Melbourne Archives - Star Observer /category/whats-on/melbourne-city-guides Setting Australia’s LGBTI agenda since 1979 Sun, 08 Feb 2026 23:55:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 /wp-content/uploads/2023/02/starobs.png Melbourne Archives - Star Observer /category/whats-on/melbourne-city-guides 32 32 Sydney Pride Guide | Festival Edition 2026 /latest-issues/star-observer/sydney-pride-edition-2026-2-2/240805 Fri, 06 Feb 2026 22:00:29 +0000 /?p=240805 The post Sydney Pride Guide | Festival Edition 2026 appeared first on Star Observer.

]]> Melbourne Pride Guide | Festival Edition 2026 /latest-issues/star-observer/melbourne-pride-edition-2026-2/240035 Mon, 08 Dec 2025 20:22:50 +0000 /?p=240035 The post Melbourne Pride Guide | Festival Edition 2026 appeared first on Star Observer.

]]> Q-lit Festival 2025 /whats-on/q-lit-festival-2025/237217 Fri, 20 Jun 2025 03:03:07 +0000 /?p=237217 Opening Gala A night of queer stories, words and voices hosted by Bebe Oliver, featuring Dean Arcuri, Tiger Salmon, Urvi Majumdar, Claire G. Coleman, Wallis Prophet, Noah Riseman, Lili Wilkinson, ...

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]]> The Big Gay Comedy Night /whats-on/the-big-gay-comedy-night/237226 Fri, 20 Jun 2025 03:02:29 +0000 /?p=237226 “It’s big, it’s gay, and it’s coming your way!” it’s the unmissable Big Gay Comedy Night, and best of all, it’s not actually one night, but three, each with their ...

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]]> Queer Stories: AQuA x NGV /whats-on/queer-stories-aqua-x-ngv-2/237213 Wed, 18 Jun 2025 02:25:25 +0000 /?p=237213 Celebrating Pride Month, the National Gallery of Victoria and the Australian Queer Archives come together to present Queer Stories: AQuA x NGV, an afternoon of personal reflections on works in ...

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]]> Manifest Party Launch Night /whats-on/manifest-party-launch-night/236723 Wed, 04 Jun 2025 04:29:02 +0000 /?p=236723 Get ready to Manifest the night of your life with Melbourne’s newest dance party by Dailyjocks! With four fabulous DJs: DJ Tonky, DJ Nick Jay, DJ Jesse Boyd and DJ ...

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]]> LGBTeeHeeHee /whats-on/lgbteeheehee/236725 Thu, 29 May 2025 01:57:10 +0000 /?p=236725 Laugh your way to warmth this winter at LGBTeeHeeHee, from your hilarious host Hunter Smith, to the knockout lineup of queer comics including Maddy Weeks, Freddie Arthur, Donna Collins and ...

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]]> Rece$$ion Rave /whats-on/recession-rave/236726 Wed, 28 May 2025 00:56:49 +0000 /?p=236726 Don’t let the economic anxiety get you down, it’s time for a Rece$$ion Rave! Come to the party night for beer-broke babes with champagne taste in music, we’re talking pop ...

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]]> Take the Plunge for Pride: Abseil the Victorian Pride Centre /whats-on/take-the-plunge-for-pride-abseil-the-victorian-pride-centre/236716 Wed, 21 May 2025 01:43:59 +0000 /?p=236716 What’s better than facing your fears for a very good cause? Abseil down the absolutely breathtaking (and award-winning!) Victorian Pride Centre – it not only once, but twice! You’ll be ...

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]]> Cherry Bomb x Smut x BONEZ: Naarm Alternative Music and Performance Spectacular /whats-on/cherry-bomb-x-smut-x-bonez-naarm/236561 Mon, 12 May 2025 00:31:16 +0000 /?p=236561 Rock out with not one but three powerhouse alternative parties from WA and VIC banding together into one red hot and hell-raising event, not to be missed! So join Cherry ...

