What’s happening

Wellington Pride Festival officially runs from 6 - 22 March, but you’ll find our events here on either side of that as well, as Pride is not just a two week thing.

Prefer browsing on paper? Download a copy of our print programme for 2026. Please note the most up to date information will be online.

The majority of these events have been created by the community. However, the Wellington Pride Festival Committee produces the following Signature Events:


Hugo's Rainbow Show
Mar
22

Hugo's Rainbow Show

A musical, magical adventure exploring the science of the skies above. Expect original songs and stories, and of course outrageous costumes in this novel rainbow-reading-style experience about the magic of meteorology. Hugo's Rainbow Show is for everyone! But best for two to ten year olds and our neurodivergent whānau.

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Georgina Beyer – Diamonds are Forever (Walking Tour)
Mar
21

Georgina Beyer – Diamonds are Forever (Walking Tour)

Join us for this special 90-minute walking tour honouring international trailblazer Georgina Beyer (1957–2023). Explore central Wellington locations that shaped her remarkable journey, and discover a defiantly optimistic story of resilience, courage, and lived experience—used to challenge injustice and change the world for the better.

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Karaone Putiputi with The Tīwhas
Mar
21

Karaone Putiputi with The Tīwhas

  • Ngā Pou Ruahine under the rawa, Earth Mothers, in Te Matapihi ki te Ao Nui (map)
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Express yourself with Nōku te Ao Capital E and The Tīwhas, the premier girl group from Pōneke. Tamariki and rangatahi can show their true colours by creating vibrant paper flower crowns inspired by style icons Carmen Rupe and Marsha P. Johnson. Free, all welcome (best suits ages 8–15).

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Five Films for Freedom
Mar
20

Five Films for Freedom

Space Place presents Five Films for Freedom, a global celebration of LGBTQIA+ stories, offering five short films available for free. The festival is a partnership between the British Council and BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival, and it aims to support lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, and asexual people worldwide.

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