Bendigo PRIDE Festival

30/10/2026

😇 TONIGHT! 😈

Bendigo PRIDE Festival presents HEAVEN VS HELL: 2026 Bendigo Pride Halloween Ball at TRADES HALL (36-40 View St, Enter via side entrance on Park Lane)

🚪 Doors open 7pm

🍹 Happy Hour 7pm - 8pm

💃🏼 Shows from 8.30pm

🌟 Drag Performances from Tara Missu, Kandy Jackzon, Pizzazz Jackzon & Polly Filla

🏆 Best Costume Catwalk Contest at 9.30pm

🎟️ https://www.trybooking.com/au/event/1654410

🎃 Door Sales Available!

👻 SEEYA THERE GHOULFRIEND!

(Please note this event is restricted to 18 & over due to the sale of alcohol)

😇🔥 BENDIGO PRIDE HALLOWEEN BALL 2026: HEAVEN VS HELL 🔥😈 Saturday 31 October 7pm–Midnight Trades Hall View Street, Bendigo Prepare to ch

30/10/2026

Attention all hornbags and foxy morons!

Fountain Lakes Live are bringing their award winning show FOUNTAIN LAKES: Y2K to Bendigo at The Capital Theatre

Starring Thomas Jaspers, Jemima Handful, Scott Brennan and Dragracedownunder alum Art Simone - this hysterical production set on the Eve of the new Millenium is a laugh out loud romp through the late 90’s/early 2000’s

1 night only - 7pm this Tuesday 3rd November!

Tickets: https://www.bendigoregion.com.au/arts-culture-theatres/event/fountain-lakes-y2k

28/10/2026

THE ZOMBIE PROM
Friday 30 October 2026 | 6–9pm

Calling all q***r teens, zombies, ghouls, ghosts and their fabulous friends! 👻

Bendigo Pride is raising the dead for a Halloween night created especially for LGBTIQA+ young people aged 18 and under — and yes, the undead are invited too!

Come along for a drug- and alcohol-free Halloween party packed with music, dancing, games, spooky surprises and plenty of q***r joy.

Put on your non binary finery & show off your most terrifyingly fabulous look in our Best Dressed Contest, and get ready to party like the afterlife depends on it!

💀 GAMES & HALLOWEEN FUN
👻 BEST DRESSED CONTEST
💃 DANCING & PARTY VIBES
💄 DRAG PERFORMANCES
🎨 FABULOUS FACE PAINTING BY THE CONNECTED CIRCUS

Get ready to be entertained by Polly Filla and Pashion Couture, plus a SUPER-SPECIAL GUEST who has sashayed their way straight from RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under - ITS ART SIMONE! 👑✨

So grab your besties, raid the costume cupboard and come raise a little hell — costumes, camp, chaos and celebration!

🧟 DEAD OR ALIVE… YOU’RE INVITED! 🧟‍♀️
🎟️ BOOK YOUR SPOT!

Places are limited, so ask a parent, guardian or trusted adult if you need help booking, then grab your ticket and get your costume ready! (Door Sales Available)

(Parents and Scaregivers are welcome to attend free of charge. All performers, security and event staff have current WWCC)

Please let us know via email if you have accessibility requirements - we can assist with arranging easier access to the venue for you. Email: [email protected]

Friday 30 October | 6–9pm | Bendigo Trades Hall

For q***r young people aged 18 & under and their friends. 🥰🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

https://www.trybooking.com/DQDKS

17/10/2026

😇🔥 BENDIGO PRIDE HALLOWEEN BALL 2026: HEAVEN VS HELL 🔥😈

Saturday 31 October
7pm–Midnight
Trades Hall
View Street, Bendigo

Prepare to choose your side as Heaven collides with Hell for one gloriously wicked night of q***r Halloween mayhem!

Will you descend into the depths with devils, demons, sinners and creatures of the night?

Or will you ascend to the heavens with angels, cherubs, saints and celestial beings?

Perhaps you’ll find yourself somewhere deliciously in between…

Expect horns & halos, good vs evil, sin vs salvation and heavenly glamour battling hellish camp as Bendigo Pride transforms Trades Hall into a supernatural playground of music, dancing, costumes and q***r celebration.

And, of course, no Bendigo Pride Halloween Ball would be complete without our costume catwalk contest!

Take your place in the congregation and prepare to be entertained with Divinely Decadent Devilish Drag Performances From Polly Filla, Kandy Jackzon and Pizzazz Jackzon & Tara Missu.

Bar Available - Attendees must be 18 & over due to the sale of alcohol.

Purchase your ticket NOW (Link in Bio or via our website: www.bendigopridefestival.com.au)

NDIS tickets include a free ticket for a Carer to accompany an attendee with a paid ticket. Please let us know via email if you have accessibility requirements - we can assist with arranging easier access to the venue for you. Email: [email protected]

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17/10/2026

😇🔥 BENDIGO PRIDE HALLOWEEN BALL 2026: HEAVEN VS HELL 🔥😈

Saturday 31 October
7pm–Midnight
Trades Hall
View Street, Bendigo

Prepare to choose your side as Heaven collides with Hell for one gloriously wicked night of q***r Halloween mayhem!

Will you descend into the depths with devils, demons, sinners and creatures of the night?

Or will you ascend to the heavens with angels, cherubs, saints and celestial beings?

Perhaps you’ll find yourself somewhere deliciously in between…

Expect horns & halos, good vs evil, sin vs salvation and heavenly glamour battling hellish camp as Bendigo Pride transforms Trades Hall into a supernatural playground of music, dancing, costumes and q***r celebration.

