Feast Festival
About This Event
Feast is Adelaide's queer arts and culture festival. It runs for about three weeks every November and has been going since the late 1990s: the 2025 edition was billed as its 28th year, and the festival says it turns 30 in 2027. It isn't a parade-and-party Pride. Most of the programme is theatre, cabaret, comedy, visual art, talks and community events, many of them small and in suburban venues, alongside a few big free days that bring everyone together.
The programme works as an open-access festival. Feast produces some of the events itself and registers the rest from independent artists and community groups, so quality varies and prices range from free to full theatre tickets. The Adelaide Queer Film Festival at The Piccadilly in North Adelaide runs as a strand inside it. The free public moments are the opening street party and the closing Picnic in the Park, which has a market, food stalls and a dog show hosted by co-founder Margie Fischer.
In practice: November in Adelaide is warm, and most venues are close to the CBD. If your time is short, pick the opening weekend or the closing picnic, then use the online programme to choose shows.
The 2025 festival ran from November 1 to 23 with 117 events across 67 venues, marking 50 years since South Australia became the first Australian state to decriminalise homosexuality. The 2026 festival has been officially announced for November 1 to 22, 2026, with the theme Joy. InDaily reported more than 150 events, the biggest programme Feast has had. The free opening street party is on Hyde Street on October 30, and the closing Picnic in the Park is at Whitmore Square/Iparrityi on Sunday, November 22, headlined by Bernie Van Tiel. Executive director Skye Bee and creative director Katherine Sortini lead the festival. Feast doesn't publish a reliable attendance figure, and we didn't find an independent one.
Where to stay during Feast Festival
via Stay222 gay bars, clubs & saunas from our guide
Schedule & Sub-Events
+ Add Event
Building Pride
A display of visual art pieces produced by young people in the City of Salisbury to celebrate and recognise the diversity in our community, featuri...
Queer Experiences: a photovoice exhibition
Queer Experiences is an exhibition stemming from a photovoice research project which asked South Australian queer community members to submit photo...
Sunslay Slayoffs
SunSLAY SLAYOFFS is a four-week live drag competition presented by SunSLAY Drag.The competition features 12 drag performers competing across three ...
Evolve Love – Group Art Exhibition
Evolve Love is a queer spiritual art exhibition curated by Jessica Curtis of In Search of the Divine. Responding to FEAST 2026’s theme of Joy, arti...
Our Sexual Health Matters: Our Voices. Our Bodies.
A multicultural collage exhibition and a quiet yet powerful act of decolonising—reimagining dominant narratives and creating space for stories that...
Coffee Catchup - all welcome!
Coffee catch up is for men & women from all walks of life who just enjoy meeting people!Great company, good yarns, excellent coffee, cake and scone...
Death at Drag Karaoke
After a long day at work avid karaoke lovers, Quinn Sanity and Pussy Boots hit up the Hymn Bar for a spot friendly of mid-week karaoke! As the nigh...
Beaking the Binary
Discover Adelaide Zoo like never before with this exclusive Feast Festival guided tour celebrating the extraordinary diversity of sex, reproduction...
Adelaide Queer Film Festival
Five days of LGBTQIA+ cinema screenings at The Piccadilly, presented as part of Feast Festival
Standing Proud’ LGBTIQA+ Community Art Launch & Celebration!
Come celebrate the launch of ‘Standing Proud’, a community art project created by LGBTQIASB+ community in the west. Everyone is welcome! Meet new f...
Queering the Bible: Why Weren’t We Told?
Finding Queer Joy in the Bible is a panel discussion about how some of Adelaide most fabulous religious leaders have found Queer Joy in sacred scri...
SAMESH at the Sauna
Ever been curious about what goes on inside a gay sauna?Join the SAMESH team as we take you inside Pulteney 431 to see the venue and hear about its...
Turning Red
Celebrate family, friendship and being yourself at our family screening of Turning Red! A fun, welcoming cinema experience for families of all kind...
High Tea by the Sea: Share the Joy
Book now for this special Spring occasion. Celebrating the JOY in our lives and community as we age. Catch up with old friends or make new ones. En...
