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The Wickham announces lineup for Big Gay Day 2021
One of Brisbane’s biggest annual street festivals, Big Gay Day, is returning in May to again fundraise for LGBTIQ charities. This year, the 21st annual festival is moving from its usual date in March to Sunday, May 2 at The Wickham Hotel in Fortitude Valley. The festival will take over The Wickham and a neighbouring …
Outback pub in Bob Katter’s electorate planning big Mardi Gras party
An outback pub in regional Queensland is hosting its second ever Mardi Gras party the night of the 2021 parade on March 6. The Post Office Hotel in Cloncurry hosted its first ever Mardi Gras party last year, and it was such a success they’re doing it again this year. Cloncurry, population 3000, is located …
All the spectacle from the Drag Royale Grand Finale
Friday night’s Drag Royale Finale at The Wickham knocked it out of the park with a night of unsurpassed drag entertainment. Tina Bikki hosted the showdown between Gayleen Tuckwood, Bebe Gunn, Dahlia Dyer and Sky Blue, the survivors of a grueling three months of eliminations. At the end of a long and exhilarating night of …
Here’s what’s on in Queensland to mark IDAHOBIT next week
Community events are planned across the state to mark this year’s International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Intersexism and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT) on Friday, May 17. IDAHOBIT is recognised every year on May 17, the day in 1990 that homosexuality was removed from the World Health Organisation’s International Classification of Diseases. This year the day has a …
This year’s Big Gay Day raised $40,000 for Queensland LGBTIQ charities
The Wickham Hotel and Big Gay Day have announced that this year’s festival has raised $40,000 to be distributed to six local LGBTIQ organisations, with over 2,800 people at this year’s event. Last Sunday (March 10), the event again took over the venue and its neighbouring street in Fortitude Valley, transforming it into an inclusive …
The Veronicas Are Headlining Brisbane’s Big Gay Day 2019
Brisbane-born pop duo The Veronicas have been announced as the headliners of this year’s Big Gay Day street festival in Fortitude Valley. The event, now in its 19th year, will take over The Wickham on Sunday, March 10 and transform the neighbouring street into an inclusive festival to raise money for six local LGBTIQ organisations. …
Brisbane’s Big Gay Day To Return In March To Fundraise For LGBTIQ Charities
Brisbane’s Big Gay Day festival will return to Fortitude Valley venue The Wickham Hotel in March. The festival, now in its 19th year, will take over the Wickham and transform neighbouring Alden St into an inclusive street festival on Sunday, March 10. A host of local and international performers will take to Big Gay Day …
Big Gay Day Raises Tens Of Thousands For LGBTIQ Charities
The annual Big Gay Day street festival at the Wickham Hotel last Sunday has resulted in a “big pay day” for the festival’s four charity partners. Venue manager David McKillop announced that the total monies raised on the day was $32,700. That equates to a $8175 donation to each of the charities – Australian Transgender …
The Wickham Hotel : A Gay Venue Where Everyone’s Welcome
A couple of years back, when the LGBTIQ community wasn’t sure if the Wickham Hotel was for them any more, “those days are over”, says manager David McKillop. “We are actually a gay venue, but everyone’s welcome. Not the other way around,” he said. It’s true that in its recent history, with the shrinking popularity …