Canberra SpringOUT Pride Festival

Event

SpringOUT is Canberra's official Pride festival. Held in November each year, SpringOUT is month-long festival that celebrates Australia's most LGBTQIA+ friendly city and the queer community in all of its fabulous diversity.

SpringOUT festival showcases a diverse array of events that celebrate Canberra's LGBTQIA+ community. There are many free and outdoor events.

Flagship events include Fair Day in Glebe Park, Sport Your Pride (3 days of queer sports), the Comedy Gala, Loud & Proud (an all-trans and nonbinary live music event), Pride-day Night Shopping (a SpringOUT pop up party in Westfield Belconnen) and the One Night in Heaven party, plus there are many community-organised events to suit all tastes.

Visit the SpringOUT website to check out all of the events or to be involved in the 2027 festival as an event organiser or sponsor.

Dates & Times
  • Sun 15 Nov
  • Mon 16 Nov
  • Tue 17 Nov
  • Wed 18 Nov
  • Thu 19 Nov
  • Fri 20 Nov
  • Sat 21 Nov
  • Sun 22 Nov
  • Mon 23 Nov
  • Tue 24 Nov
Accessibility
  • Actively welcomes people with access needs.
  • Offer multiple options for booking - web, email, phone
  • Offer a range of contact methods for receiving complaints
  • Accept the Companion Card
  • Train your staff in disability awareness
  • Website meets WCAG 2.0 accessibility standards
  • Advise tour guides of the access needs of guests at the time of booking (includes pick up and drop off requirements)
  • Welcomes and assists people who have challenges with learning, communication, understanding and behaviour. (includes people with autism, intellectual disability, Down syndrome, acquired brain injury (ABI), dyslexia and dementia)
  • Caters for people with sufficient mobility to climb a few steps but who would benefit from fixtures to aid balance. (This includes people using walking frames and mobility aids)
  • Caters for people who use a wheelchair.

Where

SpringOUT PRIDE Festival Canberra,

20 Genge Street,
Canberra ACT 2601

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When

(Until 1 Dec)

Where

SpringOUT PRIDE Festival Canberra

20 Genge Street,
Canberra ACT 2601

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