Perth Festival officially opened on Friday night with the spectacular weekend-only event, Djoondal.

Crowds gathered from all over Boorloo (Perth) to watch the opening event, and the show made it more than worth our while.

Headed by Noongar theatre maker Ian Wilkes, the show is a combination of storytelling and cutting-edge technology in the setting of Lake Joondalup's Pinar Tree.

Wilkes said the show is audio and visual driven.

"The first thing we expect as the sun goes down, we invite the audience to kind of sit down and picnic and enjoy the sunset, but once it gets dark, the show will begin," he said.

"And there's a lot of sounds that we've incorporated through old Noongar language and chanting, mixed in with a bit of synth and a futuristic sci-fi sounds that can kind of blend into all the modern elements and it runs together so well.

"We just started with Noongar langage and creating sounds, and creating rhythms and creating chants and we wanted to sing this story."

Djoondal is a Dreaming story about an old spirit woman with white hair and the spirit children who become the stars.

The uses the night sky as the stage as lights are projected into the sky and lasers pierce the Lake Joondalup surrounds.

There are very little words to describe just how striking Djoondal is, but if I had to pick a few they would be magnificent, astounding and sensational.

Wilkes, alongside Noongar, Yamatji and Wongatha creative and illustrator Rubeun Yorkshire and Yamatji Nhanda creative and lighting designer Chloe Ogilvie have created a lightshow you do not want to miss out on.

Audience members were not able to take their eyes off the show and inevitably walked away wondering how something this spectacular could have been a free event.

Djoondal's final night is Sunday, February 12 at Pinar's Tree, Lake Joondalup.

Gates open at 6pm and the show starts at 8pm. A free shuttle buss will run from Joondalup Station and Joondalup Library every 5 minutes.