Queer Joy Zines
A zine is whatever you decide it is: a comic, a rant, a diary, a manifesto folded out of one sheet of paper. Facilitator Rebecca Sheedy leads a han...
Dock and Do
Dock and Do is your local Yartapuulti Port Adelaide Craft Club based at Milledges.Bring along a craft of your choice, grab a drink and enjoy time c...
Watermelon Woman
This incredibly incisive debut feature by Cheryl Dunye gave cinema something bracingly new and groundbreaking in 1996: a vibrant representation of ...
Murder City Roller Derby Pride Cup 2026
Murder City Roller Derby are putting on another Pride Cup bout! Come along to watch the amazing queer and gender diverse skaters within the roller ...
Queer Reviewed: Hot Wet Australian Science
Peer Reviewed is an adults‑only science fair and gloriously queer nerd extravaganza celebrating the most chaotic STEM minds in our community. Compe...
It’s a King Thing
A love letter to the erased, venueless, underground but growing community of Drag Kings and Things. It’s a King Thing is a place to be weird, don t...
Evolve Love – Sound Bath
Join Sacred Resonance an unwind in a deeply immersive 70-minute sound bath guided by the heart-opening frequencies and beyond. This experience invi...
Barbara Forever
This Berlinale Teddy Award-winning portrait of lesbian film pioneer Barbara Hammer captures her prolific career and radical vision that shaped quee...
SuperPuss Interstellar Cat Dance
Come and join SuperPuss Electronic Music Project for an epic evening of live, fully improvised, original dance music. Our unique blend of funk, tec...
Night Stage
Ambition and obsession collide in Night Stage, a provocative erotic thriller where lust, and ambition become impossible to separate. When a dancer ...
More Songs from Under the Shower
Logan and collaborator Lainie perform songs about love, loss, hope, imagination, and politics
Gender Reveal - Pool Party
Ten local trans, non-binary, and gender-questioning performers share acts at a trans-friendly rooftop pool party
9 to 5: A Dolly Parton Tribute Screening
Get to work. Then get even. Dolly Parton, Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin kidnap their appalling boss and quietly run the company better without him. A ...
Roll with It | Gay Lawn Bowls – Adl
Sunday lawn bowls for queer club members, with room for a little friendly rivalry. We’re meeting from 2pm for a Sunday arvo of lawn bowls and chats...
She’s the He
Just before high school graduation, Alex (Nico Carney) and Ethan (Misha Osherovich) pretend to be trans women to get into the girl's locker room, a...
The Birdcage
Thirty years later, The Birdcage still serves sequins, sass, and spectacular chaos. Join us for a fabulous 30th anniversary screening celebrating t...
Bridgewater Loop Walk
The Adelaide Happy Wanderers is a social walking group for gay men and their friends. We meet on the first Sunday of every month (excluding Decembe...
Life Drawing with Harry
Eat - Drink - Draw : Life Drawing has never been so much fun!Come for dinner, have a drink, draw a model … it’s easy … 3rd Monday monthly.Try somet...
E&V Night: Exhibitionists & Voyeurs!
E&V Night: Exhibitionists & Voyeurs! Every First Thursday of the Month from 6:30pm until close is strictly open door policy and mini-towels, fetish...
Buddy Tuesdays
Buddy Tuesdays is a weekly social event held every Tuesday in Adelaide. It offers a fantastic deal for friends looking to enjoy a day out together,...
The Other L Word
Free legal education for queer community members and allies on common LGBTIQA+ legal issues
Craft - A - Noon
What a fantastic turnout we’ve been seeing at Craft-A-Noon the past few months!Bring one of your craft projects, knitting, crochet, drawing or what...
Eat Me Out | Global Gay Dinner Club – Adl
Tuesday’s dinner plan: Greek food with fellow queer club members. This month’s Global Dinner Club is a relaxed, seated evening over Greek food. We’...
Coffee Catchup - all welcome!
Coffee catch up is for men & women from all walks of life who just enjoy meeting people!Great company, good yarns, excellent coffee, cake and scone...
