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04/09/2026

The countdown is on — stargazing night
Saturday 19 Sept | 6pm—9pm at Ridgemill Estate 🍷

Bring your friends and family — grab some food, a glass of wine and settle in with the music. There’s plenty happening while you wait for the stars.

Local and visiting astronomers will be set up across the village green, ready to share stories about the night sky, answer questions and invite you to take a closer look through their high powered telescopes. ✨

Tickets:
$25 ADULTS | $8 KIDS (5-17 yrs)
$58 FAMILY PASS: 2x adults & 2 kids
INFANTS free

Includes:
Guided viewing through the telescopes
Laser guided sky tour
Educational presentations and videos in the Cosmos Cave
Live music throughout the evening

Children must be supervised | No pets allowed | Please No BYO - food and drink available for purchase.

https://www.ridgemillestate.com/stargazing-night-in-stanthorpe-2026/
ridgemill estate

River Pride Parade - Presented by MELT Festival 🏳️‍🌈Set sail and help make Brisbane River/Maiwar sparkle with pride in t...
03/09/2026

River Pride Parade - Presented by MELT Festival 🏳️‍🌈

Set sail and help make Brisbane River/Maiwar sparkle with pride in the dazzling rainbow flotilla. 🚢

Join the flotilla of pride! Celebrating all our LGBTQIA+ communities and allies in true Brisbane style… by boat! From yachts to jetskis, join the colourful flotilla cruising from West End to Brisbane Powerhouse.

GET ON A BOAT - 24 October 2026

No Boat? No worries! No matter what your vibe, there’s a boat for you. 👇

ALL ABOARD

Splash Out by Harry K and Oasis Brisbane

Gay Pirate Day with The Salty Sirens

Wet On Deck with QUIVR

Come Aboard to Daddy

Fuel: Rive Pride Parade Edition

https://www.melt.org.au/events/river-pride-parade/
Melt Festival Visit Brisbane Visit Queensland, Australia BRISBANE POWERHOUSE

Melt Festival is an annual open-access festival of Q***r arts and culture staged across Magandjin/Brisbane, Australia. I...
01/09/2026

Melt Festival is an annual open-access festival of Q***r arts and culture staged across Magandjin/Brisbane, Australia.

It builds on the success of its predecessor Melt, the LGBTQIA+ festival staged annually at Brisbane Powerhouse since 2015.

In a city gearing up to host the Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2032, Melt is a showcase of q***r art, artists, allies, icons, sports and ideas.

Melt is guided by the Melt Reference Group, a committee of LGBTQIA+ leaders and artists.

21 October - 8 November 2026

https://www.melt.org.au/
Melt Festival

Welcome to our newest member, Darwin Fringe Festival The biggest platform for emerging, independent and experimental art...
31/08/2026

Welcome to our newest member, Darwin Fringe Festival

The biggest platform for emerging, independent and experimental artists in the NT, Darwin Fringe is your 10-day multi arts Festival with bite.

SAVE THE DATE: 16-25 July 2027

https://darwinfringe.org.au/

28/08/2026

Points of Difference Travel & Events hosts an annual LGBTQIA+ heritage tour of India featuring a special meeting and lunch with India’s first openly gay prince, Prince Manvendra Singh Gohil. 🇮🇳

Highlights: Visits to 9 destinations including Delhi, Jaipur, and Udaipur, stays in heritage hotels, and a private hosted lunch with Prince Manvendra Singh Gohil. 🏳️‍🌈

Next departure is 19 October 2026 👇

https://pointsofdifference.com/tours/prince-and-palaces-lgbtq-tour-of-india-2026/


Points of Difference Travel & Events

Q***r cinema takes centre stage.The 13th Q***r Screen Film Fest arrives at Event Cinemas George Street from 2–8 Septembe...
27/08/2026

Q***r cinema takes centre stage.

The 13th Q***r Screen Film Fest arrives at Event Cinemas George Street from 2–8 September 2026, bringing a week of bold LGBTQIA+ storytelling, emerging voices and community celebration to Sydney.

Consider your cultural calendar booked. Catch a screening, stay for the after-hours energy and make ADGE Hotel + Residences your base between scenes, or stay the night!

https://adgehotel.com.au/

***rScreen

Following its sold‑out, five‑star Australian premiere, Cruise returns to the Seymour Centre from 9–31 October, presented...
26/08/2026

Following its sold‑out, five‑star Australian premiere, Cruise returns to the Seymour Centre from 9–31 October, presented by Fruit Box Theatre and Seymour.

This acclaimed q***r monologue traces four decades of LGBTQIA+ history through the story of Michael Spencer, a man diagnosed with HIV in 1984 and told he has four years to live. Set against the pulse of London’s Soho nightlife, the show moves from euphoria to heartbreak to unexpected survival, performed as a 90‑minute solo monologue shifting between more than twenty characters and over 15,000 words each night. Directed by Fruit Box Theatre Artistic Director Sean Landis, Cruise is an electrifying tribute to q***r community, nightlife and the generation lost to the AIDS crisis.

https://www.seymourcentre.com/event/cruise/

Seymour Centre, Chippendale - 9 to 31 October

Tickets: $41–$59, concessions are available

Joy is coming. And frankly, you should too.This November!Feast Festival is back from 1st to the 22nd of November, bringi...
20/08/2026

Joy is coming. And frankly, you should too.

This November!

Feast Festival is back from 1st to the 22nd of November, bringing three glorious weeks of q***r art, big nights out, brilliant stories, questionable decisions and most importantly, Joy.
Think theatre. Comedy. Cabaret. Drag. Film. Art. Tours. Parties. Performances you'll be talking about on the flight home. Whether you like your culture high-brow, low-brow, sparkly, strange or somewhere in between there's a seat, dance floor or patch of grass waiting for you.

And 2026 is shaping up to be a big one.

We've got a major new headliner at Picnic in the Park, an Opening Night Party ready to kick Pridevember off properly and the Adelaide Q***r Film Festival giving you a good reason to spend a few hours in a dark room with strangers.

The full program drops on the 10th of September, so mark your calendar, clear your schedule and get ready to start planning your November. But don't just come for one night. November is a pretty fabulous time to be q***r in Adelaide. Pride March, Picnic in the Park, Feast events popping up across the city and three weeks of LGBTQIASB+ creativity mean you can turn your Feast experience into a full-blown getaway.

So round up the group chat. Book the flights. Extend the annual leave. And make a trip of it.

Even better, Feasters can score 20% off their stay at Hotel Alba, which means more money for shows, cocktails, dinner, dancing and everything you could possibly wish to FEAST your senses on.
Joy is coming. Come find yours.

Feast Festival
1 to 22 November 2026
feast.org.au

The King’s Birthday long weekend is coming up and on Saturday October 3, Ridgemill Estate are putting on a special wine,...
19/08/2026

The King’s Birthday long weekend is coming up and on Saturday October 3, Ridgemill Estate are putting on a special wine, food and live music event. 😎

Don’t miss the EARLY BIRD TICKET on sale now! 👇

There’ll be a shuttle running from Stanthorpe to ridgemill and back for just $10 return, making it easy for anyone who’d like to enjoy a few glasses of wine without worrying about driving (this can be selected when booking.)

https://www.ridgemillestate.com/kings-birthday-long-weekend-stanthorpe/

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