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Midsumma Festival, takes place from the 21st January to 11th February 2024.
Midsumma Festival’s program comprises a curated Midsumma Presents line-up plus the community-driven Open-Access stream, to share with you the lived experiences of those voices at the margins, the expression of queer history, and the celebration of new ideas and stories that come to life through world-class art and performance.
Our primary event, Midsumma Festival, usually runs over 22 days in Melbourne's summer (January/February) each year with an explosion of queer events that centre around hidden and mainstream queer culture, involving local, interstate, and international artists. Our festival program is made up of diverse art forms and genres, including visual arts, live music, theatre, spoken word, cabaret, film, parties, sport, social events, and public forums. Featuring over 200 events in 2023, 153 events in 2022, 163 events in 2021, and 194 events in 2020 (despite COVID-19 limitations in 2021 and 2022), with involvement by over 5000 culture-makers in over 100 different venues across Melbourne and wider Victoria - to audiences averaging 255,202 attendees over the past four years.
Theme
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Parade
Sunday 4 February 2024.
The parade is one of our signature events, where over 7,400 marchers usually take to the streets down Fitzroy Street in St Kilda each year and over 45,000 people line the streets and balconies along the march route to show their support. Hundreds of young people, often amongst the most vulnerable within our communities, are placed towards the front of the march as a positive and strong affirmation for LGBTIQA+ youth.
Dykes on Bikes
Precede the marching contingent as per tradition, with the march itself led by Boon Wurrung Elders and a Rainbow Aboriginal Float along with the Premier of Victoria, Minister for Equality and the Creative Industries and Commissioner for Gender and Sexuality.
Festival
Sunday 21 January
Midsumma Carnival attracts a broad attendance across age ranges and demographics, truly celebrating a day of inclusion and diversity in all its forms. This popular annual event is free to the public and typically attracts around 120,000 people.
Stages: Multiple stages are programmed throughout the day, with the T Dance line-ups being presented in the evening on the Main and Picnic Stages. The day-time programming for Carnival is focused around performers registered within the Midsumma Festival program, to provide maximum promotional opportunities for these artists/events, supplemented with guest artists and fun community events specifically devised for the day. With over 180 stalls participate, giving community groups and our sponsors the opportunity to present their services and activities.
Midsumma Carnival Dog Show
Sunday 21 January
After party
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