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.
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Queer Craft Club
The first Queer Craft Club meet-up. Bring your craft project, we provide the snacks, tea, coffee and relaxed space.
Circling Up 101
Using guided listening and simple activities, participants explore connection, presence, and respectful ways of relating.
Wellington Embroiderers’ Guild Pride Month meeting
Wellington Embroiderers’ Guild hosts monthly speakers, shows members’ embroidery work, runs a sale table, and we stitch together and socialize. For Pride Month we are hosting Steven and Arlo of Chosen Family Project to present and share with us all the hard work that the community of crafters have put into this project.
Proud Voices On Screen Mixer
A social get together with Proud Voices On Screen - come along and meet other lgbtqia+ voices in the Aotearoa screen industry. Open to all experience levels including tertiary students and those wanting to learn more about the industry.
Mini Hangout Session: Pride Bracelets for Teens
Join us for a relaxed afternoon of crafts and chats. Explore different Pride Flags and make a friendship bracelet.
Rainbow Wellington PRIDE social mixer
Join your community and the Rainbow Wellington team for a relaxed social mixer. An opportunity to connect with old friends and make new ones. Newcomers welcomed.
Wellington Bisexual & Pansexual+ Meetup
A place for anyone attracted to more than one gender (collectively referred to as “bi+”) to come meet and socialise with other fellow bi+ people in a calm and casual platonic environment. Also open to those questioning their orientation and allies.
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.
Tea Dance
Inspired by Fire Island Tea Dances, a vibrant daytime celebration for Wellington Pride! This inclusive event brings together diverse, dance-music-loving queers for a high-energy experience. Enjoy top-tier DJ sets, queer fashion flair, and a super fun, welcoming vibe that feels like home. It's the perfect party before dark!
Page Turners Teen Book Club: Pride Edition
Dive into an exploration of rainbow authors and characters!
We meet fortnightly to discuss books, share kai, and do crafts. Explore new genres, get recommendations, and share your reviews!
For bookworms of all genders aged 11+.
Mini Hangout Session: Pride Bracelets for Teens
Join us for a relaxed afternoon of crafts and chats. Explore different Pride Flags and make a friendship bracelet.
Pride Roller Disco
Come and join us for two hours of joyful resistance on small wheels! Relive the nostalgia of the mid to late 20th Century with a playlist of classic hits! Tickets and Ticketing information available through Seaside Skates website.
Wellington Intersex and Transgender Meetup
A social meetup for intersex, transgender and gender diverse people.
Rainbow Youth Night at Karori Library
After-hours fun at the library! Join us to make friends, chat to a librarian about your favourite queer literature, and enjoy pizza, gaming, badge-making, and quiet spaces to chill in. Youth Nights are for young people aged 14–18 so be prepared to show your school ID at the door.
Community engagement: drop in session Lower Hutt
Come chat, play, whakawhanaugatanga and kōrero about all things Wellington Pride Festival.
Community engagement: drop in session
This is a gentle space to play, whakawhanaugatanga and kōrero about the Wellington Pride Festival.