Wellington Pride Festival I Tū whakahīhī e Te Whanganui-ā-Tara
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Wellington Pride Festival is the longest-running annual Pride celebration in Aotearoa.
The 2026 Festival is happening 6 - 22 March.
https://www.wellingtonpridefestival.com/
The 2026 Festival is happening 6 - 22 March.
https://www.wellingtonpridefestival.com/
Sounds like this guy is planning a kink event for Pride, which is nice
January 21, 2026 at 8:11 AM
Sounds like this guy is planning a kink event for Pride, which is nice
If we could give you a physical space for no cost for a couple of hours, what free community queer event would you like to put on in it?
A book club? Queer poetry reading? D'n D session for newbies? A meetup? Karaoke session? Heated Rivalry discussion group? Let us know!
(things are happening!)
A book club? Queer poetry reading? D'n D session for newbies? A meetup? Karaoke session? Heated Rivalry discussion group? Let us know!
(things are happening!)
January 20, 2026 at 1:08 AM
If we could give you a physical space for no cost for a couple of hours, what free community queer event would you like to put on in it?
A book club? Queer poetry reading? D'n D session for newbies? A meetup? Karaoke session? Heated Rivalry discussion group? Let us know!
(things are happening!)
A book club? Queer poetry reading? D'n D session for newbies? A meetup? Karaoke session? Heated Rivalry discussion group? Let us know!
(things are happening!)
Lulu wants attention and probably feeding, because her human has been too busy mapping out all the events y'all have submitted for the festival. No details yet but safe to say, we are very very very excited!
January 16, 2026 at 7:45 AM
Lulu wants attention and probably feeding, because her human has been too busy mapping out all the events y'all have submitted for the festival. No details yet but safe to say, we are very very very excited!
Got a physical business or work at one? Or maybe you just have a favourite store you visit all the time? Get them to decorate their windows with Pride and win!
Wellington Pride Festival
Retailers, get your rainbows ready - Wellington Pride is challenging businesses to roll out the rainbow across the city during the 2026 Pride Festival. Businesses are invited to decorate their windows...
www.wellingtonpridefestival.com
January 16, 2026 at 5:58 AM
Got a physical business or work at one? Or maybe you just have a favourite store you visit all the time? Get them to decorate their windows with Pride and win!
As we wait for the last event applications to come in today ( for listing in the printed programme - you may have more time if your listing will just be digital), can our community please pledge to try to use a RANGE of songs in their posts from Pride this year?
January 15, 2026 at 11:36 PM
As we wait for the last event applications to come in today ( for listing in the printed programme - you may have more time if your listing will just be digital), can our community please pledge to try to use a RANGE of songs in their posts from Pride this year?
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Important hui in Te Whanganui-a-Tara this Saturday about next steps regarding the puberty blocker ban after its interim delay.
Organised by Queer Endurance in Defiance.
Time & location:
10:30am-12:30pm @Innermost Gardens, 31 Lawson Place, Mt Victoria.
#nzpol
Organised by Queer Endurance in Defiance.
Time & location:
10:30am-12:30pm @Innermost Gardens, 31 Lawson Place, Mt Victoria.
#nzpol
January 15, 2026 at 7:00 AM
Important hui in Te Whanganui-a-Tara this Saturday about next steps regarding the puberty blocker ban after its interim delay.
Organised by Queer Endurance in Defiance.
Time & location:
10:30am-12:30pm @Innermost Gardens, 31 Lawson Place, Mt Victoria.
#nzpol
Organised by Queer Endurance in Defiance.
Time & location:
10:30am-12:30pm @Innermost Gardens, 31 Lawson Place, Mt Victoria.
#nzpol
Hey community, if you want to put on an event as part of the Festival - and we hope you do - you gotta get your Expression of Interest in to us by tomorrow to make it into the printed programme!
All details are on our website - sing out w questions!
www.wellingtonpridefestival.com/news-1/eoi-2...
