Category: Out & About
Arohanui, Carmen xx opened at Wellington Museum with a fabulous celebration of one of Aotearoa’s most fearless queer icons. Guests gathered to honour Carmen Rupe’s extraordinary life and legacy, surrounded by glamorous outfits, photographs, archives and treasures from the Queen of Wellington’s remarkable world. ‘Arohanui, Carmen xx’ will be exhibited in Wellington Museum’s Te Wheke […]
Frisky brought Halloween early to Christchurch, packing The Assembly with freakish costumes, queer mischief and a dance floor that stayed busy well into the night. DJs Jimmy Fade and Zac kept the energy high, moving from pop-drenched house into harder late-night beats as Ōtautahi’s ghouls and gays turned up dressed to distress. With plenty of […]
K’ Road was buzzing on Saturday, 12 September, as Auckland’s LGBTQ+ community packed into Eagle Bar for another lively night of drinks, dancing and familiar faces. A long-standing favourite on the city’s queer nightlife scene, Eagle remains one of those places where you can catch up with friends, meet someone new and settle into the […]
Queenstown’s big queer weekend reached its sweaty, sporty climax last night as FRISKY’s Winter Olympics Sportswear Party took over Rhino’s for an all-night celebration of boys, beats and barely-there athletic wear. The main event of FRISKY Queenstown’s Big Chill Weekend saw partygoers embrace the sportswear theme in everything from rugby shorts and wrestling singlets to […]
Queenstown’s big queer weekend kept rolling this afternoon with the sold-out Devil’s Long Lunch, as the FRISKY crew took over SODA for an elevated winter dining experience packed with alpine glamour, great food and plenty of familiar faces. Guests arrived dressed in their best winter chic, with plush knits, faux furs and alpine-glam looks setting […]
Queenstown’s big queer weekend officially got underway with Come Together Drinks, bringing the community together for the first catch-ups, drinks and familiar faces of what’s shaping up to be a huge few days. The opening event set the tone perfectly, with plenty of smiles, reunions and pre-party energy as locals and visitors came together to […]
Queenstown turned up the heat as I’m Not Gay (This Year) But $20 Is $20 took over The London for one of the cheekiest parties of the weekend. Hosted by Rehab, the men’s underwear party packed the venue with loud music, plenty of skin and a crowd more than happy to embrace the brief. With […]
Wellington’s queer party crowd headed underground on Saturday 15 August as FRISKY RAVE CAVE took over Afters on Dixon Street for one seriously sweaty night. Hosted by the boys at Frisky Events NZ, the party transformed the venue into a dark, high-energy playground, with DJs Zac, DJ Le Snack, and Jimmy Fade delivering a heavy […]