Category: Out & About
Christchurch Pride lifted the energy several notches this weekend as URGE arrived in Ōtautahi — and judging by the packed dancefloor at Exchange Christchurch, the city was absolutely ready for it. Taking place on Saturday night, 14 March, the long-running party series turned XCHC into a vibrant, multi-room hub of music, connection and unapologetic queer […]
Thousands of people filled the streets of central Wellington on Saturday as the Wellington Pride Parade returned in a vibrant show of colour, community and visibility. Marchers made their way through the heart of the city from Courtenay Place along Dixon Street, finishing at the famous Cuba Street Rainbow Crossing, with crowds lining the route […]
Hundreds of dog lovers and rainbow community members gathered at Western Park in Ponsonby on Sunday, 8 March 2026 for Woof! – The Auckland Rainbow Dog Show, one of the city’s most colourful events. The annual celebration saw fabulous pups strut their stuff down the runway in categories like Best Dressed, Most Camp and Dog […]
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 — […]