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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Bad Girls
Mar
6

Bad Girls

Bad Girls brings Anna Dobbie and Meaghan Fisher, two of Wellington’s best new comedians, together for a one-hour show exploring gender, sexuality, what’s up with Brooke van Velden, the fascinating world of number plates, and perhaps the most unique striptease you’ve ever experienced.

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Bad Girls
Mar
7

Bad Girls

Bad Girls brings Anna Dobbie and Meaghan Fisher, two of Wellington’s best new comedians, together for a one-hour show exploring gender, sexuality, what’s up with Brooke van Velden, the fascinating world of number plates, and perhaps the most unique striptease you’ve ever experienced.

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Frisky Pride Wellington
Mar
7
to Mar 8

Frisky Pride Wellington

Continue Wellington Pride Parade's celebrations at FRISKY PRIDE, the official parade afterparty. FRISKY PRIDE will be the perfect opportunity to dance the night away, dressed in head-to-toe rainbow glam, and to celebrate unapologetic queerness alongside the rest of our beautiful community.

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Chosen Family Night
Mar
12

Chosen Family Night

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.

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Campground Rainbow Comedy Night
Mar
12

Campground Rainbow Comedy Night

CampGround: Wellington's beloved monthly LGBTQIA+ comedy showcase celebrates Pride with our finest queer comedians! Since 2019, we've been the city's dedicated platform for rainbow talent—from polished pros to brilliant newcomers. Join us for laughter, community, and unapologetically queer jokes and stories.

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Fiona Clark: Unafraid - Screening and Q&A
Mar
13

Fiona Clark: Unafraid - Screening and Q&A

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.

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parTy4T: a fundraiser for PATHA
Mar
14

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.

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Protection-Connection: A live studio happening
Mar
14

Protection-Connection: A live studio happening

The studio is a place of making, process, excitement, challenge. Full of colour and energy, queerness and embodied creativity, this event invites you in for an hour, to witness a new installation, artworks, and hear a poetry performance by the artist about how it all happens in this special place.

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Tea Dance
Mar
15

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!

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‘Amethyst outlook’: Exploring Katherine Mansfield’s queer identity
Mar
18

‘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.

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40 Years at the Table: A Pride Dinner at Everybody Eats
Mar
19

40 Years at the Table: A Pride Dinner at Everybody Eats

This year marks 40 years since Wellington’s first Gay & Lesbian Fair - a gathering that helped spark the Pride movement and paved the way toward visibility, equality, and belonging. To honour this milestone, Everybody Eats invites you to 40 Years at the Table: a one-night, four-course Pride dinner celebrating four decades of courage, resistance, visibility, and community.

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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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