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Big Screen Hire Perth for Large Community Events
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Big Screen Hire Perth for Large Community Events

Need big screen hire in Perth for a community event, festival or large gathering? Here is what large outdoor screens cost, what sizes cover what crowds, and what is included, from a fully operated local supplier.

When an event outgrows a projector on a bedsheet, you need proper big screen hire, and in Perth that means a large, purpose-built outdoor screen with a professional PA, delivered and operated by a team that does this for a living. Whether it is a community festival, a council event, a sports finals day, a large fundraiser or a corporate family day, the right big screen turns a gathering into an occasion. Here is what large outdoor screen hire actually involves in Perth: the sizes, the crowds they cover, what is included, and what it costs.

8mour largest screen
Up to 1,200the 8m seats
Operatedwe run the whole event
$1,1008m from, all-inclusive

Big Screen Hire in Perth: The Sizes

We run three outdoor screen sizes, and for anything that counts as a big screen event it is the two community sizes that matter. The 5m community screen from $600 is a genuine big screen for crowds up to around 300. The 8m community screen from $1,100 is our largest, an imposing wall of picture that holds up even in the second half of a big crowd, seating up to 1,200-plus. Both are fully operated by our team. If you are unsure which size your event needs, our screen size guide matches size to crowd.

A large outdoor screen in front of a big crowd at a Perth event
The 8m screen holds a crisp picture even at the back of a large crowd.

What Crowd Each Screen Covers

Up to 3005m screen. Community nights, school events, club fundraisers, mid-size festivals.
300-6005m or 8m depending on layout. We will advise based on your site and sightlines.
600-1,200+8m screen. Council events, major festivals, large fundraisers, corporate family days.
SightlinesLayout matters as much as numbers. A long, narrow site may need the bigger screen even for a smaller crowd.

What Is Included in Big Screen Hire

Our big screen hire is genuinely all-inclusive, which is not always the case elsewhere. Every hire includes the screen, a matched high-brightness projector, a professional PA system, all cabling, delivery, full setup, operation on the night by our team, and pack-down. You are not renting a screen and then scrambling for a projector, sound and an operator, it all arrives and runs as one package. For sites where mains power is a distance from the crowd, we bring a silent battery inverter.

A festival crowd in front of a large outdoor screen at dusk in Perth
A big screen turns a community gathering into an occasion.

What People Hire Big Screens For

Beyond outdoor movies, a big screen is a versatile event centrepiece. Because the projector takes any HDMI feed, it shows live broadcasts and sport, presentations and speeches, highlights reels, community announcements and sponsor recognition. Councils use them for programme nights, festivals for live coverage, clubs for finals and season launches, and businesses for family days, the thinking behind our big-screen advertising. See the full range on the cinema hire page.

Sound That Carries

A big picture needs sound to match. Our community screens come with a professional PA designed to carry clean, clear audio across an oval or a festival field, with proper coverage to the back of the crowd, not a pair of undersized speakers straining to keep up. Clear announcements and speeches are part of the package.

Licensing for Public Screenings

Any public event showing a film needs a screening licence, and a personal streaming account does not cover a public screening. It is inexpensive and I arrange it with you as part of the booking. See my licence guide for how it works.

Honest Costs

Big screen hire is a fixed, all-inclusive cost, from $600 for the 5m and $1,100 for the 8m, with free delivery within 20km of Kwinana and a modest per-kilometre rate beyond that included up front. For an event centrepiece that anchors a crowd of hundreds or thousands, it is remarkable value, and there are no hidden extras for the projector, sound or operator, because they are all in the price.

Booking a Big Screen in Perth

More than movies

Because the projector takes any HDMI feed, a big screen shows films, live sport, presentations, highlights reels, community announcements and sponsor recognition. Councils, festivals, clubs and businesses all hire one for far more than a movie, which is the thinking behind our big-screen advertising.

Size to the crowd and the site

The 8m screen holds a crisp picture to the back of a large crowd up to 1,200; the 5m suits mid-size events up to 300. Layout matters as much as headcount, so a long or narrow site may need the bigger screen even for fewer people, and we advise on yours.

Fully operated, all-inclusive

The screen, a matched projector, a professional PA, delivery, setup, operation on the night and pack-down are all in the one price. For sites where mains power is a distance from the crowd we bring a silent battery inverter, so there is no generator drone under the sound. Setup on a large site takes a little longer than a backyard, and we build that time in so everything is tested well before your crowd arrives.

Get a quote

Tell me your crowd and venue via the contact page and I will match the screen and include delivery up front. See the full range on the cinema hire page, and for community programmes the schools and community page.

What is included, and how to book

Every community and school hire is all-inclusive: the screen, a matched projector, a professional PA, delivery, setup, full operation on the night and pack-down, with free delivery within 20km of Kwinana. Not sure which size fits your crowd, our screen size guide matches the screen to your numbers, and our weather policy sets out the wet-weather plan. For the fundraising method see the school movie night fundraiser guide, and the schools and community page for the full range. Send your crowd, venue and date through the contact page and we will match the screen and sort the screening licence in one email. For a larger or council-run programme our council programme guide and the community events page are worth a look, and we bring a silent battery inverter for sites where mains power is a walk from the seating.

Frequently Asked Questions

It is a fixed, all-inclusive cost: from $600 for the 5m community screen and from $1,100 for the 8m, our largest. That covers the screen, a matched projector, a professional PA, delivery, full setup, operation on the night and pack-down. Free delivery within 20km of Kwinana, with a modest per-kilometre rate beyond that included up front.
The 5m screen covers crowds up to around 300, and the 8m covers 600 to 1,200-plus. Layout matters as much as headcount, a long or narrow site may need the bigger screen even for a smaller crowd. Our screen size guide matches size to crowd, and we advise on your specific site.
Everything: the screen, a high-brightness projector, a professional PA, all cabling, delivery, full setup, operation by our team on the night, and pack-down. You are not renting a bare screen and scrambling for a projector, sound and an operator, it all arrives and runs as one package.
Yes. The projector takes any HDMI feed, so it shows live broadcasts and sport, presentations, highlights reels, announcements and sponsor recognition. Councils, festivals, clubs and businesses all hire big screens for far more than movies.
Yes. Our community screens include a professional PA designed to carry clean audio across an oval or festival field, with proper coverage to the back of the crowd. Clear announcements and speeches are part of the package, not an undersized pair of speakers straining to keep up.
Any public event showing a film needs a screening licence, and a personal streaming account does not cover it. It is inexpensive and I arrange it with you as part of the booking. My licence guide explains how it works.
Alex Coutts-Smith

Founder of Perth Pop-Up Movies. Since 2020 Alex has personally set up and operated hundreds of outdoor cinema events across Perth and the Peel region, including school fundraisers, council programmes, sporting-club nights and community screenings for crowds from fifty to over 1,200. He runs the licensing, the delivery and the gear on the night himself, and answers every enquiry personally. These guides are written from what actually works on the ground, not theory.

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