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:
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
Dancing in Reverse - a queer poetry showcase
Come and join a cosy evening poetry reading featuring a host of queer, trans and Takatāpui voices as part of Wellington Pride Festival!
Rainbow Dress-Up Storytime (Johnsonville)
Join us for stories and songs about being kind, inclusive, and expressing yourself however you choose.
‘Amethyst outlook’: Exploring Katherine Mansfield’s queer identity
“From the amethyst outlook my situation is devilishly fascinating, but it cannot be permanent.” – Katherine Mansfield, 1907
Following the success of 2025’s The Magic of Her Body: Readings of Katherine Mansfield’s Queer Writing, dive deeper into Mansfield’s queer identity from the perspectives of two generations of Wellington writers.
Rainbow Baby Rock and Rhyme
Join us for a guided musical journey through all the colours of the rainbow!
Rainbow Dress-Up Storytime (Karori)
Join us for stories and songs about being kind, inclusive, and expressing yourself however you choose.
Rainbow Dress-Up Storytime (Johnsonville)
Join us for stories and songs about being kind, inclusive, and expressing yourself however you choose.
Rainbow Dress-Up Storytime (Kilbirnie)
Join us for stories and songs about being kind, inclusive, and expressing yourself however you choose.
Spiral Collectives’ 50th anniversary celebrations
Celebration of Spiral Collectives’ 50th anniversary with an exhibition featuring 19 significant figures from their herstory.
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 (Tawa)
Join us for stories and songs about being kind, inclusive, and expressing yourself however you choose.