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]]> IDAHOBIT 2025: Ending LGBTIQA+ Discrimination Together /whats-on/idahobit-2025-ending-lgbtiqa-discrimination-together/236633 Mon, 12 May 2025 00:30:57 +0000 /?p=236633 In honour of IDAHOBIT on May 17th, start early with a morning of connection, conversation and education with speakers, performers and music. Join your host and founder of Queer Town ...

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]]> An Afternoon of Embrace: Queer Youth Performance Showcase /whats-on/an-afternoon-of-embrace/236500 Tue, 06 May 2025 21:28:32 +0000 /?p=236500 Celebrate all the talent and joy of queer youth in Brimbank at An Afternoon of Embrace, featuring the best and boldest performers, with their friends, families, allies and fans cheering ...

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]]> IDAHOBIT Boroondara 2025 /whats-on/idahobit-boroondara-2025/236417 Wed, 30 Apr 2025 21:17:20 +0000 /?p=236417 Boroondara is blooming for IDAHOBIT 2025 with not one but four fantastic opportunities to learn, laugh, connect and uplift the LGBTQIA+ community. Beginning on IDAHOBIT itself with a free talk ...

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]]> Queer Joy: Stories of Delight, Defiance and Triumph /whats-on/queer-joy-stories-of-delight-defiance-and-triumph/236138 Wed, 30 Apr 2025 21:16:12 +0000 /?p=236138 Presented annually by the Dear Nelly Podcast, Queer Joy is here to cut through the noise, the fear and those that would seek to drag us back. Queer Joy is ...

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]]> Queerthentic Regional LGBTQIA+ Art Prize Exhibition /whats-on/queerthentic-regional-lgbtqia-art-prize-exhibition/236499 Mon, 28 Apr 2025 07:26:37 +0000 /?p=236499 Welcome back the annual Queerthenic art exhibition, celebrating the unique perspective of the LGBTQIA+ communities spread through rural and regional Victoria. With a huge range of mediums and materials, stories ...

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]]> DesiQ 2.0 /whats-on/desiq-2-0/236421 Mon, 28 Apr 2025 07:26:30 +0000 /?p=236421 Melbourne’s biggest South Asian Queer club night returns with a vengeance, starring 30+ performers including returning dazzling dancers Hitesh Dhingra, Nupurasa and your brilliant host Bryan, and new faces including ...

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]]> IDAHOBIT Morning Tea at the Victorian Pride Centre /whats-on/idahobit-morning-tea-at-the-victorian-pride-centre/236416 Wed, 23 Apr 2025 02:43:13 +0000 /?p=236416 Join at the heart of Queer Melbourne at the Victorian Pride Centre to start IDAHOBIT with a warm heart and a tasty snack, a cuppa and good company. On IDAHOBIT, ...

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]]> Fanny Paq: FriYAY May Queer Party! /whats-on/fanny-paq-friyay-may-queer-party/236136 Tue, 22 Apr 2025 03:22:51 +0000 /?p=236136 Start the month of May with a fabulous FriYAY! Enjoy a hot lineup of DJs and performers to be revealed on Fanny Paq’s instagram, but don’t let that stop you ...

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]]> Habibi Melbourne /whats-on/habibi-melbourne/236264 Tue, 22 Apr 2025 03:22:06 +0000 /?p=236264 Dance the night away with all your ha-babes at HABIBI, blending the legendary dance music of the Middle East with the fabulous spirit of the LGBTQIA+ community! DJed by the ...

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]]> The Unburdening of Dolly Diamond /whats-on/the-unburdening-of-dolly-diamond-2/236137 Thu, 17 Apr 2025 09:12:58 +0000 /?p=236137 Beloved icon Dolly Diamond is leaving Australia, and it’s time to ensure she takes no luggage with her! So come along for an emotional unburdening as she works  through the ...

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