All details are on our website - sing out w questions!
www.wellingtonpridefestival.com/news-1/eoi-2...
January 15, 2026 at 7:17 AM
Hey community, if you want to put on an event as part of the Festival - and we hope you do - you gotta get your Expression of Interest in to us by tomorrow to make it into the printed programme!
All details are on our website - sing out w questions!
www.wellingtonpridefestival.com/news-1/eoi-2...
All details are on our website - sing out w questions!
www.wellingtonpridefestival.com/news-1/eoi-2...
Our first newsletter for the year is out now, and is pretty much essential reading cos there's a whole lot going on! mailchi.mp/568b28b0469c...
January 13, 2026 at 8:00 AM
Our first newsletter for the year is out now, and is pretty much essential reading cos there's a whole lot going on! mailchi.mp/568b28b0469c...
Want to be a part of Pōneke's biggest Rainbow fair? We've still got a few spaces left for stallholders, so apply now!
See you at Odlin's Plaza for Out in the City, 15 March, 2026! www.wellingtonpridefestival.com/events/out-i...
See you at Odlin's Plaza for Out in the City, 15 March, 2026! www.wellingtonpridefestival.com/events/out-i...
January 13, 2026 at 2:34 AM
Want to be a part of Pōneke's biggest Rainbow fair? We've still got a few spaces left for stallholders, so apply now!
See you at Odlin's Plaza for Out in the City, 15 March, 2026! www.wellingtonpridefestival.com/events/out-i...
See you at Odlin's Plaza for Out in the City, 15 March, 2026! www.wellingtonpridefestival.com/events/out-i...
For our 40th anniversary, we are officially joining forces with the Wellington Pride Parade.
This is just the beginning of a stronger, more cohesive Pride for Te Whanganui-a-Tara.
Find out more on our websites: www.wellingtonpridefestival.com/news-1/festi...
TL;DR: WPF + WPP = BFFs 💖
This is just the beginning of a stronger, more cohesive Pride for Te Whanganui-a-Tara.
Find out more on our websites: www.wellingtonpridefestival.com/news-1/festi...
TL;DR: WPF + WPP = BFFs 💖
January 12, 2026 at 9:01 PM
For our 40th anniversary, we are officially joining forces with the Wellington Pride Parade.
This is just the beginning of a stronger, more cohesive Pride for Te Whanganui-a-Tara.
Find out more on our websites: www.wellingtonpridefestival.com/news-1/festi...
TL;DR: WPF + WPP = BFFs 💖
This is just the beginning of a stronger, more cohesive Pride for Te Whanganui-a-Tara.
Find out more on our websites: www.wellingtonpridefestival.com/news-1/festi...
TL;DR: WPF + WPP = BFFs 💖
Hey queer performers of Pōneke: Homer Neurotic is curating the Datacom stage at Out in the City for us this year and applications are open now if you want to perform! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
January 7, 2026 at 12:59 AM
Hey queer performers of Pōneke: Homer Neurotic is curating the Datacom stage at Out in the City for us this year and applications are open now if you want to perform! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Wellington Pride Festival is for the community by the community - which means we rely on YOU to create the events under our umbrella. Applications are due by 16 January, so get a wriggle on! www.wellingtonpridefestival.com/news-1/eoi-2...
January 6, 2026 at 12:56 AM
Wellington Pride Festival is for the community by the community - which means we rely on YOU to create the events under our umbrella. Applications are due by 16 January, so get a wriggle on! www.wellingtonpridefestival.com/news-1/eoi-2...
While some of us are on holiday, we might just post ideas of events we'd like to see YOU create for Pride 2026. Like maybe an all queer culture live versionette of Smarty Pants? www.youtube.com/shorts/zw9bN...
Wrestling Is Drag!
YouTube video by Smartypants
www.youtube.com
December 27, 2025 at 2:40 AM
While some of us are on holiday, we might just post ideas of events we'd like to see YOU create for Pride 2026. Like maybe an all queer culture live versionette of Smarty Pants? www.youtube.com/shorts/zw9bN...
