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Brisbane Gay Fair Day

Event Details

Date: 14 Jun 2008
Time: 11am to 8pm
Event Type:
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Brisbane - Gay Fair Day


Hailed as Queensland's biggest single LGBTI event, many thousands of people attended Brisbane's Fair Day on June 14th this year. Held at Musgrave Park, Russell Street, South Brisbane, the day was a huge success with
the partying carried on all night at the Wickham and The Sportsman Hotel. Brisbane Pride Festival started in 1990 as a means of organising and promoting public events and activities that contribute to queer culture.

This year’s line up is bigger and better than ever.  The main stage will see performances from The Lesbian Super Group, Melissa J Evans, Brecik, who has wowed audiences at Midsummer and Mardi Gra this year.  DJ Mike Evans is back with more dance beats and Fem Inc will rock the stage.  When the sun starts to set the entertainment ramps up with “Bringing in the dusk” including fire twirlers and drumming. And don’t forget the Mega drag show and roving entertainment.

The first event was held as a Rally and March through the streets of Brisbane, ending with a small gathering at Musgrave Park, South Brisbane. This day has now grown to encompass a Parade through the city streets and a huge Fair Day. For 13 years the Festival was run by a collective and in 2002 was incorporated. Pride is now the state's largest and the country's third largest Gay and Lesbian event, attracting more than 50,000 Festival-goers over a three week period in the clear and sunny winter months of June/July each year.

The Festival is a celebration of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender culture through the arts, sporting, community and political events. The Pride Festival aims to bring lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people of Brisbane together. In the process, the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community unites - and through the media, advertising and public visibility, their profile within the wider community grows.

Pride Fair Day held in Musgrave Park, South Brisbane is the main event with more than 25,000 attending.

The Festival is an inclusive, community-based celebration run by Brisbane Pride Inc: a non-profit organisation operated by a voluntary board and working committees, assisted by a trusty band of volunteers.


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Photos: Photos by Jack


Related Links


Brisbane Gay Fair Day »

www.pridebrisbane.org.au


Location Details

Musgrave Park
Russell Street
South Brisbane
QLD 4000 AU