Festivals
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4.0KReuben Kaye’s Adelaide Cabaret Festival 2026 Is Dark, Funny And Very Queer
When: 4 to 21 June 2026 Where: Adelaide Festival Centre Website: cabaret.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au The 2026 Adelaide Cabaret Festival has a new boss, a provocative theme, and a lineup stacked with queer talent, international headliners, and homegrown favourites. Reuben Kaye, the Melbourne-born cabaret star and comedian, takes over as artistic director with a programme he’s calling Delicious...
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2.8KScene Stealers And Crowd Pleasers At Sydney Mardi Gras Parade
PHOTOGRAPHY: Zoe Hyland
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2.1KTen Fabulous Mardi Gras Parade Frocks
PHOTOGRAPHY: Giuseppe Santamaria | Instagram The 48th annual Sydney Gay And Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade took over Oxford Street, Flinders Street and Moore Park Road on Saturday, 28 February 2026. This year’s festival theme was Ecstatica, and the Parade, the penultimate event of the broader Mardi Gras Festival, more than lived up to it. An...
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1.3KColour, Movement and “Radical Joy” At Mardi Gras’ Ecstatica Parade
PHOTOGRAPHY: Ann-Marie Calilhanna | Instagram The 48th annual Sydney Gay And Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade took over Oxford Street, Flinders Street and Moore Park Road on Saturday, 28 February 2026. This year’s festival theme was Ecstatica, and the Parade, the penultimate event of the broader Mardi Gras Festival, more than lived up to it. An...
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1.7KTen Mardi Gras Parade Hotties
PHOTOGRAPHY: Giuseppe Santamaria | Instagram The 48th annual Sydney Gay And Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade took over Oxford Street, Flinders Street and Moore Park Road on Saturday, 28 February 2026. This year’s festival theme was Ecstatica, and the Parade, the penultimate event of the broader Mardi Gras Festival, more than lived up to it. An...
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1.9KIt’s Not Too Soon To Book Your NYE Tickets To “Celebration” 26-27
Click here for early tickets. Imagine starting your year on Sydney Harbour, with the famous New Year fireworks exploding right above you, so close you can feel them, surrounded by a fun LGBTQIA+ crowd, decked out in white as is the event’s tradition. Celebration At The End Of The Wharf will return for NYE...
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2.2K“Late Night Vice” – The No-Phones, Adults-Only Circus Cabaret Is Here
Strut and Fret (the team behind Blanc de Blanc and La Ronde) is selling Late Night Vice as a “no-cameras, no-evidence” night out, with cocktails available and a dress code leaning toward black tie or “all black”. Who’s that boy? And, yes, there are women, too. The promo images above spotlight the boys, but the...
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1.8K“Glitter And Grit” Opens At FunHaus Factory In Gosford For Mardi Gras Season
The glitter cannons are primed and the humidity is rising, which can only mean one thing. It is Mardi Gras season. While the eyes of the world often turn to Oxford Street, the real magic often happens where you least expect it. FunHaus Factory in Gosford is throwing open its doors for Glitter & Grit,...
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2.8KWhere The Boys Are: DNA Magazine Names The Epic Party Destinations Of 2026
It’s time to show up and show off! Pack your favourite speedo, harness, and rainbow flag and party with pride. Feature by Ivan Quintanilla. VACAYA Caribbean Cruise February 14-21 www.myvacaya.com When VACAYA began in 2018, it was the first adult-only, large-scale LGBTQIA+ travel company to launch in decades. Today, their full ship-and-resort charters are staples...
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3.6KFestival Guide Presented By DNA Is Out Now For Summer 2026
We’ve just nationally released our massive Festival Guide Presented By DNA. It is a 70-page handbook packed with everything you need to know about the upcoming party season. You can find physical copies right now at LGBTQIA+ venues and retail outlets across Australia. If you’re not currently near a stockist or live overseas, we have...
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4.6K“LOVING” Photographs Of Men In Love 1850s To 1950s Is On At Canberra Museum And Gallery
A quiet, gutsy exhibition of men who found each other anyway. It’s on now at Canberra Museum And Gallery, and it’s the kind of show you walk into “for a look” and leave feeling oddly tender. A love story that survived the hiding. The exhibition is built from the Nini Treadwell Collection, gathered over decades...