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Maybe it’s more useful if we post the video, not a gif?
December 20, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Maybe it’s more useful if we post the video, not a gif?
Hopefully you're getting a break now or soon, but applications for events as part of WPF 2026 close on 16 January so keep Pride in mind! We'll be around to answer questions if you have them, and there's more info on our website of course
www.wellingtonpridefestival.com/news-1/eoi-2...
www.wellingtonpridefestival.com/news-1/eoi-2...
December 20, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Hopefully you're getting a break now or soon, but applications for events as part of WPF 2026 close on 16 January so keep Pride in mind! We'll be around to answer questions if you have them, and there's more info on our website of course
www.wellingtonpridefestival.com/news-1/eoi-2...
www.wellingtonpridefestival.com/news-1/eoi-2...
As part of WPF 2026, we’re challenging retailers to roll out the rainbow all over the city. We want to brighten up the whole city! And did we mention there's prizes?
So tag in your favourite business and get those brain juices flowing
www.wellingtonpridefestival.com/rainbow-wind...
So tag in your favourite business and get those brain juices flowing
www.wellingtonpridefestival.com/rainbow-wind...
December 17, 2025 at 6:56 AM
As part of WPF 2026, we’re challenging retailers to roll out the rainbow all over the city. We want to brighten up the whole city! And did we mention there's prizes?
So tag in your favourite business and get those brain juices flowing
www.wellingtonpridefestival.com/rainbow-wind...
So tag in your favourite business and get those brain juices flowing
www.wellingtonpridefestival.com/rainbow-wind...
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QED is holding a rally on parliament grounds at 12pm on Thursday the 18th, where they'll present Lauren Craig and Ngahuru Brown's ActionStation petition to reverse the ban on puberty blockers
I'm in Wellington on Thursday, so I'll be there. I hope you can join me!
www.facebook.com/events/84852...
I'm in Wellington on Thursday, so I'll be there. I hope you can join me!
www.facebook.com/events/84852...
December 14, 2025 at 11:55 PM
QED is holding a rally on parliament grounds at 12pm on Thursday the 18th, where they'll present Lauren Craig and Ngahuru Brown's ActionStation petition to reverse the ban on puberty blockers
I'm in Wellington on Thursday, so I'll be there. I hope you can join me!
www.facebook.com/events/84852...
I'm in Wellington on Thursday, so I'll be there. I hope you can join me!
www.facebook.com/events/84852...
We’re here, we’re queer, and you should come have a drink with us now at The Green Man. $2 from every item bought comes to US!
December 15, 2025 at 5:01 AM
We’re here, we’re queer, and you should come have a drink with us now at The Green Man. $2 from every item bought comes to US!
What are you doing on Monday night? Are you coming to hang out with us?
Come have food & drinks with us next Monday evening at the Green Man Pub and $2 from your every purchase is donated to the festival, woo! Let’s have some queer holiday cheer www.wellingtonpridefestival.com/events/pride...
Wellington Pride Festival
Join us for a good time, check out the wide selection of food and drink, and we'll see you there from 6:00pm!
www.wellingtonpridefestival.com
December 13, 2025 at 1:18 AM
What are you doing on Monday night? Are you coming to hang out with us?
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We're 80% of the way to our goal! Let's keep this going!
Remember, all proceeds go to PATHA to support their court challenge against the puberty blocker ban. In exchange, you get some amazing TTRPGs from some awesome designers!
Let's get to that goal and help trans kids: itch.io/b/3421/ban-t...
Remember, all proceeds go to PATHA to support their court challenge against the puberty blocker ban. In exchange, you get some amazing TTRPGs from some awesome designers!
Let's get to that goal and help trans kids: itch.io/b/3421/ban-t...
December 12, 2025 at 10:17 PM
We're 80% of the way to our goal! Let's keep this going!
Remember, all proceeds go to PATHA to support their court challenge against the puberty blocker ban. In exchange, you get some amazing TTRPGs from some awesome designers!
