Regional Events 2025
Queer Culture Statewide
This year, our regional program has DOUBLED and it’s all thanks to our incredible Regional Partner SA Power Networks and our inaugural artist grants, helping amplify queer voices across South Australia. From Warooka to Willunga, Burra to Peterborough, Port Augusta, Mount Barker, and beyond — we’re hitting the road and bringing the party with us.
REGIONAL PICNICS
Port Augusta Pride Picnic: Join us for a family-friendly celebration at the stunning Port Augusta foreshore! Enjoy live entertainment, delicious food, and bask in the good vibes and connection of community. Don’t miss this joyful day of fun, friends, and festivities!
Celebrating Pride of the Hills!: Celebrate LGBTQIA+ pride, inclusion, and visibility in the Adelaide Hills! Enjoy live music and performances, food trucks and market stalls, crafts and activities, and community info booths. Perfect for all ages, family-friendly, and a safe, inclusive space for everyone.
Burra Country Pride Picnic: A fun-filled day by the beautiful Burra Creek at Picketts Reserve! Bring the whole family (dogs are welcome too!) for country markets, DJs, karaoke, clowns, and more. Pack a picnic, grab a bite from the food stalls, or take a stroll across the creek to explore Burra’s local eateries. This is a day to connect, relax, and celebrate, all while focusing on mental wellbeing and bringing LGBTQIA+ folks, friends, and families together in a safe, welcoming space.
City of Onkaparinga’s Pride Picnic!: Join us in celebrating the iconic Feast Festival down South at the City of Onkaparinga Pride Picnic! This free community event is all about bringing together LGBTQIA+ folks, allies, friends and families to celebrate pride and diversity. Enjoy live music, food, face painting and more!
Regional Drag
Drag connects everyone, everywhere! Looking for some fabulous fun outside the city? Check out these regional drag events bringing glamour, laughs, and unforgettable performances to communities across South Australia:
Drag Trivia Night: A night of laughter, glamour, and brain-teasing trivia hosted by Headspace Murray Bridge with the fabulous St. Just Sisters. Adults-only fun, grab your friends and your best feathers!
Cabaret Capers: Step right up for a night of dazzling burlesque, bold drag, and breathtaking circus in the heart of the Southern Flinders! One night only, packed with glitter, gasps, and glamour. Don’t miss it!
Feast and Fabulous <3: Returning for their third year, enjoy an evening of sequins, feathers, and glamorous drag with the St. Just Sisters! Fundraising for the Mount Bryan Soldiers Memorial Hall. BYO alcohol, supper and hot drinks provided.
Regional Singing Events
We’re so excited about all the regional events in this year’s program we want to sing it from the rooftops! Here are some regional events that’ll leave you humming all the way home:
Singalong at Hither & Yon: Finish your day in the gorgeous McLaren Vale region with a camp singalong at Hither & Yon cellar door. A welcoming space that blends heritage charm with laid-back style. Grab your feather boa, sip some vino, and belt out the most iconic queer hits from Madonna, Elton John, Freddie Mercury, Dolly Parton and more!
An Evening with Dame Granny Smith: Winner of Adelaide Fringe Best Variety Award 2025, the world’s most celebrated apple returns for an intimate on-stage interview with master ventriloquist David Salter. Witty, larger than life, sweet but with plenty of bite, she even sings! Warm, funny, absurd, and “a show you’ll remember for many years to come!” – GLAM ADL ★★★★★
Noel & Gertie: Down ‘n’ Dirty – Winner of a Critics Circle Award at the 2024 Adelaide Fringe, this musical revue is heading for the regions. After sell-out seasons in Sydney and at the 2024 Feast Festival, SA country audiences can now share in the joy, weaving the extraordinary lives of Noel Coward and Gertrude Lawrence around sumptuous music they wrote and performed.
Regional Workshop
Write From the Start!: A FREE, warm, inclusive writing workshop led by Human Writers editor Caitlin O’Toole designed to spark creativity, connection, and confidence. Through gentle prompts and optional sharing, participants explore their stories and celebrate lived experience. No writing experience is needed!
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