LGBTQ+ Prides/Events Australia 2026
We have 23 prides or LGBTQ events in Australia for 2026. PinkUk have a total of 981 LGBTQ+ prides and gay events in 50 countries for 2026. Click on the event's name for full details for the applicable event, or click on the country's name for a list of prides in that country for 2026. If you scroll down, you can see all the prides in date order.
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Worldwide LGBTQ+ pride/events
Africa
South Africa [1] | Asia
India [4] | 
Israel [1] | 
Japan [2] | 
Nepal [1] | 
Philippines [1] | 
South Korea [1] | 
Sri Lanka [3] | 
Taiwan [1] | 
Thailand [7] | Australia
Australia [23] | 
New Zealand [9] | Europe
Austria [9] | 
Belgium [5] | 
Croatia [1] | 
Cyprus [1] | 
Czech Republic [3] | 
Denmark [10] | 
Estonia [2] | 
Finland [7] | 
France [30] | 
Germany [93] | 
Greece [5] | 
Hungary [1] | 
Iceland [2] | 
Ireland [9] | 
Italy [7] | 
Latvia [1] | 
Lithuania [1] | 
Luxembourg [1] | 
Malta [2] | 
Netherlands [15] | 
Norway [15] | 
Poland [5] | 
Portugal [2] | 
Serbia [1] | 
Spain [20] | 
Sweden [20] | 
Switzerland [5] | 
UK [244] | North America
Canada [29] | 
Costa Rica [1] | 
Curacao [1] | 
Mexico [10] | 
USA [356] | South America
Argentina [1] | 
Brazil [2] | 
Ecuador [2] | 
Peru [1] | 
Puerto Rico [6] | | Pride | Pride date | Pride | Pride date |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Week of Leather | 03 Aug to 09 Aug | Albany Pride | 19 Feb to 02 Mar |
| Artfully Queer | 09 Oct to 25 Oct | ||
| Bear Essentials | 15 Feb to 01 Mar | Bendigo Pride Festival | 27 Mar to 30 Mar |
Big Gay Day Brisbane  |
04 Oct04 October 12:00 | Broome Pride | 19 Feb to 02 Mar |
| ChillOut Daylesford | 05 Mar to 09 Mar | ||
| Darwin Pride | 06 Aug to 23 Aug | ||
| fabALICE festival | 26 Mar to 28 Mar | ||
| Geelong Pride Film Festival |
30 Apr to 10 May | ||
| Hot and Steamy Festival | 25 Jan25 January 18:00 | ||
| Little Gay Day Brisbane |
03 May03 May 14:00 | ||
| Mardi Gras Film Festival | 12 Feb to 26 Feb | Midsumma Festival | 18 Jan to 08 Feb |
| Mighty Hoopla Sydney | 21 Feb21 February 14:00 | Moreton Bay PrideFest | 18 Apr18 April 14:00 |
| Perth Pride | 06 Feb to 22 Feb | Pride Adelaide Gala | 26 Jun26 June 14:00 |
| Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras | 13 Feb to 01 Mar | ||
| Taspride | 30 Jan to 28 Feb | ||
| Victoria's Pride | 08 Feb08 February 11:00 | ||
| Wangaratta Pride Fair Day | 18 Apr18 April 10:00 | ||
The words ‘Australia LGBT+’ understandably ping up images for international LGBT+ tourists of Sydney Mardi Gras or the famous film Priscilla Queen of the Desert.
Make no mistake, Sydney Mardi Gras is an amazing, colourful, spectacle which is well worth the long-haul air fare in its own right. Thousands of UK visitors make the trip over for the festival which is usually the end of the second week of February, making it an ideal winter-cation for those in the northern hemisphere, tired of the winter blues. But there’s a whole lot more in this vast country with its 16,000 mile coastline to take the LGBT+ visitor’s fancy. Whether you’re looking for night life and local talent (all those bronzed surfers…) in the big cities of Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane or Perth, or the beaches of the Sunshine and Gold Coast of Queensland to the natural wonders such as the Great barrier Reef or Uluru in the interior, Australia simply has it all.
