Melbourne Pride Street Party
This inaugural one-day fiesta descends on the inner north with a huge program of live tunes, performance, art and food, celebrating the LGBTQI+ community.
Overview
Melbourne's iconic LGBTQI+ festival Midsumma is serving up an additional treat this year, as it hosts the first-ever Melbourne Pride Street Party.
On Sunday, February 13, the inaugural event will descend on the inner-north hubs of Gertrude and Smith Streets, delivering a jam-packed day of tunes, performances and installations in celebration of the LGBTQI+ community. Specifically, it'll honour the 40th anniversary of the decriminalisation of homosexuality in Victoria.
From 11am, two live music stages will play host to a diverse cast of talent; among them, neo-soul pop duo Electric Fields, drag DJs Jawbreakers, award-winning cabaret crew Yummy, Alice Ivy, Kira Puru and All the Queen's Men. You'll even catch a special opera performance by Yorta Yorta woman and legendary soprano Deborah Cheetham AO in collaboration with new classical star Evan Lawson.
You can flex your own creative muscle at a Paint Your Fabulous art session led by acclaimed drag queen Art Simone, and wine and dine your way around the precinct with food pop-ups and specials from some of its best-loved eateries. There'll be some striking window installations, too, including a commissioned work by local artist Richard Harding at the Australian Print Workshop.
Can't make it in person? The evening's dazzling festivities will be live-streamed online (Facebook and YouTube) from 5pm.
Electric Fields
Top Image: Midsumma by Coal Photography
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