What’s happening
Wellington Pride Festival officially runs from 6 - 22 March, but you’ll find 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:
6 March - 22 March: Rainbow Windows of Wellington
14 March: Pride Youth Ball
15 March: Pride Hīkoi
15 March: Out in the City
15 March: Pooches in the Plaza
22 March: Pride Picnic
Tour the Rainbow Windows of Wellington
Plan your own viewing of all the businesses in town taking part in Rainbow Windows of Wellington, and then vote for your favourites!
Spiral Collectives’ 50th anniversary celebrations
Celebration of Spiral Collectives’ 50th anniversary with an exhibition featuring 19 significant figures from their herstory.
Wellington Pride Parade
Show your support as we march for Pride at the Wellington Pride Parade! Cheer on the fabulous procession through Courtenay Place and Dixon Street, finishing at the iconic Cuba Street Rainbow Crossing. Then, dance in the streets with live DJs and performers.
Felt Your Flag
Felt Your Flag is a relaxed, beginner-friendly needle felting workshop where you make a small pride flag piece (patch, keyring, or mini wall hanging). All materials provided. Suitable for ages 8+ (under 14s supervised).
Spiral Collectives’ 50th anniversary celebrations
Celebration of Spiral Collectives’ 50th anniversary with an exhibition featuring 19 significant figures from their herstory.
Rainbow Dress-Up Storytime (Kilbirnie)
Join us for stories and songs about being kind, inclusive, and expressing yourself however you choose.
CRAFT(erschool) with Pride (Johnsonville)
Celebrate Wellington Pride at the library with a special craft project that tamariki will surely enjoy! For tamariki aged 5+ with their caregivers.
Let's Go LEGO®: Make a Rainbow (Tawa)
Let’s build, let’s create, let’s have pride! Put your creative skills to the test to design and build your rainbow masterpieces. For tamariki aged 5+ with their caregivers.
Rainbow Dress-Up Storytime (Johnsonville)
Join us for stories and songs about being kind, inclusive, and expressing yourself however you choose.
Koha cuts for Pride with Rhubarber
Get a koha cut from a barber in a safe place for all within our rainbow communities.
Let's Go LEGO®: Rainbow Animals (Johnsonville)
Put your creative skills to the test to explore the diversity in the animal kingdom and design and build your rainbow masterpiece.
MarkeT4T / parTy4T: a fundraiser for PATHA
Trans and allies, let's get together to defend the right to puberty blockers while appreciating our amazing trans, nonbinary, intersex and takatāpui talent! This event starts with a market of crafts and arts, followed by bands, then the R18 evening will have comedians, drag performances and DJs! Fundraising for PATHA.
Wellington Wanderers Pride stroll, lunch, and coffee
Meet outside Maranui Cafe for a stroll along the South Coast for as long as we feel like it. We will head towards Island Bay and then when we are ready for a chat and coffee or equivalent, we will stop (or turn around) and frequent one of the many cafes along the way.
Pride Hīkoi
Pride has always been, and will always be, a protest.
This hīkoi will allow us to march together into Out in the City
Small Wheels Pride
Come and join Ngā Wīra Iti Collective, the lively, vibrant, and diverse small wheels communities of Te Whanganui-a-Tara, for a bunch of small wheels activities on the waterfront! Seaside Skates and Richter City Roller Derby will have stalls at Out in the City, there'll be a Roller Pride Parade, skate sessions, demonstrations, a mini roller disco, and an opportunity to give skating a go and get some pointers.
Out in the City
Be part of our all-day family friendly fair event with stalls, stage performances, delicious food and drink and a jam-packed day of LGBTTQIA+ celebration and vibes.
Pooches in the Plaza (at OITC)
Who’s a good boy/girl/they? Yes you are, yes you are!
See Pōneke’s best pups on stage.
CRAFT(erschool) with Pride
Celebrate Wellington Pride at the library with a special craft project that tamariki will surely enjoy! For tamariki aged 5+ with their caregivers.
Rainbow Dress-Up Storytime (Karori)
Join us for stories and songs about being kind, inclusive, and expressing yourself however you choose.
How to make a Queer Zine that represents you
Join us for an exploration into the world of queer zines and self-publishing.
Rainbow Baby Rock and Rhyme
Join us for a guided musical journey through all the colours of the rainbow!
Let's Go LEGO®: Rainbow Animals (Tawa)
Let’s build, let’s create, let’s have pride! Put your creative skills to the test to explore the diversity in the animal kingdom and design and build your rainbow masterpiece.
For tamariki aged 5+ with their caregivers.
Rainbow Dress-Up Storytime (Johnsonville)
Join us for stories and songs about being kind, inclusive, and expressing yourself however you choose.
Koha cuts for Pride with Rhubarber
Get a koha cut from a barber in a safe place for all within our rainbow communities.
Let's Go LEGO®: Rainbow Flowers and Plants (Johnsonville)
Let’s build, let’s create, let’s bloom!
Put your creative skills to the test and create your ideal rainbow garden or bouquet.
For tamariki aged 5+ with their caregivers.
Nau mai rā tātou katoa | Everybody is welcome
Out at the Zoo
Out at the Zoo is a family-friendly weekend, running from the 21st to 22nd of March, full of fun activities for our rainbow communities and wider allies.
The theme of Out at the Zoo is ‘celebrating the diversity of the living world – across both animals and people!’
Sincerely, Queerly, Glamorous! Art market and exhibition
Showcasing for sale the works of Rainbow, Queer and takatapui artists. From small art market items to paintings, this promises to offer plenty of creativity to feast your eyes on!
Felt Your Flag
Felt Your Flag is a relaxed, beginner-friendly needle felting workshop where you make a small pride flag piece (patch, keyring, or mini wall hanging). Suitable for ages 8+ (under 14s supervised).
How to make a Queer Zine that represents you
Join us for an exploration into the world of queer zines and self-publishing.
The Big Gay Bout
Roll into Pride with Pōneke’s very own Richter City Roller Derby as they join forces with Queer & Takatāpui Roller Derby to bring a really exciting bout.
Pride Picnic
Join us as we conclude the Wellington Pride Festival 2026 with a vibrant community picnic!
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.
Films Screening: The Labyrinth of the Moons
The Labyrinth of the Moons, a joyful Argentinian documentary about trans motherhood, trans childhood, and the labyrinth of identity.
Let's Go LEGO®: Make a Rainbow (Johnsonville)
Let’s build, let’s create, let’s have pride! Put your creative skills to the test to design and build your rainbow masterpieces. For tamariki aged 5+ with their caregivers.
Rainbow Dress-Up Storytime (Tawa)
Join us for stories and songs about being kind, inclusive, and expressing yourself however you choose.
Dawn Ceremony
Join the Wellington Pride Festival and the Wellington Pride Parade to welcome the sun on the first day of Pride