Midsumma

Midsumma, Melbourne's annual gay and lesbian festival, is a federation of arts and cultural events spread over six municipalities and located in over 60 different venues across Melbourne. Midsumma is presented over three weeks from mid January to February and, now in its 22nd year, is a significant attraction on the Melbourne festival calendar.

Contact Midsumma: get our contact details or send us an email
How to get to our office: map & transport info to help find us at the Abbotsford Convent
Mission & Objectives: what we're all about
Our Board: check out who is on our board
Our Staff: check out the key Midsumma roles, & who occupies them
Our Sponsors: see who sponsors us and access their websites
History of Midsumma: find out what has happened over the years & check our photo galleries

The Midsumma Festival brings a diverse mix of artists and performers together under a single umbrella for an impassioned celebration and innovative presentation of queer art and culture. The festival program is made up of a wide range of events and activities including visual art, theatre, spoken word, cabaret, film, live music, sport and social and political forums and debates. 

Offering a diverse, exciting and relevant program, the Midsumma continues to attract a broad and ever evolving audience to Melbourne and Victoria. Each year over 100,000 individuals across Melbourne and Australia participate in and attend festival events. Midsumma is presently concentrated over five inner city municipal councils across Melbourne: City of Melbourne, City of Stonnington, City of Yarra, City of Moreland and the City of Port Phillip.

Growing in popularity each year, Midsumma is positioned and identified globally as one of the top five gay and lesbian arts and cultural festivals, along with New York, San Francisco, Vancouver and Singapore. As such, Midsumma serves to identify Melbourne as a culturally sophisticated city and strengthens Melbourne's national and international profile as an artistically vibrant and invigorated city.

Midsumma Festival Inc is a not-for-profit association, comprising of two full time office staff, governed by a volunteer Board of Management which is elected by membership. The Board directs all aspects of the Festival working with permanent staff and contractors, and a volunteer base of over 50.