Perth City Farm hosts corporate events, conferences, weddings and parties for 10 to 700 guests across two warehouse spaces, two kitchens and a large garden courtyard. The community farm stands at 1 City Farm Place in East Perth, Western Australia, two stops from Perth station, on the traditional lands of the Whadjuk people of the Noongar nation.
Seminars and company events
The farm sells itself to companies as a blank canvas for fundraisers, award nights, product launches, team-building, professional development days and careers expos. The Barn has hosted corporate conferences as well as fashion shows and art exhibitions. For team days, groups can add a farm tour of about 60 minutes on the site's history and its use of permaculture, hands-on workshops on growing food, composting, cooking or crafts, or an hour or more of volunteering in the garden. Smaller formats such as team meetings, yoga sessions and workshops are also on the enquiry list.
Weddings and receptions
The Barn and the Art Room both host weddings, from small ceremonies to full receptions in the courtyard. Private bookings also cover engagement parties, birthdays from age 15, Christmas parties, balls, music nights and fundraisers. The outdoor areas take food trucks, stalls or caravan bars for evening events, which suits a relaxed reception.
Rooms and capacities
The Barn is a warehouse-style hall with whitewashed walls, terracotta floors and high ceilings on exposed metal beams. It seats 150 or holds 200 standing, and with the courtyard the venue takes 300 seated or 500 standing. The Art Room faces the street, with natural light through timber-framed windows, white walls, steel beams and polished concrete floors. Roller doors open onto the back veranda and fruit garden, and the room seats 150 or holds 250 standing. The Hub and the Community Room add smaller spaces, and the farm can host up to 700 guests across the site.
Catering
The Barn comes with a commercial kitchen next door, included in the hire, so hirers can cater themselves or bring a caterer. The Art Room is BYO food and drink, with kitchen access when the Community Room is added. The on-site cafe, Be Free, can help with catering. Hirers who sell food or drink arrange their own food and liquor licences.
History and setting
The farm is run as a community hub guided by permaculture, with gardens, rustic outbuildings and a weekly Saturday farmers market. The setting gives a city event a green, informal backdrop without leaving the inner suburbs.
Getting there
Claisebrook train station and the free Yellow CAT bus both stop next to the farm. A City of Perth car park on Royal Street is in front of the site, though it fills during business hours, so public transport is the easier option for daytime events.