Let's get to that goal and help trans kids: itch.io/b/3421/ban-t...
Remember, all proceeds go to PATHA to support their court challenge against the puberty blocker ban. In exchange, you get some amazing TTRPGs from some awesome designers!
Let's get to that goal and help trans kids: itch.io/b/3421/ban-t...
Hey, need a really great gift idea? We got you covered with our merch store - collaborations between artists and us! wellingtonpride.digitees.co.nz
December 12, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Hey, need a really great gift idea? We got you covered with our merch store - collaborations between artists and us! wellingtonpride.digitees.co.nz
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Want to support trans rights in Aotearoa & get a bunch of cool TTRPGs? The Ban the Ban bundle is raising funds for action against the NZ govt's blocker ban.
Proceeds go to PATHA to fund their court challenge & support individuals. Get it now!
itch.io/b/3421/ban-t...
#transrights #ttrpg #nzpol
Proceeds go to PATHA to fund their court challenge & support individuals. Get it now!
itch.io/b/3421/ban-t...
#transrights #ttrpg #nzpol
December 8, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Want to support trans rights in Aotearoa & get a bunch of cool TTRPGs? The Ban the Ban bundle is raising funds for action against the NZ govt's blocker ban.
Proceeds go to PATHA to fund their court challenge & support individuals. Get it now!
itch.io/b/3421/ban-t...
#transrights #ttrpg #nzpol
Proceeds go to PATHA to fund their court challenge & support individuals. Get it now!
itch.io/b/3421/ban-t...
#transrights #ttrpg #nzpol
Come have food & drinks with us next Monday evening at the Green Man Pub and $2 from your every purchase is donated to the festival, woo! Let’s have some queer holiday cheer www.wellingtonpridefestival.com/events/pride...
Wellington Pride Festival
Join us for a good time, check out the wide selection of food and drink, and we'll see you there from 6:00pm!
www.wellingtonpridefestival.com
December 8, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Come have food & drinks with us next Monday evening at the Green Man Pub and $2 from your every purchase is donated to the festival, woo! Let’s have some queer holiday cheer www.wellingtonpridefestival.com/events/pride...
Reposted by Wellington Pride Festival I Tū whakahīhī e Te Whanganui-ā-Tara
Also anyone getting mad about "circle back in Feb" needs to work in the queer sector where pride season is Feb-March and we say "let's talk after pride" cos there's literally no time otherwise. People just get busy bro
December 8, 2025 at 5:38 AM
Also anyone getting mad about "circle back in Feb" needs to work in the queer sector where pride season is Feb-March and we say "let's talk after pride" cos there's literally no time otherwise. People just get busy bro
Hey it's our last newsletter for 2025! Probably!
In this edition:
🥂Pride Holiday Drinks on Monday 15 December at the Green Man Pub
🎤 Applications open for WPF 2026 events
🛍️ And for stallholders at Out in the City 2026
🎁 Perfect presents for practically all the people
mailchi.mp/3eeaff7f1eb3...
In this edition:
🥂Pride Holiday Drinks on Monday 15 December at the Green Man Pub
🎤 Applications open for WPF 2026 events
🛍️ And for stallholders at Out in the City 2026
🎁 Perfect presents for practically all the people
mailchi.mp/3eeaff7f1eb3...
December 4, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Hey it's our last newsletter for 2025! Probably!
In this edition:
🥂Pride Holiday Drinks on Monday 15 December at the Green Man Pub
🎤 Applications open for WPF 2026 events
🛍️ And for stallholders at Out in the City 2026
🎁 Perfect presents for practically all the people
mailchi.mp/3eeaff7f1eb3...
In this edition:
🥂Pride Holiday Drinks on Monday 15 December at the Green Man Pub
🎤 Applications open for WPF 2026 events
🛍️ And for stallholders at Out in the City 2026
🎁 Perfect presents for practically all the people
mailchi.mp/3eeaff7f1eb3...