Family Event Free Special Event

Saturday 02 Nov

11am - 5pm
Glebe Park, Akuna & Bunda Streets Canberra

Canberra’s Largest LGBTIQA+ Community Event 

Join us for the event that kicks off the annual SpringOUT Festival program.

This is a free one-day outdoor event in Glebe Park filled with entertainment from Australia’s finest performing artists, a village of market stalls representing our diverse community organisations and local businesses, plus it is showcasing Canberra’s finest food and wines produced within the region.

SpringOUT

There’s non-stop celebration for our 25th Anniversary with entertainment on the mainstage and throughout Glebe Park, with performances from award-winning artists including MC Denise Hanlon, Sexy Galexy, Cindy Pastel, Brazilian Dancers and Canberra’s own punk rock band nonbinarycode.

Join our beloves QWIRE for a singalong  and your local CBR Drag Artists Mumma MadB, Venus Mantrap, Icky, Ravi Oli, and Tina Cox and Rat Bastard performing throughout the day. Dance to fabulous Glamourboi Productions DJ’s Sexy Galexy.

We have organised a lot more shade this year to keep us all cool and there will be lots of space to stretch out in the shade or grab a shady table and settle in for the day.

Show off your special furry friend in the Northside Community Service now famous doggy and pet parade.

Rainbow Families, Rainbow Sports Zone

Get your face painted or hear a song or a story in our special Kids’ Entertainment area curated by the gorgeous Bambi Valentine and Lea Docks and featuring the Funky Fairy Crew.

Connect with Rainbow Fertility for chats or join ACT Veterans  Rugby or Emerald City Kickball as they showcase their team talent in the sporty zone.

Food Stalls

This event will be filled with Canberra’s finest food and beverages produced within the region. Taste Bentspoke Beers and ciders, or if day drinking is not your thing, check out their zero-alcohol offerings to keep you cool on a hot spring day.

Try a delicious array of food options for all ages, including wraps, noodles, sweet treats, ice cream, and coffee.

Fair Day Markets

One of the biggest drawcards to Fair Day is the markets, with over seventy stalls and an abundance of diverse artisan, community, and business-related stalls celebrating queer Canberra.

 

 

What’s happening on stage

There will be lots of performances, entertainment and more happening on stage throughout the day, including:

Aunty Violet | Welcome to Country

DJ Sexy Galexy

Mama MadB & Friends

Chief Minister Andrew Barr | Welcome

Northside Community Service Pet Parade

Brazilian Dancers

Venus Mantrap with Lucinda Bush & Wanda Dinn Blistered Sister

Cindy Pastel

Rat Bastard

Mama MadB

Icky, Ravi Oli, Tina Cox

El Beauty

QWIRE

Ashtray Moonay

Transista Groove

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