Category: Out & About
Sydney erupted in colour as the 48th Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade took over the city on Saturday, 28 February 2026. From Oxford Street to Flinders Street to Moore Park Road, became a sea of glitter, bodies and banners as hundreds of thousands gathered for one of the world’s most iconic Pride celebrations. […]
Sun, sequins and seriously good house music, the Paradiso Pool Party once again turned Ivy’s Pool Club into one of the hottest tickets of the Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras Festival. Held on Sunday 22 February 2026, this long-running signature event invited partygoers to slip into their Speedos, grab a cocktail and dive headfirst […]
Suspenders were snapped, fishnets flashed and the audience proved just as dazzling as the cast as The Rocky Horror Show stormed the stage at The Civic on opening night. Auckland turned out in full force, ready — and more than willing — to do the Time Warp again. From the first pelvic thrust to the […]
Check out our pics from Aotearoa’s largest gay bar — Family Bar on Auckland’s K’ Road, where the Rainbow Parade afterparty surged into full swing. As the spectacle and colour of Ponsonby Road ended, the crowd gravitated towards Karangahape Road, and Family rose to the occasion with exactly what PRIDE calls for: thumping beats and […]
Check out our pics from G.A.Y Bar on Auckland’s legendary K’ Road, where the afterglow of the Rainbow Parade naturally carried on long into the night. As the shimmer faded along Ponsonby Road and the final floats disappeared from view, the festivities moved uphill to Karangahape Road. Inside G.A.Y, the atmosphere was pure exhilaration — […]
Eagle Bar dialled the energy all the way up for Auckland’s Rainbow Parade, delivering a night packed with queer joy, glitter and gloriously chaotic fun. As the parade wrapped on Ponsonby Rd, the party shifted indoors — and the dancefloor didn’t stop. Lights flashed, bass thumped, and the crowd showed up in lewks that deserved […]
25,000+ turned out for Auckland’s 2026 Rainbow Parade, filling Ponsonby Rd in a vibrant show of colour and solidarity, making the Parade the largest event in the Auckland Pride calendar once again! Spectators arrived early, lining the barricades well before the 7.30pm start. Restaurant forecourts and business frontages along the central strip were packed, as […]
What made Mile High Comedy Club truly soar wasn’t just the punchlines. It was the setting — and the sense of reclamation. For one night, a hall usually devoted to engineering marvels and aviation history became something entirely different: a vibrant, living expression of queer community. Laughter ricocheted off metal wings, strangers became seatmates, and […]