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15 years of iconic Perth sunsets, reunions with friends, adorably awkward first dates, office party nights out, Christmas catch-ups, cult movie obsessions and unreal scenes under the Southern Cross. Rooftop Movies is celebrating 15 summers above Northbridge, and tickets for the first program of its 2026/27 season are officially on sale. Since Rooftop Movies first opened above Northbridge in 2012, the Perth skyline has changed, new buildings have appeared on the horizon and plenty has happened in the beanbags below it: first dates that became second dates (and some that absolutely did not), birthdays, work Christmas parties and long-overdue reunions. Presented by ARTRAGE, the Western Australian arts organisation behind FRINGE WORLD Festival, Rooftop Movies has had a front-row seat to Perth city changing around it for 15 summers. And this summer, we’re doing it all again. Tickets for Rooftop Movies Program 1 are on sale from 22 September, with the 15th anniversary season running from 28 October 2026 to 14 March 2027.Program 1 brings new releases, cult favourites, literary adaptations, Christmas classics and special event screenings to the Perth skyline, alongside refreshed food and drinks and a few birthday surprises. Because 15 years later, the movie is still only part of the plan.

A lot has changed since 2012. Elizabeth Quay arrived. Yagan Square became our neighbour. The skyline continued to grow, reshaped by a changing city and the emergence of the ECU City campus. Northbridge welcomed new bars, restaurants and late-night institutions. For 15 years, Rooftop Movies has been part of the Northbridge night out: somewhere between knock-off drinks and the last train home. You can watch a movie anywhere. But dinner, drinks, a ridiculous Perth sunset and a film under the stars with the city glowing in front of you? That’s Rooftop Movies. The season kicks off on 28 October with 9 to 5 and a special celebration of Dolly Parton, featuring a performance from local FRINGE favourite BarbieQ and celebrating a film and an icon loved across generations.