{"id":606068,"date":"2026-04-14T10:48:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T10:48:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/606068\/"},"modified":"2026-04-14T10:48:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T10:48:14","slug":"illuminate-yagan-square-free-light-festival-set-to-transform-cbd-with-installations-and-live-performances","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/606068\/","title":{"rendered":"Illuminate Yagan Square: Free light festival set to transform CBD with installations and live performances"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">The annual event that dazzles the CBD with lights and live performances is back, as Illuminate Yagan Square is back for its third year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">Across Friday April 17 and Saturday April 18 Yagan Square will be transformed into a nocturnal landscape as visitors are encouraged to move through the light works, music and performances at their own pace.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">The centrepiece of the light installations is an exhibition called PULSE in the Yagan Sqaure Amphitheatre by artists Rachael Dease and Giorgia Schij. It features cascading strands of light that translate sound into motion \u2014 the light strands react to a continuous performance of live music, dance and Japanese drums.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">Other installations across Yagan Square to look out for include \u2018Where Country Holds Light\u2019 by Spinifex Hill Studio artists that bring the voices of the Pilbara to the Digital Tower and \u2018Guiding Creatures\u2019 by Lewis Home which features a trio of roaming illuminated lantern puppets inspired by underwater life.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">Some exhibitions will incorporate city structures, such as \u2018Coral Trees\u2019 by Lewis Home which will see glowing inflatable sculptures transform Railway Lane into a bioluminescent seascape, or Hexahedron by Light Rebels, that will light up Yagan Square Stairway with an infinity cube.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/d056bb62bda38a963ee6518f2c8d4d5ea574a767.jpg\" alt=\" \u2018Guiding Creatures\u2019 by Lewis Home features a trio of roaming illuminated lantern puppets inspired by underwater life.\" class=\"css-16r7l45-StyledImage en5ut4d0\"\/>Camera Icon \u2018Guiding Creatures\u2019 by Lewis Home features a trio of roaming illuminated lantern puppets inspired by underwater life. Credit: Supplied<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">In addition to Yagan Square\u2019s core dining offerings at Stories\u2019 restaurants, visitors can enjoy pop\u2011up street food from Street Eats Eatery and Japanese cuisine from Hiss and Smoke.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">Presented by DevelopmentWA and delivered by independent non-profit arts and cultural organisation FORM, in partnership with ECU City, this year\u2019s event is themed \u2018Shaped by Light.\u2019<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/3e6954563cb205a0dd01e23fa0b7c3b3a456d37d.jpg\" alt=\"Yagan Sqaure will be transformed by the free festival.\" class=\"css-16r7l45-StyledImage en5ut4d0\"\/>Camera IconYagan Sqaure will be transformed by the free festival. Credit: Supplied<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">Entry is free with no bookings required, and the event encourages Perth locals to make use of public transport as its only a short walk away from Perth Underground Train Station and the Perth Busport.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">The event will run between 6.30pm and 10.30pm on both Friday and Saturday and all ages are welcome.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/e6d1eef5dca727e1d96a9d7f1f1125eba94590ee.jpg\" alt=\"This year\u2019s event is themed \u2018Shaped by Light.\u2019\u00a0\u00a0\" class=\"css-16r7l45-StyledImage en5ut4d0\"\/>Camera IconThis year\u2019s event is themed \u2018Shaped by Light.\u2019\u00a0\u00a0 Credit: Supplied<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The annual event that dazzles the CBD with lights and live performances is back, as Illuminate Yagan Square&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":606069,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[64,63,134,1625,46,45],"class_list":{"0":"post-606068","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-entertainment","11":"tag-lifestyle","12":"tag-perth","13":"tag-wa-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/606068","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=606068"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/606068\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/606069"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=606068"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=606068"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=606068"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}