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Wellington Pride Festival I Tū whakahīhī e Te Whanganui-ā-Tara @wellingtonpride.bsky.social · 6h

Got your ticket for tomorrow yet? It’s gonna be such a fun time! www.trybooking.com/nz/events/la...

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House of Boom @houseofboomnz.bsky.social · 9h

Feeling super snuggly in my new @wellingtonpride.bsky.social hoodie with cat print done by Shay Loves Orange.

I got a Gildan hoodie in a 5XL & I’m a size 4 Boom or regular 28

(Obvious disclaimers etc)

Yes this is basically all I post about these days #sorrynotsorry wellingtonpride.digitees.co.nz

Fat babe, grey hoodie, rainbow cat print

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Wellington Pride Festival I Tū whakahīhī e Te Whanganui-ā-Tara @wellingtonpride.bsky.social · 1d

We made a tiktok to convince you to comr to our screening of The Birdcage (1996) this Friday. That’s how it works right? vt.tiktok.com/ZSUYugrUt/

TikTok - Make Your Day

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Wellington Pride Festival I Tū whakahīhī e Te Whanganui-ā-Tara @wellingtonpride.bsky.social · 3d

Tomorrow is our monthly drop-in evening at Te Whare Kahukura in Lower Hutt! Come along & kōrero about the Wellington Pride Festival.

Whether you’ve got ideas, questions, or just want to meet some of the team (and amazing community partners) and play games, it's up to you. 5.30pm-7pm, 2/330 High St

Tākaro me te Kōrero

This is a gentle space to play, whakawhanaungatanga, and kōrero about the Wellington Pride Festival.

Whether you’ve got ideas, questions, or just want to meet some of the team (and our amazing community partners), this is the monthly time for you.

5.30-7pm @ Te Whare Kahukura

2/330 High Street, Hutt Central, Lower Hutt

Bring a snack, bring a game or just bring yourself

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Wellington Pride Festival I Tū whakahīhī e Te Whanganui-ā-Tara @wellingtonpride.bsky.social · 5d

The Melbourne Fringe Festival is running a free event available online on Monday evening about access for all to the arts, and it sounds like it's going to be an absolute cracker, with lots of stuff for us to absorb in NZ too www.melbournefringe.com.au/whats-on/eve...

Why are we so shit at access in Australia and what are we going to do about it?

www.melbournefringe.com.au

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FAFSWAG @fafswag.nz · 7d

Hi Bluesky FAFSWAG is in the building!!

FAFSWAG is an arts collective of Māori and Pacific LGBTQIA+ artists and activists founded in Auckland, New Zealand in 2013. They explore and celebrate the unique identity of gender fluid Pacific people and LGBTQI+ communities in multi-disciplinary art forms.

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Wellington Pride Festival I Tū whakahīhī e Te Whanganui-ā-Tara @wellingtonpride.bsky.social · 7d

Our queer artists continue to deliver some absolutely amazing pieces for our merch collabs! Today we're serving up a triple threat, with dancers by Imogen Wara, trans resistance from Juhyeon Yi and cats by Shay Likes Orange

Grab yours here - wellingtonpride.digitees.co.nz

outlines of dancers done in rainbow colours

Soft fluffy cats with tails in rainbow and trans flag colours

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Wellington Pride Festival I Tū whakahīhī e Te Whanganui-ā-Tara @wellingtonpride.bsky.social · 8d

We also want to make it as easy as possible for anyone to create an event for the festival. That's why we've put together a guide on creating your own events, and also why we're running an online Q&A session on 14 October, to answer any questions you might have.

Not sure what you want to create? Our community has a lot of ideas (over the image of a group of kinitters at Wellington Museum)

And you can always reach out to us for help (over the image of a stall at Out in the City)

Join our online information session on 14 October for more (over a plate of rainbow cupcakes)

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Wellington Pride Festival I Tū whakahīhī e Te Whanganui-ā-Tara @wellingtonpride.bsky.social · 8d

We're really excited to open up Expressions of Interest for events to be part of the 2026 Wellington Pride Festival programme!

If you're a seasoned producer, you might be already good to go with lots of plans already and we can't wait to see them!

www.wellingtonpridefestival.com/news-1/eoi-2...

Event applications for WPF 2026 are now open! (over an image of a drag king performing)

You've got plenty of time - applications don't close until 16 Jan (over an image of a group of young people at the Pride Picnic)

All applications must agree to our diversity & inclusion policy (over the image of The House of Marama performing)

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Wellington Pride Festival I Tū whakahīhī e Te Whanganui-ā-Tara @wellingtonpride.bsky.social · 8d

At the Human Rights Commission’s panel on Rainbow Elders and there is someone here in the most amazing fuzzy progressive pride flag jersey, half pictured here

A panel of people in front of a screen that says “Our aspirations, our wellbeing, our rights - Rainbow elders”

And there’s the person in the described sweater on the right

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Wellington Pride Festival I Tū whakahīhī e Te Whanganui-ā-Tara @wellingtonpride.bsky.social · 10d

Our last fundraising film for the year (probably?) is happening next Friday 10 October. We've got classic comedy with The Birdcage (1996). Hosted by drag legend Ellie Kat, old school gay camp needs a deserving location, so where better than Scotty & Mal's?
www.trybooking.com/nz/events/la...

