Category: Events

The traditional Pride Parade down Ponsonby Road has been replaced in favour of a central city “walk” After months of mounting speculation, Auckland Pride have officially dumped the much loved Pride Parade down Ponsonby Road in favour of a “pride walk”. 2019’s event will not be a parade or a march, but rather a ‘walk.’ […]

Despite the recent developments affecting the Parade and Party the Auckland Pride Festival of 2019 is all go, offering a diverse programme that showcases some of Aotearoa’s most talented queer artists. Here’s a taster of the arts events and shows to check out over the festival season: On the literary front SAME SAME BUT DIFFERENT […]

Auckland Pride have appointed a new festival coordinator less than one month after the 18 December community consultation. The role first became vacant with the departure of Julian Cook in early December and was at first filled by Joel Walsham, however after less than one month in the role, Auckland Pride have appointed a new […]

Auckland Council employees have been told they will not be participating in the February 9th March in any official capacity. Auckland Council employees have been told the Council will not be participating in next month’s Pride march which has replaced the traditional parade. Council employees are still able to participate but it must be in […]

The festival has confirmed the traditional Auckland Pride parade down Ponsonby road has been scrapped in favour of a ‘march’ Auckland Pride have confirmed February 9 as the date for their ‘new look march’ which will be replacing the traditional Auckland Pride Parade down Ponsonby road. The march will take place the day before the […]

[ngg src=”galleries” ids=”1653″ display=”basic_imagebrowser”]Family Bar & Club December 31st, 2018 270 Karangahape Road, Auckland Photos by: Evan Donnell

Auckland Tourism, Events & Economic Development (ATEED) will not be funding Auckland Pride’s 2019 Parade/March as it fails to reach Auckland Pride’s agreed outcomes with the council authority. Speaking with express, Head of Major Events, Stuart Turner, confirmed that ATEED have declared there will be no ATEED council funding for the new format ‘grassroots-led’ Parade/March that […]

The Auckland Pride Board have announced the appointment of Joel Walsham into the newly created role of Festival Coordinator, with the aim of working alongside the community in putting together “a vibrant festival,” a reinvented Gala, and working towards a “grassroots-led Parade,” of a different “shape or form” compared to previous years. According to a press release from […]