Following our announcement of the new festival dates for Midsumma Festival 2021, we’re excited to announce that Midsumma Pride March 2021 will return to Fitzroy St, St Kilda on Sunday 23 May 2021 For this year, due to the impacts of COVID-19 restrictions, this date is a few weeks after our core festival dates for Midsumma Festival 2021 (19 April – 5 May 2021), to provide us a bit more time to maximise all opportunities for this important event.
We will open registrations for March participants on Monday 15 November 2020. If you participated in Midsumma Pride March last year, we will send you an email to let you know that registrations are open.
This event will operate in accordance with all Victorian Government COVIDSafe guidelines, to make sure we are doing our part to be COVIDSafe. Like all Midsumma events, Midsumma Pride March 2021 is delivered under a COVIDSafe plan. Our COVIDSafe plan will be reviewed and updated to align with the changing situation, attendees will be updated with information as it evolves. Visit our COVIDSafe page to find out how you can keep yourself safe at Midsumma Pride March 2021.
We are very excited about sharing Midsumma Festival and Midsumma Pride March with you in 2021. In the meantime read on to find out how you can celebrate NAIDOC Week 2020, what great events are happening in Melbourne over the next two weeks, and what’s new!
Until next time,
Karen Bryant
CEO, Midsumma Festival
Header image: Midsumma Pride March 2021 Dates Announced
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Book Release: Hello Titty
Pen and photography poetically illustrate the celebration of the female gaze in new book: HELLO TITTY by author Martha Ackroyd Curtis.
HELLO TITTY is a collection of poems and photographs for all womankind to celebrate the female body. Emotional and intimate, Hello Titty explores appreciation, sexuality, empathy and the ever-contentious ideology of the female gaze.
Submissions Open: Midsumma and Australia Post Art Award
The Midsumma and Australia Post Art Award is open nation-wide to artists in any medium. We encourage anyone in Australia to apply. Finalists’ work will be exhibited as part of Midsumma Festival 2021.
Submissions close 27 November 2020.
Image: Midsumma and Australia Post Art Award 2019 by Eugene Howard
Vic NAIDOC Pride Night 2020 (Virtual)
Over the last two years, Vic NAIDOC Pride Night was reborn and brought back to it’s best, proudly becoming an official event on the Victorian NAIDOC events calendar, with Victoria being first committee in Australia to officially celebrate the LGBTQIA+ community with a stand-alone event.
This year, we will celebrate past performers, who will join new performers as they host a high energy, vibrant and fun virtual watch party LIVE, celebrating all things PRIDE.
This is a FREE event, live-streamed via the Vic NAIDOC Facebook page Thursday 12 November – 8PM
Fringe Festival 12-29 Nov
Melbourne Fringe Festival returns 12-29 November with 250+ events across, comedy, theatre, dance, music and more.
Get ready for 18 days of non-stop art, online, analogue, in your home or on the streets.
MQFF Interrupted 19-30 Nov ONLINE
MQFF Interrupted program is now revealed and it’s not long until they bring you the best of what couldn’t be seen at #MQFF30, plus a bit extra.
Streaming online, Australia-wide, 19-30 November.
Register your event!
50% discount on registration fees for the first 100 events to register for Midsumma Festival.
To help relieve some financial challenges for artists and producers who want to be a part of Midsumma Festival 2021, Midsumma is offering bursaries to the first 100 registrations, this will provide 50% off the registration fee.
Closing Monday 14 December 2020
Queer News Shortlist
Some of the best in queer ideas, writing, and culture from Melbourne, Australia and around the world. If you have queer news you would like us to share please email content@midsumma.org.au
2021 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras To Be Held At SCG
by Felicity Sleeman via Star Observer
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