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Wellington Pride Festival I Tū whakahīhī e Te Whanganui-ā-Tara @wellingtonpride.bsky.social · 13d

The Chappell vs Charli event is actually Saturday night, old bad with dates ADHDer here apologises for the confusion

www.eventfinda.co.nz/2025/chappel...

Wellington Pride Festival I Tū whakahīhī e Te Whanganui-ā-Tara @wellingtonpride.bsky.social · 14d

Is today's newsletter the longest one we've written so far? Maybe! It's jam packed with all kinds of info, including amazing events, ways to get involved with WPF and all sorts of things happening in the community.

mailchi.mp/94e9cb21acb6...

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Wellington Pride Festival I Tū whakahīhī e Te Whanganui-ā-Tara @wellingtonpride.bsky.social · 16d

We saw you from across the bar, really like your vibe and were wondering - how do you feel about unicorns?

Oh, bring on the dancing horses?

Consider them brought, with this fabulous new addition to our Pride merch by Brea Marsh!

wellingtonpride.digitees.co.nz

Brea's design which features three unicorns dancing around or on a rainbow mirrorball

Brea's design which features a zebra unicorn riding a rainbow mirrorball, on a pink hoodie

Brea's design which features three unicorns dancing around or on a rainbow mirrorball, on the back of a grey hoodie

Brea's design which features three unicorns dancing around or on a rainbow mirrorball, on a blue t-shirt

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Wellington Pride Festival I Tū whakahīhī e Te Whanganui-ā-Tara @wellingtonpride.bsky.social · 16d

We saw you from across the bar, really like your vibe and were wondering - how do you feel about unicorns?

Oh, bring on the dancing horses?

Consider them brought, with this fabulous new addition to our Pride merch by Brea Marsh!

wellingtonpride.digitees.co.nz

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Wellington Pride Festival I Tū whakahīhī e Te Whanganui-ā-Tara @wellingtonpride.bsky.social · 17d

ALSO if you’re a graphic designer who could design a logo for us within two weeks for very little money, do get in touch too!

Wellington Pride Festival I Tū whakahīhī e Te Whanganui-ā-Tara @wellingtonpride.bsky.social · 17d

More details about the roles we need to fill are available here: www.wellingtonpridefestival.com/news-1/hello...

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Wellington Pride Festival I Tū whakahīhī e Te Whanganui-ā-Tara @wellingtonpride.bsky.social · 18d

We're looking for more committee members with certain strengths but if you're reluctant to commit long term, maybe you could work your magic briefly?

Slide into our DMs or email [email protected] and let's talk! Full disclosure: all roles are volunteer so you'd be paid in aroha not putea!

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Wellington Pride Festival I Tū whakahīhī e Te Whanganui-ā-Tara @wellingtonpride.bsky.social · 18d

We want to put on the best Pride yet to celebrate our 40th anniversary next year, and to do that, we need to be better resourced. Committee turnover, illness and a court case have left us stretched a little thin - maybe your skills are what we're looking for?

WPF is looking for new committee members or temporary project coordinators with experience in:

running events
grant applications
fundraising

We are also looking to add more Takatāpui and MVPFAFF+ representation.

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Wellington Pride Festival I Tū whakahīhī e Te Whanganui-ā-Tara @wellingtonpride.bsky.social · 19d

Photo shows a table set up inside a hall, with a pull up banner that says “Wellington Pride Festival”. The table is covered with a purple tablecloth and progressive pride flag bunting

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Wellington Pride Festival I Tū whakahīhī e Te Whanganui-ā-Tara @wellingtonpride.bsky.social · 19d

Hey Lower Hutt! We’ll be at Multifest today AND Living in Colour tonight, so please do come say hi!

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Wellington Pride Festival I Tū whakahīhī e Te Whanganui-ā-Tara @wellingtonpride.bsky.social · 23d

Next up in our fundraising film series, we go back to the 1990s, when things were both simpler and more complicated for our community, with the Robin Williams/Nathan Lane comedy 'The Birdcage'.

Join us on 10 October at S&M's Cocktail Bar - tickets $20/$13

Wellington Pride Festival presents - The Birdcage (1996)

We are family! That’s what our fourth fundraising film is all about, delivered by an all-star cast with humour and drama. Starring the late Robin...

www.trybooking.com

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Wellington Pride Festival I Tū whakahīhī e Te Whanganui-ā-Tara @wellingtonpride.bsky.social · Sep 9

Bluesky is probably very sensibly not the place that relies on video, but here, have a very high quality promo made expertly for tiktok anyway, and come see The Hunger on Sunday! www.trybooking.com/nz/events/la...

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Wellington Pride Festival I Tū whakahīhī e Te Whanganui-ā-Tara @wellingtonpride.bsky.social · 29d

There’s no way the WPF committee'd be able to create 70+ events we’ve had at past festivals by ourselves. Maybe you’re thinking about an event you’d like to see at WPF 2026? But you don't know how to start?

We've put together a beginner's guide to events! www.wellingtonpridefestival.com/how-to

Create your own Pride events in five easy-is steps

1. Come up with a great idea
2. Choose a venue and a time
3. Tell people about the event
4. Sell tickets - or is it free?
5. Run the event on the day

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Wellington Pride Festival I Tū whakahīhī e Te Whanganui-ā-Tara @wellingtonpride.bsky.social · Sep 9

Bluesky is probably very sensibly not the place that relies on video, but here, have a very high quality promo made expertly for tiktok anyway, and come see The Hunger on Sunday! www.trybooking.com/nz/events/la...

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