One word of warning and stating the obvious, the country is huge and, to Europeans or Americans, a long way away. Internal flights are long and quite expensive - around four hours from Sydney to Perth. Much the same time as a jolly from Gatwick to Gran Can. So budget and focus your destination accordingly if you’re in Oz only for a couple of weeks. You’ll have a fab time.
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April 2026
Top of pageWangaratta Pride Fair Day 2026
18 April 2026
Apex Park: Wangaratta Pride Fair Day takes place on Saturday the 18th April 2026. Join us in celebrating love, community, and pride at the Pride Fair Market, the grand finale of the Wangaratta Pride. Explore a vibrant marketplace filled with local stallholders, community groups, and delicious food vendors, [...]
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Top of pageMoreton Bay PrideFest 2026
18 April 2026
Pine Rivers Park: Moreton Bay PrideFest takes place on Saturday the 18th April 2026. Moreton Bay is the third-largest local government in Australia and is home to 450,000 residents. This number is projected to exceed 690,000 within the next 20 years (this means our population will be greater than in Tasmania). With [...]
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Top of pageGeelong Pride Film Festival 2026
30 April 2026
Geelong: Geelong Pride Film Festival takes place from the 30th April to 10th May 2026. The 9th Geelong Pride Film Festival (GPFF) is an LGBTIQ+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans & Gender Diverse, Intersex and Queer) film festival in Geelong, Australia. 25 screen events over 11 days, across 5 venues. We [...]
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May 2026
Top of pageLittle Gay Day Brisbane 2026
03 May 2026
Wickham Hotel: Big Gay Day Brisbane takes place on Sunday the 3rd May 2026. This Labour Day Long Weekend, The Wickham transforms into a full-scale outdoor/indoor block party from 2PM till 10PM. Live performances. DJs. Full production shows. Let's keep Brisbane Gay. From 2PM, step into a fully immersive Little [...]
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June 2026
Top of pagePride Adelaide Gala 2026
26 June 2026
Adelaide: Adelaide Pride takes place on Friday the 26th June 2026. The South Australian Pride Gala isn’t just an event, it’s a moment. A declaration that our communities are strong, vibrant, and unapologetically proud. This year, we gather to commemorate 51 years since South Australia became the first state [...]
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August 2026
Top of pageA Week of Leather 2026
03 August 2026
The Laird Hotel: A Week of Leather takes place from 3rd to 9th August 2026. The Laird invites you to AWOL. A Week of Leather and Fetish, undoubtedly Australia’s premier series of geared-up and stripped-down events for same-sex attracted CIS and Trans males. AWOL will provide an array of events which appeal to the [...]
A Week of Leather 2026
Top of pageDarwin Pride 2026
06 August 2026
Darwin: Darwin Pride takes place from the 6th to 23rd August 2026. With events across the weekend will provide a platform for individuality to not only be accepted but amplified. We invite and welcome all individuals and groups from near and far who identify on the queer spectrum, as well as our active [...]
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October 2026
Top of pageBig Gay Day Brisbane 2026
04 October 2026
Wickham Hotel: Big Gay Day Brisbane takes place on Sunday the 4th October 2026. Big Gay Day Brisbane, is Brisbane’s biggest and best rainbow festival is back for its 26th anniversary, featuring musical acts, drag extravaganzas and so much more rainbow love all in support of local LGBTQIA+ charities. Established [...]
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Top of pageArtfully Queer 2026
09 October 2026
Long Gallery, Salamanca Arts Centre, Battery Point: Artfully Queer takes place from the 9th to 25th October 2026. Artfully Queer is Tasmania’s longest running and biggest annual LGBTQIA+ community art exhibition produced by TasPride and curated by Phoebe Adams. The exhibition is open to all Tasmanian queer creatives with works form a wide variety [...]
Artfully Queer 2026
April 2026
February 2026
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