Coastal Twist Festival 2023

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Coastal Twist Festival takes from the 26th September to 2nd October 2023.

CREATING A HAPPIER, HEALTHIER & MORE WELCOMING CENTRAL COAST
Coastal Twist 2019 was the first National Visibility LGBTIQ Arts & Culture festival for Central Coast NSW, a region going through much social, economic and community visible change, and we are very excited to deliver an innovative, authentic and impactful piece of inclusive creative pie to entice all tastes to our region!

LGBTIQ Arts & Culture celebrations are a great example of what a vital community symbol looks like & symbols are incredibly important for all people whose sexuality, gender, culture, age or ability is forced to remain invisible, because of the fear of discrimination, ostracism or even death. Our upcoming theme is "Be the Change", Alas we are still pushing for diversity as the norm, and we are working hard, creating safe and Inclusive spaces for self-expression which inspire authentic originality & celebrate unique and diverse imaginings & realities.

2019 brought a completely sold out inaugural Festival to the region which expected around 800–1200 people - the reality was over 7,000 people across 3 days, 100s of you gave us great feedback, youth spoke out aloud and united, as did parents, friends, relatives all championing for a new way for this region, one which is embracing everyone.
2020 saw public mass celebrations a massive risk to public health and safety, with COVID as a new and undefined risk.
2021 saw public mass celebrations a massive risk to public health and safety with COVID as a new and undefined risk, Alas we are back!

The NSW Central Coast is at the centre of the State's fastest growing corridor from the northern edge of Sydney to Newcastle, with a population just under 350,000 & population along this corridor estimated to be 1.1 million by 2036.

Authentic inclusion and visible diversity takes work, much patience, care, education, listening and tolerance of others, we are determined to be a positive part of that direction both for our region and our planet, and we would love for you to join us in whatever capacity makes that possible.