In 2017 Midsumma celebrates 30 years of championing diversity, cultivating queer perspectives and creating experiences that tip the status quo – all made possible through their annual open access festival.

For three weeks over summer 2017, Melbourne and surrounding areas will be home to a spectacular program of over 130 Midsumma Festival events: visual arts, performance, film, parties, sports, talks and social events.

This year’s festival is punctuated by three signature outdoor events. Midsumma Carnival opens the festival with an all-day-and-night party-in-the-park at Melbourne’s Alexandra Gardens. Midsumma Pride March, Melbourne’s iconic march of solidarity and celebration, rolls through the streets of St Kilda in the second week. The final weekend explodes with Midsumma Horizon, a new-art party at Testing Grounds tucked away in Melbourne’s CBD. And the best thing is they are all free