LGBTQ+ Prides/Events Australia 2023

09 February 2023
Ballarat: Ballarat Frolic Festival takes place from the 9th to 12th February 2023. Ballarat Frolic Festival is Ballarat’s Pride Festival. We are a not-for-profit, volunteer-run organisation that runs a twice-yearly, inclusive pride festival promoting and supporting regional LGBTIQA+ artists, art, and [...]

10 February 2023
Curtin University: Perth Pride Festival takes place from the 10th February to 5th March 2023. Perth Festival is a not-for-profit multi-arts festival that brings world class performance, music, film, visual arts and literary events to Perth, Western Australia, every summer. The Festival has been celebrating Perth, [...]

12 February 2023
Fitzroy/Collingwood: Victoria's Pride takes place on Sunday the 12th February 2023. The annual event will be newly named Victoria’s Pride (previously Melbourne Pride) and will be held across the state for the next four years to support and celebrate our rainbow communities. The event will provide an opportunity for [...]

16 February 2023
Port Douglas: Port Douglas Hot & Steamy Festival, takes place from the 16th to the 19th February 2023. Thinking of coming to Sydney World Pride in 2023? Then come to the Hot and Steamy Festival beforehand and visit the spectacular Great Barrier Reef, the Daintree Rainforest (world’s oldest) and attend [...]

17 February 2023
Darlinghurst: Sydney WorldPride 2023 takes place from 17 February to 5 March 2023. WorldPride is a global Pride celebration that happens every few years in a different city. The right to host it is licenced by InterPride which has representatives from nearly every Pride organisation around the world. Previous [...]

17 February 2023
Kadlitpina Park | Rundle Park: The Garden of Unearthly Delights takes place from the 17 February to 19th March 2023. The Garden of Unearthly Delights creates a unique festival playground including multiple performance venues, bars, carnival rides, an array of world foods, market stalls, and the most unexpected sideshow [...]

17 February 2023
Gembrook: Gaytimes Festival takes place from the 17th to the 19th February 2023. For our seventh anniversary year, Gaytimes - Australia’s queer music and arts festival - returns February 2023. Over two nights and three full days, Gaytimes will feature an epic line up of Aussie music across multiple stages. [...]

17 February 2023
Darlinghurst: Tasmania heads to Sydney Mardi Gras WorldPride 2023 ! In 2023 Sydney Mardi Gras WorldPride will introduce the world to our glittering LGBTQIA+ communities giving our First Nations and Asia Pacific people the opportunity to share their pride on a global stage. The theme is GATHER, DREAM, AMPLIFY. [...]

18 February 2023
Broome Turf Club, 504 Gantheaume Point Road: Broome Mardi Gras festival takes place from the 18th February to the 6th March 2023. Broome Pride is an inclusive organisation with an ethos of “One Community”. We believe that by encouraging entire community participation, we promote greater unity, cohesion and equality for all. Parade to follow [...]

18 February 2023
Central Coast, NSW: Official WorldPride Central Coast, NSW event (just 70mins north of Sydney) A Multigenerational high voltage night of Queer Theatre & Bent Cabaret. “Celebratory, Hilarious, Irreverent, Thought Provoking & Poignant” Sold out Annually, this unique and whacky multi arts evening of Queer Excellence is [...]

19 February 2023
Victoria Park: Fair Day, that is organised by Sydney Mardi Gras takes place on Sunday the 19th February 2023. Fair Day is successful due to the large number of people attending and their ability to move freely around the Park. When working with NSW Health on COVID-Safe planning for the event, we didn't want to [...]

19 February 2023
Various Venues - Sydney: Bear Essentials 27 takes place from the 19th February to the 5th March 2023. WELCOME TO SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA HOME OF THE HARBOUR CITY BEARS! Bear Essentials is the Harbour City Bears' annual festival held over Mardi Gras, which has been running since 1995. This year, we are absolutely thrilled to be [...]

25 February 2023
Central Coast, NSW: LIVE AND PROUD – EVERYONE, WELCOME to the 4th Annual Official Mardi Gras Viewing Party on the Coast! The parade is back to the streets this year and Central Coast's very own Coastal Twist Festival float (2021 Best float design finalist) is representing!. Let’s cheer on our “Coastal Twist Festival [...]

03 March 2023
Anzac Peace Park: Albany Pride takes place from the 3rd to the 12th March 2023. Albany Pride hosts monthly events as well as a host of other events throughout the year, including an annual Pride Week. Albany Pride is determined to be rural Western Australia’s premier Pride Festival, and no matter where you are, we [...]

09 March 2023
Daylesford: ChillOut Daylesford takes place from 9th to 13th March 2023. Daylesford, Victoria, is the secret (or not so secret) gay capital of Australia. This picturesque rural hamlet is just a one-hour drive from Melbourne airport and 90 minutes from the city. Daylesford has a large gay population and united [...]

10 March 2023
Alice Springs: fabALICE festival takes place from the 10th to 13th March 2023. 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, [...]

11 March 2023
Victory Memorial Gardens: Wagga Mardi Gras takes place on Saturday the 11th March 2023. Wagga Mardi Gras aims to raise the visibility of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex communities in the Riverina, providing an opportunity to express their creativity and celebrate their identity. We invite the [...]

17 March 2023
Bendigo Centre: Bendigo Pride Festival takes place from the 17th March - 2nd April 2023. cornucopia of theatre, music, art, comedy and more, in Australia's only UNESCO City of Gastronomy. Join us in a celebration of diversity, art, culture and community! The first weekend boasts: 🎉 The opening night party 🦄 [...]

20 April 2023
Geelong: Geelong Pride Film Festival takes place from the 20th to the 30th April 2023. The Geelong Pride Film Festival (GPFF) in an emerging LGBTIQ+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans & Gender Diverse, Intersex and Queer) film festival in Geelong, Australia. Our non-profit community-run festival screens [...]

21 April 2023
Castlemaine Botanical Gardens: Castlemaine Pride takes place from the 21st April to 5th May 2023. Picnic in the park is back. Join us for a celebration of diversity & equality for all ages at the Castlemaine Botanical Gardens (near the Tea Rooms). Along with the annual Picnic in the Park, there will be a number of LGBTIQ+ [...]

03 June 2023
Bernard Park: Gold Coast Pride takes on Saturday 3rd June 2023. The Genderfluid Picnic will kick off the week on the first Sunday, with a picnic, guided creek walk, activities and snacks provided. Taking place in beautiful Coombabah Wetlands Reserve, the Genderfluid Picnic will offer an opportunity for [...]

10 June 2023
Central area: Sunshine Coast Pride takes on Saturday the 10th June 2023. Come party on the Sunshine Coast for the 3rd annual Sunshine Coast Mardi Gras! Showcasing the LGBTQI+ community we invite you to help celebrate diversity of race, sexualities and gender identities, in a family friendly LGBTQI+ event. The [...]

21 June 2023
Darwin: Darwin Pride takes place from the 21st - 25th June 2023. Do you love to dance, sing, entertain our youth, play musical instruments, DJ or help create lifelong memories with something not mentioned here? Parade to follow Festival to follow After party to follow

26 September 2023
Central Coast: 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 [...]

22 January 2023
Alexandra Gardens: Midsumma Festival, takes place from the 22nd January to 12th February 2023. 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 [...]