fabALICE festival 2024 Australia

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fabALICE festival takes place from the 7th to 11th March 2024.

For Kings, Queens and everything in-between – a three-day rainbow festival in the beating heart of Australia… spectacular drag, comedy and cabaret performances and all ages events featuring a flag raising ceremony, Street Party, Colouring the town Rainbow, Cinema screenings, Drag Queen Story time, Carnival under the stars,

2024 marks the 30th anniversary of the widely acclaimed film “Priscilla - Queen of the Desert”. The 1994 Australian comedy-drama film quickly attained cult status within the LGBTQI community. The plot follows two drag queens and a transgender woman as they journey across the Australian Outback from Sydney to Alice Springs in a tour bus that they have named "Priscilla", along the way encountering various groups and individuals. The opportunity to develop an internationally recognised long term annual festival event for Central Australia, uniquely called the ‘fabALICE Festival’. The 4-day festival showcases comedy, cabaret, live music, community pageant and social activities whilst paying homage to this iconic cult film and stage musical with a new Priscilla hub bar, Budget Barbie Camper town tours and a dress up re-screening of the film and prizes for the best dressed.


Theme
PRISCILLA (Dirty Thirty)

Thursday 7 March
FabAlice Opening – Launch of the Priscilla Bar
Priscilla – film screening and show

Friday 8 March
Budget Barbie Camper Town Tours
Community Celebration Event in Todd Mall and night markets
Comedy and Cabaret Show – Burlesque and Boyesque

Saturday 9 March
Drag Queen Storytime and singalong
Priscilla Street Parade
Budget Barbie Camper Town Tours
Council Lawns Family Day – Drag Races, Diversity Forum, Priscilla Pet Parade
Priscilla Under the Stars Festival Extravaganza Live from the Old Quarry
Priscilla After Party – I Love the Nightlife (Party Passport)

Sunday 10 March
Recovery Brunch @ Doubletree by Hilton
Drag Queen Bingo Megga Draw
Desert Holiday Pool Party