Midsumma Festival

Midsumma Festival is a celebration of LGBTQIA+ arts and cultures held annually for 22 days over January and February in Melbourne, Australia.

The festival has since expanded to a three-week (four weekend) event that attracts over 240,000 people each year.

The program is made up of diverse art forms and genres, including visual arts, live music, theatre, spoken word, cabaret, film, parties, sport, social events, and public forums Midsumma's visual arts program features exhibitions in and around Melbourne from local, national and international LGBTQIA+ artists.

These performing arts events are largely produced by local community members.

The main stage includes entertainment from the upcoming festival program to showcase and promote later events.

Carnival crowd at Alexandra Garden
Carnival crowd at Alexandra Garden