Midsumma Festival - Midsumma Festival

Become a Midsumma Patron

We need YOU! Our Patron Program is your opportunity to really show your passion for LGBTQIA+ arts and cultures, and to contribute to its future. Your tax-deductible support will help our diverse communities to share their stories, have a voice, and experience all that Midsumma has to offer.

Join a special group who understand the importance of queer arts.

Job Vacancies: JOIN OUR TEAM

Join our Midsumma team for the 2023 Festival. With a small core team working from the Midsumma Office in Melbourne's CBD all year round, we increase our team size with seasonal staff, summer placements, and volunteers from September to February each year.

We're a great bunch to work with!

Register your event for Midsumma Festival 2023

Event registrations for Midsumma Festival 2023 are now OPEN. All events finalised by Friday 1 July 2022 will receive a 20% discount off the registration fee.

Regos close 22 Aug

Help Support LGBTQIA+ art & Cultures

If you are thinking of donating to an organisation for EOFY, please consider Midsumma. We rely on your donations to produce your three-week festival each year, as well as year-round community cultural development work.

Thank you for all of your support

Become a volunteer Summer Work Placement

Help deliver one of Australia’s largest LGBTQIA+ cultural festivals, gain valuable professional work experience and grow your networks in the arts community.

Applications close midnight Fri 5 Aug 2022.

Applications Open: Midsumma Pathways Program

The Pathways program provides a queer context for ten to twelve LGBTQIA+ emerging artists with disability to develop their artistic practices.

closing Friday 8 July 2022

Register your event for Midsumma Festival 2023

Midsumma Festival is open-access - that means that anybody can register an event to be part of the festival. Find out what's involved in registering your event to be included in a future Midsumma Festival.

Event Registrations

Applications Open for Midsumma Pathways

The Pathways program provides a queer context for ten to twelve LGBTQIA+ emerging artists with disability to develop their artistic practices.

Midsumma Pathways

Midsumma and Australia Post Art Award

Ayman Kaake announced as the winner of the 2022 Midsumma and Australia Post Art Award.

Midsumma and Australia Post Art Award 2022 Winners

Become The One National Tour

Midsumma is proud to announce the first national tour as a result of the Queer Playwriting Awards, produced by Gasworks Arts Park and supported by Midsumma Festival - Become The One by Adam Fawcett

BECOME THE ONE National Tour