GEAR’d Adelaide 2026
Five-day LGBTQIA+ kink gathering featuring title competitions, workshops, fetish market, exhibition, and dance party
LGBTI+ & Dementia: stories, practical skills & community connections
Join us for a relaxed afternoon to share ideas & experiences of living with dementia. ECH dementia support coordinator, Jo Young, will lead a conve...
The Nest Youth Group: Grand Opening
Welcome to Adelaide's first youth group for 11-15 year old gender diverse people! Whether you have been out for years, or are wanting a safe space ...
Radical Joy Drop In
Radical Joy Patch: wear your joy. Studio Ruby Chew runs a badge-making station where you design a wearable emblem of your own version of joy, in co...
Kukes Jam Sessions @ Diverse-City
If you love the uke and love to sing ... this one's for you!Fortnightly uke jam sessions now held at Diverse-City.All uke lovers welcome!No members...
Aperitivo – A Fetish Mixer
Join Australian Leather and Bootblack at the iconic Wheatsheaf Hotel for a relaxed evening of drinks, familiar faces and a chance to mix things up....
E&V Night: Exhibitionists & Voyeurs!
Join us for E&V Night, held on the first Thursday of every month. Doors open at 6:30pm and the evening continues until close. This event features a...
Radiant Music
Join flutist Melanie Walters for an eclectic performance of contemporary solo music by LGBTQIA+ composers. Program includes the SA premiere of Yosh...
Jacobs presents Pride In Neurodivergence Adelaide Showcase
Explore research and a workplace toolkit on LGBTQ+ inclusion and neurodivergence, with Q&A and networking
Trivia SEXtravaganza with SHINE SA
18+ sexual and reproductive health trivia with drag host Minty Hydrangea, prizes, food and drinks
Brendan Goh: Gay First, Chinese Second
A stand-up hour exploring gay Chinese Malaysian identity, migration, cultural expectations, and dating in Australia
Creativity for Wellbeing
Creativity for WellbeingWeekly Art Therapy Group with Robyn Molsher | VistaArt TherapiesA gentle, welcoming weekly group to slow down, reconnect an...
Games Galore - BOC
Games Galore is a great social night each Thursday night to meet up with friends or make new ones.Enjoy dinner ... a drink ... a game of cards ... ...
Blood on the Clocktower
During a hellish thunderstorm, a scream echoes through the sleepy town of Ravenswood Bluff. The townsfolk rush to investigate and find the beloved ...
Towel Free Thursday
Every Thursday, embrace a liberating experience at this venue with their 'Towel Free Thursday' event. Throughout the entire day, the usual towel po...
E&V Night: Exhibitionists & Voyeurs
Join us for E&V Night, a monthly gathering held on the first Thursday of each month. This event embraces an open door policy, encouraging attendees...
NUNGAY NIGHT
An 18+ celebration of LGBTQIA+ First Nations community featuring performance, comedy, dance; all are welcome
Kinusaiga Beginners Workshop
A fun and creative experience using fabric, colour and texture- no sewing. No art experience needed.Discover the Japanese-inspired art of Kinusaiga...
Trans Day of Remembrance Vigil
Recognised internationally on November 20th each year, Trans Day of Remembrance commemorates trans lives lost in acts of transphobia, discriminatio...
E&V Night: Exhibitionists & Voyeurs!
Join us for E&V Night, a unique social gathering on the first Thursday of each month. This event embraces an open door policy, encouraging attendee...
Bearskin UV Underwear Dance Party
Bearskin is a celebration of male and masc body positivity in a discreet, private, air-conditioned venue, for a high-energy party where your gear t...
Pride Run & Walk
Join a free 5km Pride walk, jog or run, with leashed dogs and coffee afterwards
Forbidden Fruit: Drag Cabaret
A drag cabaret blending glamour, comedy, lip-sync, live vocals, theatrical storytelling, and high-camp costumes
E&V Night: Exhibitionists & Voyeurs!
Join us for E&V Night, a unique monthly gathering held every first Thursday. The doors open at 6:30pm, welcoming everyone with an open door policy....
Party Every Month at Pulteney 431!
Join the monthly party at Pulteney 431, Adelaide's dedicated gay men's sauna. This special event on Saturday, October 24, 2026, celebrates Hallowee...
