Thank you for making our Festival possible

Written By Joanna McLeod

Before the year gets any further along, we need to take a minute to thank the amazing individuals and organisations who made Wellington Pride Festival happen. We are incredibly grateful to everyone who chose to donate their time, money and services. The Festival is for the community, by the community, so we are especially thankful to everyone who stepped up and produced an event themselves! 

Please support these people in their endeavors as they have supported the Wellington queer community.   

  • 2degrees

  • Abandoned Brewery

  • Almighty Sparkling Water

  • Anna Dobbie

  • Aroha Pride Co

  • Bathroom Secrets

  • Beth Brash

  • Blink Bogan

  • Braiden Butter

  • Brea Marsh

  • Brewtown

  • Burnett Foundation

  • Chrissy Witoko Memorial Trust

  • Cosmo Bones

  • Craig Watson

  • Datacom

  • David Hindlay

  • Donors - we keep asking for money, you keep showing up!

  • Drag Kings NZ Aotearoa

  • Des & John

  • Dusy Daze

  • Eddie D'Amore

  • Ellie Kat

  • Epic Hospitality

  • Every single event producer

  • Faux Femm

  • For Future’s Sake

  • Gorman

  • Green Man Pub

  • Hannah Darling

  • Havana Coffee

  • Homer Neurotic

  • Hutt City Te Awa Kairangi

  • Imogen Wara

  • InsideOUT

  • Isadora

  • Ivy Bar & Cabaret

  • Jak Darling

  • Jamie Renee

  • Jay Tiemann

  • JimmyD

  • Juhyeon Yi

  • Judy O’Brien

  • Julie-Anne Genter

  • Justice for Palestine

  • Karaka Cafe

  • Kat Hall

  • King Markiss

  • Kit Erwin

  • Lauren Coe

  • Libby Greatnews

  • Lower Hutt City Council

  • Nate Rowe & Mana Whenua

  • MANNNTIS

  • Massey University

  • Mayor Andrew Little

  • Myrtle Montgomery

  • Neil Thornton

  • Ness Quick

  • Olivia Dreams

  • Performers - at all our events and fundraisers

  • Pepper Racoon

  • Pinky Fang

  • Pub Charity

    • 1841 Bar & Restaurant

    • 1852 Pub & Kitchen

  • Queen Olivia III

  • Rainbow NZ Charitable Trust

  • Rainbow Wellington

  • Robin Yablind

  • Rocky

  • Roxy Coervers

  • Sam ‘Wesley’ Haddon

  • Scotty & Mal

  • Selina Simone

  • Shania Tame

  • Shay Likes Orange

  • Simpson Grierson

  • Slay West

  • Stabitha

  • Stallholders at Out in the City

  • Steven Mawhinney

  • Sweet Axe Throwing Company

  • Tamatha Paul

  • Taongahuru

  • Tasmin Prichard

  • The Big Picture

  • Te Whare Kahukura

  • The Glamaphones

  • The Witching Hour Mini Golf

  • Tiwhanawhana

  • two/fiftyseven

  • Underworld Tavern

  • Urban Dream Brokerage

  • Victoria Casey KC

  • Volunteers - we can’t do it without you!

  • Wairau River Wines

  • Weekender Gin

  • Wellington drag community

  • Wellington City Council staff especially: 

    • Andrew Croot

    • Emily Dijkstra

    • Stephen Blackburn

    • Toby Acheson

  • Wellington City Libraries

  • Wellington Functions

  • Wellington Police, with special thanks to DLO Yvette McKelvie

  • Wellington Pride Parade

  • Z Energy

  • Zeal

Joanna McLeod
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