Category: Events

Jun 24
Queenstown’s First Snowfall Ignites Winter Pride 2024 Excitement

As the first snow blankets Queenstown, excitement for Winter Pride 2024 is building. With a world-famous picturesque landscape setting the stage, anticipation for this year’s festival is high. Earlybird sales have officially ended, so attendees are encouraged to secure their second-release tickets on Humanitix now. GET YOUR TICKETS HERE! Special Offer for Loyal Festival Attendees […]

Jun 14
Schools’ Pride Week Aotearoa Starts Monday

Organisers InsideOUT Kōaro say Schools’ Pride Week Aotearoa is more important than ever pointing to research that shows that over one-third (37%) of rainbow secondary schools students have experienced bulling at school, including 46% of trans students. Now in its fifth year, Schools’ Pride Week Aotearoa is a nationwide rainbow pride campaign in schools, running […]

Jun 12
Date Announced for 2025 Auckland Rainbow Parade

With an ‘All We Need Is Love’ theme the Parade will return in February to paint Ponsonby Road rainbow! The Auckland Rainbow Parade will return to bring diversity, unity, respect, celebration, and inclusion on Saturday 15 February 2025 – basking in the glow of Valentine’s Day (14 Feb). Show your support for marginalised communities by […]

Jun 07
Celebrate World Pride With Urge’s Three-Level Dance Party

Auckland is in for a treat this World Pride as URGE Events presents their biggest most-inclusive party ever, taking over three iconic K Road venues on Saturday 29 June! URGE’s World Pride party will be the most inclusive event, the brand, known for their ‘men’s’ parties have ever put on. “I remember when we had […]

May 30
G Flip Set to Rock Auckland in July 2024

The DRUMMER tour continues! Frontier Touring, Chugg Entertainment, Village Sounds, and Future Classic are excited to announce that the dynamic Australian rocker G Flip will be performing an exclusive show in Auckland this July. Last on our shores back in 2018, G Flip’s highly anticipated return will bring The DRUMMER Tour Continued to Auckland’s Powerstation […]

May 24
New Zealand’s Queer History: Come What May

Historian Gareth Watkins explores past May dates that have had a profound effect on Aotearoa’s rainbow communities. 17 May 1915 In Auckland, Leslie Lander pleaded guilty to committing an unnatural act (buggery) and was sentenced to life imprisonment plus 10 years imprisonment for indecent assault. The 24-year-old had earlier been the key witness in the […]

May 23
Celebrating Diversity at the First Annual Pride Wairau Festival

New Zealand’s Marlborough region is set to host its inaugural Pride Wairau Festival, a vibrant 10-day celebration of diversity, inclusion, and community. Pride Wairau |14 – 23 June 2024 Organised by passionate locals and supported by various community groups, this festival promises to be an unforgettable experience filled with a multitude of events, workshops, and […]

May 21
Winter Pride’s Grand Finale: Star-Studded Lineup Revealed

With tickets selling out fast, the organisers of Winter Pride 2024 are gearing up for the most spectacular final party ever! Thanks to the event’s new team finalising an outstanding lineup of talent and entertainment, showcasing the fresh direction of Winter Pride and promising an unforgettable night. An Unbeatable Lineup Winter Pride has truly outdone […]