Feast Festival

30/05/2026

✨ Parkestone Grants are now open! ✨

Got an idea that supports greater understanding of LGBTQIASB+ communities in South Australia? The Parkestone Foundation is calling for submissions for their 2026 funding round, and are offering grants of up to $2,000.

📅 Applications close Friday 31 July 2026
📅 Successful projects must be completed by 30 June 2027

More information here: https://www.parkestonefoundation.org

29/05/2026

THANK YOU! ✨

A huge thank you to everyone who joined us today for the Sustaining Q***r Artistry Expo.

It was incredible to spend the day learning from such generous, knowledgeable and inspiring speakers, while connecting with artists, creatives and community members.

We hope you all walked away with new ideas, practical tools and meaningful connections, and we hope this is just the beginning of more opportunities like this in the future.

Thank you to Human Services SA for supporting this project, to Bfriend for hosting us, and to all of our speakers and attendees for helping make the day such a success 💖

28/05/2026

We’ve still got a few spots left for our Sustaining Q***r Artistry Expo 🌈

Join us tomorrow for a full day of practical insights designed to help artists and creatives build sustainable careers in the arts. From finances and funding pathways to marketing and audience engagement, our speakers are ready to share their knowledge, experience, and advice with you.

We also have the following established artists as panelists on the day Libby Trainor-Parker, Yoz Mensch, and Connor Reidy!

We’re going to be located on Level 3, Room 302, 43 Franklin St, Adelaide at Bfriend in the UCity Building!

Register here:http://bit.ly/4dt3dUB

Human Services SA Bfriend

27/05/2026

Early bird registrations are closing THIS WEEKEND 💖

If you’ve been thinking about registering your event, venue, exhibition, party, performance, screening, workshop or beautifully chaotic idea, this is your sign.

Don’t miss your chance to save on registration fees and be part of another huge year of q***r arts, culture and community across South Australia ✨

Join the artists, organisers, venues and creatives helping bring Feast 2026 to life.

Apply now! https://feast.org.au/event-registrations/

26/05/2026

On National Sorry Day, we remember and acknowledge the Stolen Generations and their families.

26 May 2026 marks 29 years since the Bringing Them Home report was tabled in the Australian Parliament in 1997, honouring the survivors of the Stolen Generations and acknowledging the ongoing impacts of forced child removal on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, families, and communities.

This year’s National Sorry Day theme, From Sorry to Action, reminds us that words alone are not enough. It reflects the ongoing call for governments, organisations, and communities to take meaningful, measurable action toward truth, justice, healing, and reconciliation within survivors’ lifetimes.

Always was, always will be, Aboriginal Land.

Healing Foundation

25/05/2026

Running at 1:30pm is our Marketing, PR & Social Media Ads session ✨

Joining us is Lauren Stevens (she/her), Director and Founder of On My Mind, a digital marketing agency backed by 17 years of industry experience. Passionate about the performing arts, Lauren works with artists, producers, and festivals to create data-driven campaigns across Google, Meta, and TikTok that maximise reach, engagement, and ticket sales.

Also joining the session is Kristen Sortini (she/her), Events and Communications Coordinator at Feast Festival. With experience across LGBTQIASB+ marketing, digital communications, audience engagement, and event promotion, Kristen is passionate about creating campaigns and storytelling that connect meaningfully with community.

Register here http://bit.ly/4dt3dUB

24/05/2026

Don’t miss Songs for Q***rs tonight 🌈

After being postponed during last year’s festival, we’re so incredibly glad to see this deeply important and heartfelt production take the stage.

Songs for Q***rs marks 50 years since the decriminalisation of homosexuality in South Australia, while also honouring the life, creativity and legacy of organiser Eric Kuhlmann, who sadly passed away last year.

More than just a performance, this is a celebration of q***r voices, storytelling and community, of resilience, heartbreak, pride and connection. Through music, memories and shared experiences, Songs for Q***rs is a beautiful reminder of the strength and joy that exists within our community, and the people who help shape it.

Don’t miss it 💖
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20/05/2026

Meet our Speakers - Part 2 Funding Pathways 🌈

Running at 11.45am, this session will be run by Peter Grace and Paola Silvano.

We’re excited to welcome Peter Grace, Manager of Arts Development and Grants at CreateSA. Peter has worked across the cultural and creative industries for more than 25 years, with extensive experience spanning festivals, governance, administration, and grants management.

Joining Peter is Paola Silvano, Place Leader within the Place Making team at. Paola is passionate about community-led change and creating inclusive, people-centred spaces that celebrate creativity, strengthen connection, and support community wellbeing.

Register here: http://bit.ly/4dt3dUB

20/05/2026

We're so excited to have you as a venue for the festival ☺️🎉

HST is thrilled with JOY to be a venue for the Adelaide Feast Festival this year. Running from 1 - 22 November 2026, we are super excited to showcase some fabulously talented q***r performances.

If you are an artist or a group and have a show or performance you would like to hold at one of our venue spaces, send us an email, we'd love to host you: [email protected]

Event registrations close Tuesday 30 June 2026.

19/05/2026

Calling All Venues 📣

Feast Festival venue registrations are OPEN for 2026 and we need YOU.

From bars, theatres, galleries and clubs, to community hubs and unexpected spaces, Feast comes to life through the venues that welcome q***r art, culture, storytelling and connection. Whether you’ve hosted before or are brand new to the festival, we’d love for you to be part of it.

Help us create spaces where LGBTQIA+ communities can gather, celebrate and be seen across Adelaide this Pridevember 💖

Apply now, https://feast.org.au/event-registrations/

18/05/2026

Private Lives 4 is Australia’s largest national survey exploring the health and wellbeing of LGBTQIASB+ adults.

By taking part, you’ll help provide vital insights for health professionals, community organisations, service providers and governments to better understand and support LGBTQIASB+ communities across Australia.

Your voice matters, and every response helps build a clearer picture of our community’s experiences! Take the survey below ☺️

The Private Lives surveys provide vital information on LGBTIQA+ health and wellbeing for community organisations, providers and governments.