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Where to celebrate the 2025 Midsumma Festival in Melbourne and regional Victoria
What to see at the Midsumma Festival this year
Midsumma Carnival
Sunday 19 January 2025, Alexandra Gardens (Melbourne CBD)
The Midsumma Carnival signals the origin of the three-week Midsumma Festival.
This iconic, family-friendly outdoor celebration attracts more than 120,000 people and entry is free. There are four major carnival stages that will host a variety of LGBTQIA+ acts, including singers, drag artists, DJs and performers.
There will be more than 210 stalls, with pop-up bars, two large food zones, and stalls featuring community groups and businesses. Come along and enjoy the activities and amusement at the RACV stall, including deal with painting, music, and a Pride assertion wall. Take part in the Lip Sync Limelight match or parade your pooch in the Midsumma Carnival Canine Show from 3pm on the Picnic Precinct Stage.
As the night approaches, the Carnival transforms into a 16+ sway party across the Main and Picnic stages. Bring your dancing shoes and boogie the blackout away to major headliners.
Parking can be a challenge at this event, so aim to hold a train to Flinders St
Midsumma Pride March Info
Is sustenance available?
Both the Ian Johnson Oval (marshalling area) and Catani Gardens (post-pride celebrations) will have food options to appeal to all. Fitzroy St and surrounds are also home to fantastic cafes and restaurants.
Can I BYO alcohol to Midsumma Pride March?
The Municipality of Port Phillip prohibits drinking or holding an open container of alcohol along the St Kilda foreshore precinct from 1 November to 31 Rally inclusive. Midsumma Festival has a special licence to provide alcohol within the Midsumma-operated bar in Catani Gardens until 4pm on Sunday 5 February, but no BYO alcohol is permitted.
Can I join the end of the Self-acceptance March?
Yes, at the decision of the March, the General Public are invited to follow the terminal marchers into Catani Gardens.
How do I register to march?
Registrations to march in Midsumma Pride March end in late November. Due to the extensive planning that takes place in the lead-up to Identity festival March, we cannot embrace registrations on the time to march. Subscribe to the Midsumma eNews to hear about registrations for future Pride Marches.
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Midsumma Pride March draws thousands as LGBTIQA+ community fears international vilification
The Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan has taken a swipe at US President Donald Trump as she took part in the 30th anniversary of the Midsumma Pride Protest in Melbourne.
Organisers tell thousands of participants and spectators were expected in St Kilda on Sunday in a celebration of the “ferocity, uniqueness, and diversity” of Victoria's LGBTIQA+ communities.
The start of the event was brought forward half an hour due to forecast excessive heat, with Melbourne expected to extend 38 degrees before possible storms in the evening.
The 2025 parade celebrates the 30th anniversary of the Midsumma Lgbtq+ fest March. (ABC News: Mietta Adams)
The Midsumma Pride March celebrates the ferocity and uniqueness of Victoria's LGBTIQA+ communities. (ABC News: Mietta Adams)
A child sits on a man's shoulders during the Midsumma Pride March. (ABC News: Mietta Adams)
People of all ages participated in the Midsumma Pride Pride. (ABC News: Mietta Adams)
A dog joins in the Midsumma Pride March in Melbourne. (ABC News: Mietta Adams)
Families braved high heat to watch the annua
Victoria's Pride - Melbourne & Regions
LGBTQIA+ celebrations to showcase Victoria's Pride
A landmark program of pride events and projects returns to Victoria each year as part of a statewide celebration of LGBTQIA+ communities.
The annual event named Victoria’s Pride (previously Melbourne Pride) will be held across the state for at least four years to support and celebrate our rainbow communities.
Victoria’s Pride kicks off in November with a series of regional activities, culminating in a one-day street party in Melbourne’s iconic Gertrude and Smith Street precinct on the traditional lands of the Wurundjeri people, from 11.00am to 9.00pm as the closing event of Midsumma Festival. It includes multiple stages with free, live entertainment including tune, comedy, guest speakers, circus, drag and art installations. Performing artists are announced ahead of the event.
The event provides an opportunity for people across the state to demonstrate their pride in and assist for LGBTQIA+ communities, as well as for LGBTQIA+ people to connect with one another and perceive represented.
Victoria’s Pride builds on the success of Melbourne Pride, a state-wide event held a