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Queer Arts Festival

30 May - 5 June 2022  |  Te Whanganui-a-Tara 

EVENTS

Queer AF 2022 Programme

  • Freedom Dance Party
    Freedom Dance Party
    Freedom Dance Party
    Sun, 05 Jun
    Eva Beva
    05 Jun 2022, 10:00 pm
    05 Jun 2022, 10:00 pm
    Banging house tunes and the biggest gay anthems.
  • Mx Capital Drag Finals
    Mx Capital Drag Finals
    Mx Capital Drag Finals
    Sun, 05 Jun
    Ivy
    05 Jun 2022, 7:00 pm – 11:00 pm
    05 Jun 2022, 7:00 pm – 11:00 pm
    Find out who will lift the crown from Amy Thurst and become the next Mx Capital.
  • Spill The Tea: A Drag Fabulous High Tea
    Spill The Tea: A Drag Fabulous High Tea
    Spill The Tea: A Drag Fabulous High Tea
    Sun, 05 Jun
    Eva Beva
    05 Jun 2022, 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
    05 Jun 2022, 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
    Drag in daytime? What a treat.
  • Queer History Walking Tour
    Queer History Walking Tour
    Queer History Walking Tour
    Sun, 05 Jun
    Thistle Hall
    05 Jun 2022, 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
    05 Jun 2022, 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
    Join us on this free 90-minute walk tour of inner city Wellington looking at sites of significance to Wellington’s LGBTI rainbow communities.
  • Nine to Five
    Nine to Five
    Nine to Five
    Sat, 04 Jun
    Ivy
    04 Jun 2022, 9:00 pm
    04 Jun 2022, 9:00 pm
    A sex worker cabaret.
  • LOVE: Poetry & Pie
    LOVE: Poetry & Pie
    LOVE: Poetry & Pie
    Sat, 04 Jun
    The Gay Salon
    04 Jun 2022, 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm
    04 Jun 2022, 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm
    An evening of queer love and kai.
  • The Pride Circus
    The Pride Circus
    The Pride Circus
    Sat, 04 Jun
    Eva Beva
    04 Jun 2022, 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
    04 Jun 2022, 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
    Dazzling feats of skill from some of Wellington's most talented queer circus performers.
  • QT's Crooning Cuties: Drag Lounge Singing at QT Hotel
    QT's Crooning Cuties: Drag Lounge Singing at QT Hotel
    Multiple Dates
    QT's Crooning Cuties: Drag Lounge Singing at QT Hotel
    Sat, 04 Jun
    QT Wellington
    04 Jun 2022, 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
    04 Jun 2022, 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
    A happy hour so happy, it's gay!
  • Queer AF Art Gallery
    Queer AF Art Gallery
    Multiple Dates
    Queer AF Art Gallery
    Sat, 04 Jun
    Queer AF HQ
    04 Jun 2022, 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
    04 Jun 2022, 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
    Visit Queer AF HQ for a free gallery of queer visual art.
  • Secret Secret Underground Market
    Secret Secret Underground Market
    Secret Secret Underground Market
    Sat, 04 Jun
    Secret Secret Club
    04 Jun 2022, 11:00 am – 5:00 pm
    04 Jun 2022, 11:00 am – 5:00 pm
    Featuring specialty goods from a collection of Welly’s finest queer and allied artists, creatives and style makers.
  • Too Much Hair
    Too Much Hair
    Multiple Dates
    Too Much Hair
    Fri, 03 Jun
    BATS
    03 Jun 2022, 9:00 pm – 10:00 pm NZST
    03 Jun 2022, 9:00 pm – 10:00 pm NZST
    Gender euphoric musical chaos.
  • The Tease Agenda - Queer Burlesque showcase
    The Tease Agenda - Queer Burlesque showcase
    The Tease Agenda - Queer Burlesque showcase
    Thu, 02 Jun
    Ivy
    02 Jun 2022, 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
    02 Jun 2022, 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
    Give into temptation with a showcase of Te Whanganui-a-Tara's astounding queer Burlesque artists.
  • Am I The Drama?
    Am I The Drama?
    Am I The Drama?
    Thu, 02 Jun
    Bedlam & Squalor
    02 Jun 2022, 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm
    02 Jun 2022, 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm
    A night of chaotically queer poetry, brought to you by the minds behind Show Ponies.
  • Queer Beats: NahBo with Bored Housewives Club & WYNONA
    Queer Beats: NahBo with Bored Housewives Club & WYNONA
    Queer Beats: NahBo with Bored Housewives Club & WYNONA
    Wed, 01 Jun
    Rogue & Vagabond
    01 Jun 2022, 8:00 pm
    01 Jun 2022, 8:00 pm
    An evening of queer music featuring NahBo with Bored Housewives Club and WYNONA.
  • Queer Fan Mail: Letters to our idols
    Queer Fan Mail: Letters to our idols
    Queer Fan Mail: Letters to our idols
    Wed, 01 Jun
    Ivy
    01 Jun 2022, 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
    01 Jun 2022, 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
    Queer writers read letters to the heroes and idols who shaped them.
  • Crafty Queer Mates meetup
    Crafty Queer Mates meetup
    Crafty Queer Mates meetup
    Wed, 01 Jun
    Secret Secret Club
    01 Jun 2022, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
    01 Jun 2022, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
    Bring your knitting, crochet, zines, paints, notebooks – whatever it is you're working on – and hang out with fellow creatives.
  • LOLgbtq+ Comedy Showcase
    LOLgbtq+ Comedy Showcase
    LOLgbtq+ Comedy Showcase
    Tue, 31 May
    Eva Beva
    31 May 2022, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
    31 May 2022, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
    Queer comedy at its finest.
  • Open Stage Improv Showcase
    Open Stage Improv Showcase
    Open Stage Improv Showcase
    Tue, 31 May
    twofiftyseven
    31 May 2022, 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
    31 May 2022, 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
    An evening of entirely queer and entirely improvised hilarity.
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Sponsorship

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