Building Pride
Building Pride - Feast Festival Building Pride - Feast Festival Home Events 2026 Program Picnic in the Park Major Events Ade...
Queer Experiences: a photovoice exhibition
Queer Experiences: a photovoice exhibition - Feast Festival Queer Experiences: a photovoice exhibition - Feast Festival Home Eve...
Picnic in the Park
Free, all-ages queer day featuring DJs, live music, circus workshops, face painting, and dog show
Rainbow Church Service
Free, all-ages queer celebration with evening singing from local Christian and queer collectives
Women Only Fun Social Dancing
Join this fun and friendly Women’s only dance class on most Monday evenings (not the 3rd Monday) each month), and be guided by Julie & Jayne as the...
Coffee Catchup - all welcome!
Coffee catch up is for men & women from all walks of life who just enjoy meeting people!Great company, good yarns, excellent coffee, cake and scone...
Sauna Bears
Let off some steam at the Pulteney 431 sauna. Flash your Bear Men of Adelaide digital member card for discounted entry. 2nd and 4th Wednesday of ea...
Housing Choices Rainbow Coffee
A monthly coffee catch-up for clients of Housing Choices Rainbow Community to connect
Water Bears
Come join us for a dip and socialise at the adults only pool area in North Adelaide. Show your Bear Men of Adelaide digital member card for discoun...
Creativity for Wellbeing
Creativity for WellbeingWeekly Art Therapy Group with Robyn Molsher | VistaArt TherapiesA gentle, welcoming weekly group to slow down, reconnect an...
Games Galore - RPG Edition
Games Galore is a great social night each Thursday night to meet up with friends or make new ones.Enjoy dinner ... a drink ... a game of cards ... ...
Learn to Play Dungeons & Dragons
Interested in Dungeons & Dragons, but don't know how it works? ...It's FREE but Registrations are essential for prep pls : https://www.trybooking.c...
Dungeons & Dragons (& other RPGs)
From Dungeons & Dragons to Honey Heist, The Wild Sea or even Jane Austin Role Playing Games you can completely lose yourself among fanciful scenari...
Straight Up B I N G O
B I N G O !A great fun night with prizes for all the favourite Patterns like Four Corners, Top Line, Outside Edge and lots of others plus Full Hous...
Icons Only
Icons Only is an event taking place in Adelaide, Australia, on November 27, 2026. This event is open to a general audience. Further details about t...
![FUNEMPLOYED [End Of Uni Party]](https://wsrv.nl/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.prod.website-files.com%2F67ee0687b59f048193359c1f%2F6ad838a15bc35f50d54758e2_Funemployed-4x5%2520copy.webp&w=320&q=78&output=webp&default=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.prod.website-files.com%2F67ee0687b59f048193359c1f%2F6ad838a15bc35f50d54758e2_Funemployed-4x5%2520copy.webp)
FUNEMPLOYED [End Of Uni Party]
Graduation is here! Celebrate the end of uni with our 'FUNEMPLOYED' party. Join us for a night of fun, dancing, and freedom at Mary's Poppin. Let's...
Neon Party
Get ready for a vibrant Neon Party at Pulteney 431 Sauna on November 28, 2026. This monthly event is a staple for gay men in Adelaide looking for a...
Neon 28 November 2026
Neon 28 November 2026 Coming up : Christmas 19 December 2026, Summer 30 January 2027.
TAKE A HIKE, HUN | QUEER SOCIAL HIKE – ADL
Sunday morning hiking with your fellow queer club members. We’re meeting at 10am on Sunday 29 November for a social hike. Swap the scrolling for so...
Frockin' Vintage - Fashion Fundraiser hosted by Kleo Fox
Dementia Doulas Australia are teaming up with our community supporters for Frockin Vintage - a celebration of fabulous frocks, vintage treasures, s...
Practical Tips
Book the opening-night Pride March and Carnival package early.
Feast spreads across three weeks; plan around the free daytime picnic.
Videos
FEAST Foreplay S2Ep5: Queerness and Ethics at a Sexuality Festival
