Midsumma Festival, one of Melbourne’s most loved celebrations of LGBTQIA+ communities, is coming back in 2024 with an electric three week-long party. The festival explores and platforms queer culture, amplifying marginalised voices through visual arts, theatre, film, cabaret and much more.
From January 21 to February 11, Melbourne will come alive with more than 250 performances and events held across the city. Highlights of the 2024 program include improv comedy show Thank God You're Queer, sensual circus show Rouge, nostalgic cabaret-comedy I Want It That Gay, the Queer Comedy Gala and powerful one-person play The Search. Browse the full program here.
It all kicks off with the festival opening on January 21, the Midsumma Carnival, where Alexandra Gardens will play host to all sorts of performances, lip sync extravaganzes, a dog show, food stalls, pop-up bars and more. As the sun goes down, DJs will take over the entertainment stages to turn the carnival into one massive dance party.
Then, the signature Midsumma Pride March is happening on February 4, which will see over thousands of marchers and onlookers taking over St Kilda and parading through Fitzroy St and Catani Gardens, to show their support for LGBTIQA+ communities. Closing out the festival extravaganza is Victoria's Pride, a massive, glitterific street party in Fitzroy on February 11.
Find out more about Midsumma and Victoria Pride by visiting the website.
