Celebration of Spiral Collectives’ 50th anniversary with an exhibition featuring 19 significant figures from their herstory.

Ginger’s Pop-Ups celebrates lesbian culture while being wholeheartedly inclusive of our FLINTA* whānau and the wider rainbow community 🧡 Expect connection, conversation, and a dancefloor that doesn’t quit.

Using guided listening and simple activities, participants explore connection, presence, and respectful ways of relating.

Celebration of Spiral Collectives’ 50th anniversary with an exhibition featuring 19 significant figures from their herstory.

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.

Chosen Family Night returns to Te Waka Huia Wellington Museum for a vibrant evening filled with queer history, art and community.

Hosted by Lilly Loudmouth, the festivities include rainbow history tours, drag and music performances, dirty poetry reading and wholesome crafts.

All welcome. Valid ID required for cash bar.

Join The D*List for a special Q&A screening of Fiona Clark: Unafraid, where we will be joined by Fiona herself.

Fiona Clark: Unafraid tells the story of how the photographer overcame censorship, homophobia, sexism, and vision loss to become one of our most respected social documentarians.

“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.

Long before mainstream representation, these pocket-sized figures carried bold, subversive stories within their plastic frames. From trailblazing toys of the '70s to accidental gay icons of the '90s, discover how queer history found its place on the toy shelf.

As We Do by Ronald Trifero Nelson is set in 1987 Wellington, just after Homosexual Law Reform. This staged reading follows Sam and Trevor navigating the risky, often funny world of gay cruising, HIV anxiety, and desire.

As We Do by Ronald Trifero Nelson is set in 1987 Wellington, just after Homosexual Law Reform. This staged reading follows Sam and Trevor navigating the risky, often funny world of gay cruising, HIV anxiety, and desire.

As We Do by Ronald Trifero Nelson is set in 1987 Wellington, just after Homosexual Law Reform. This staged reading follows Sam and Trevor navigating the risky, often funny world of gay cruising, HIV anxiety, and desire.