And, of course, no Bendigo Pride Halloween Ball would be complete without our costume catwalk contest!

Take your place in the congregation and prepare to be entertained with Divinely Decadent Devilish Drag Performances From Polly Filla, Kandy Jackzon and Pizzazz Jackzon & Tara Missu.

Bar Available - Attendees must be 18 & over due to the sale of alcohol.

Purchase your ticket NOW! (Link in comments)

NDIS tickets include a free ticket for a Carer to accompany an attendee with a paid ticket. Please let us know via email if you have accessibility requirements - we can assist with arranging easier access to the venue for you. Email: [email protected]

16/10/2026

🧟‍♀️🪩 BENDIGO PRIDE ZOMBIE PROM 2026! 🪩🧟‍♂️

THE DEAD DANCE & THE UNDEAD ARE COMING OUT TO PARTY!

Friday 30 October 2026 | 6–9pm
📍 Bendigo Trades Hall, View Street

Calling all q***r teens, zombies, ghouls, ghosts and their fabulous friends! 👻

Bendigo Pride is raising the dead for a Halloween night created especially for LGBTIQA+ young people aged 18 and under — and yes, the undead are invited too!

Come along for a drug- and alcohol-free Halloween party packed with music, dancing, games, spooky surprises and plenty of q***r joy.

Grab a delicious mocktail, put on your non binary finery & show off your most terrifyingly fabulous look in our Best Dressed Contest, and get ready to party like the afterlife depends on it!

💀 GAMES & HALLOWEEN FUN
🍹 SPOOKY MOCKTAILS
👻 BEST DRESSED CONTEST
💃 DANCING & PARTY VIBES
💄 DRAG PERFORMANCES

Get ready to be entertained by Polly Filla and Pashion Couture, plus a SUPER-SPECIAL GUEST who has sashayed their way straight from RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under - ITS ART SIMONE! 👑✨

So grab your besties, raid the costume cupboard and come raise a little hell — costumes, camp, chaos and celebration!

🧟 DEAD OR ALIVE… YOU’RE INVITED! 🧟‍♀️
🎟️ BOOK YOUR SPOT!

Places are limited, so ask a parent, guardian or trusted adult if you need help booking then grab your ticket and get your costume ready! (Ticket link in bio or go to our website: www.bendigopridefestival.com.au )

(Parents and Scaregivers are welcome to attend free of charge. All performers, security and event staff have current WWCC)

Please let us know via email if you have accessibility requirements - we can assist with arranging easier access to the venue for you. Email: [email protected]

Friday 30 October | 6–9pm | Bendigo Trades Hall

For q***r young people aged 18 & under and their friends. 🥰🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

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16/10/2026

🧟‍♀️🪩 BENDIGO PRIDE ZOMBIE PROM 2026! 🪩🧟‍♂️

THE DEAD DANCE & THE UNDEAD ARE COMING OUT TO PARTY!

Friday 30 October 2026 | 6–9pm
📍 Bendigo Trades Hall, View Street

Calling all q***r teens, zombies, ghouls, ghosts and their fabulous friends! 👻
Bendigo Pride is raising the dead for a Halloween night created especially for LGBTIQA+ young people aged 18 and under — and yes, the undead are invited too!

Come along for a drug- and alcohol-free Halloween party packed with music, dancing, games, spooky surprises and plenty of q***r joy.

Grab a delicious mocktail, put on your non binary finery & show off your most terrifyingly fabulous look in our Best Dressed Contest, and get ready to party like the afterlife depends on it!

💀 GAMES & HALLOWEEN FUN�🍹 SPOOKY MOCKTAILS�👻 BEST DRESSED CONTEST�💃 DANCING & PARTY VIBES�💄 DRAG PERFORMANCES

Get ready to be entertained by Polly Filla and Pashion Couture, plus a SUPER-SPECIAL GUEST who has sashayed their way straight from RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under - 💚ITS Art Simone! 👑✨💚

So grab your besties, raid the costume cupboard and come raise a little hell — costumes, camp, chaos and celebration!

🧟 DEAD OR ALIVE… YOU’RE INVITED! 🧟‍♀️
🎟️ BOOK YOUR SPOT!

Places are limited, so ask a parent, guardian or trusted adult if you need help booking, then grab your ticket and get your costume ready!

(Parents and Scaregivers are welcome to attend free of charge. All performers, security and event staff have current WWCC)

Please let us know via email if you have accessibility requirements - we can assist with arranging easier access to the venue for you. Email: [email protected]

Friday 30 October | 6–9pm | Bendigo Trades Hall
�For q***r young people aged 18 & under and their friends. 🥰🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Booking link in comments!

01/10/2026

GUESS WHO?!?!

We have an extra SPOOPY special guest performer at our 18 & under 🧟‍♀️ ZOMBIE PROM 🧟 on Friday 30th October… who may or may not have been seen on a season of 👀

Grab your tickets (link in bio) and come and see one of Australia’s best ghoul friends strut on stage! 👻

23/05/2026

🎉🏳️‍🌈 And that is a wrap on Bendigo Pride Festival 2026! A festival that could not be done without our wonderful community.

We want to say a massive THANK YOU to all our sponsors, media partners, supporters, Stall Holders, and beautiful volunteers who helped bring this year’s Bendigo Pride Festival Together!!

And of course, it would not be Bendigo Pride Festival without all of you amazing and gorgeous people (and pets 🐾) who attended this year’s events, thank you for coming and celebrating Pride with us!