Scene Archives - Star Observer /category/whats-on/scene-whats-on Setting Australia’s LGBTI agenda since 1979 Tue, 16 Dec 2025 04:21:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 /wp-content/uploads/2023/02/starobs.png Scene Archives - Star Observer /category/whats-on/scene-whats-on 32 32 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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]]> A Night with the 78ers /whats-on/a-night-with-the-78ers/237227 Fri, 20 Jun 2025 03:00:34 +0000 /?p=237227 On the 47th anniversary of the first Mardi Gras, join Qtopia in paying tribute to those brave 500 marchers and the 58 arrested that day. In gratitude to those who ...

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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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]]> Revival Sunday Sessions: Xmas in July /whats-on/revival-sunday-sessions-xmas-in-july/236936 Tue, 03 Jun 2025 00:51:02 +0000 /?p=236936 Immerse yourself in an afternoon of energising house tunes with Revival Sunday Sessions: Xmas in July! Following on from the success of our launch event on Easter Sunday, we’re bringing ...

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]]> Sundaylicious Sydney: June Long Weekend /whats-on/sundaylicious-sydney-june-long-weekend/236722 Thu, 29 May 2025 01:58:41 +0000 /?p=236722 Sundaylicious Sydney are taking the party to the roof at Bungalow 8 Bar & Balcony, with not one but three killer DJs, including DJ Wunderkind all the way from Melbourne, ...

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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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]]> GayBar MidWinter Party with a Purpose /whats-on/gaybar-midwinter-party-with-a-purpose/236711 Wed, 21 May 2025 01:45:47 +0000 /?p=236711 They’re legal LGBTQIA+ icons and they’re ready to party for a purpose! Join community at the GayBar MidWinter Party with a Purpose, raising funds for Trans Rescue, who do vital ...

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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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]]> The Joyce Maynge 25 Experience at Qtopia Sydney /news/the-joyce-maynge-25-experience-at-qtopia-sydney/236763 Thu, 15 May 2025 06:34:56 +0000 /?p=236763 QTOPIA Sydney proudly celebrates 25 fabulous years of community contributions by drag icon Joyce Maynge (Shane Pascoe) with a stunning, vibrant and immersive exhibition that’s not to be missed! Step ...

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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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]]> Bingay Eurovision Bingo /whats-on/bingay-eurovision-bingo/236564 Tue, 06 May 2025 23:49:17 +0000 /?p=236564 Join your fabulous hostesses Charisma Belle and Naomi Palmer in celebrating the queer magic of Eurovision while raising much needed funds for ACON. Hurry, this annual event always sells out, ...

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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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]]> The Pink Verandah Presents: BIG GAY QUIZ Encore Edition! /whats-on/the-pink-verandah-presents-big-gay-quiz-encore-edition/236498 Tue, 29 Apr 2025 21:01:33 +0000 /?p=236498 Not content with one BIG GAY QUIZ, the Pink Verandah are spoiling you rotten with an Encore Edition to satisfy your hunger for tasty, trashy, titillating trivia! Writer, comedian and ...

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]]> Never Truly Naked by Guy James Whitworth /whats-on/never-truly-naked-by-guy-james-whitworth/236418 Tue, 29 Apr 2025 21:01:24 +0000 /?p=236418 Celebrate the beauty of the Queer body with artist Guy James Whitworth‘s stunning lifedrawing studies in Never Truly Naked, an exhibition of raw and real bodies brought to life in ...

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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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