life with singers, instrumentalists and dancers at Song Circle. The event’s centrepiece is an outdoor circular revolving stage, where singer/guitarist Maatakitj is joined by a cast of musicians, singers and dancers on a ring of sand bathed in a kaleidoscopic sea of light.

Dates: Thu 3–Sun 6 Oct
Time: 5.30pm–9pm (performances every half hour)
Duration: 15 mins
Location: Burswood Park

The event’s marquee spectacle, Boorna Waanginy: The Trees Speak, returns to Kings Park over four magical nights, inviting audiences on an immersive journey along Fraser Avenue. Family and friends will discover stories of caring for country as the park comes to life with high-tech light projections, animation, sound and song.

Dates: Fri 4–Mon 7 Oct
Time: 7pm–10.30pm (last entrance 10pm)
Duration: 45 mins
Location: Kings Park

All events are free to attend and non-ticketed, find out more via evernow.com.au.