The Dopamine Drop | Perth Poetry Festival 2026

Perth Poetry Festival 2026

The Dopamine Drop!

Slam Poetry Showcase

Presented by Perth Poetry Festival

📅 Event Details

• Date: Saturday, 22 August 2026

• Time: 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm (Doors open 6:30 pm)

• Venue: Baby Shoe, The Shoe Bar and Cafe, Yagan Square

• Tickets: $20 General / $15 WA Poets Inc. Members

✨ About the Event

Will you be there for The Dopamine Drop?

We know where. We just don’t know when.

It could happen when the poet steps up.
And the room goes quiet.
When line after line hits.
When the crowd erupts.

At some point, in there, the dopamine drops.

Will you be there to feel the spike?

Featured Performers 🎙️

• Kym Dee

• Sari Bennett

• Niel

• Nisha D'Cruz

• Allan Boyd

• Joni

• Biddle

• Suraj

• Jack Logan

• Karen

• Abigail

• Aimee

• Manveen Kohli (MC & Performer)

Extras 🍷🎶

Enjoy drinks and music throughout the night. Please note that you will need to book a table beforehand at The Shoe Bar and Cafe if you would like to purchase food. Drinks can be purchased at The Shoe Bar or inside the bar at Baby Shoe.

Accessibility:

Baby Shoe is wheelchair accessible. The venue is located on the top floor (Mezzanine, Level M), overlooking the Horseshoe Bridge, on the same level as The Shoe Bar and Cafe. Full wheelchair and disability access is available via the internal lift, located near Gangnam Restaurant on Railway Lane. Please contact us if you have specific access needs.

Acknowledgement of Country:

We wish to acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land we are operating on, the Whadjuk people and recognise their continuing connection to land, waters and community. We wish to acknowledge and respect their continuing culture and the contribution they make to the life of this city and this region. We pay our respects to them and their cultures; and to elders both past and present.

Visit perthpoetryfestival.com for the full festival program and more information.

Book your place for The Dopamine Drop.