Families, tourists and art lovers flock to WA’s gargantuan open air grand finale.

Over 1.4 million people have turned out over the opening weekend of the Perth International Arts Festival to follow the progress of one of Australia’s biggest ever street art events. The Incredible and Phenomenal Journey of The Giants drew record crowds all across the city as families, tourists, theatre-goers and music lovers enjoyed the perfect weather and immersed themselves in the intriguing story of an 11-metre high diver and a six-metre high girl.

Speaking at the grand finale at Perth’s waterfront Langley Park, WA Premier Colin Barnett praised the organisers and performers for keeping Perth “spellbound” over three days. “You have made this a wonderful event,” he said, “the event of a lifetime”.

Festival organisers, too, are congratulating themselves on a good job done as huge crowds packed the streets of the CBD with many more watching events from rooftops, balconies and even perched in trees. “This weekend has exceeded all of our high expectations,” Festival Director Jonathan Holloway told Limelight. “It is, perhaps, one of the greatest examples of the ability of arts and...