Midsumma Westside

Sing-a-Long Dragtime (Midsumma Festival 2020) by Matto Lucas

The western suburb municipal councils and a number of community groups out west have got together to create an eclectic selection of events for those in the west to enjoy, or to entice people from other regions to come and sample a little western hospitality.

Midsumma Westside Events:

4 drag queens wearing sequined pink dresses and pink head pieces standing in a diamond formation in front of a pink to orange gradient background

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Performance Cabaret Parties & Social Events

4PLAY

24 Apr-2 May

Scattered colourful crayons with a close up of crayon shavings in a rainbow pattern

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Music Popular Music Performance

Ace of Hearts - Songs

23-30 Apr

Two men in black t-shirts reading 'GAYSKATE' at a skating rink in front of two signs reading 'GAYSKATE' and 'SKATE AT YOUR OWN RISK'

Visual Arts Exhibition Community & Culture

Creating Community in Melbourne’s West

19 Apr-14 May

Drag artist Valerie Hex wears a black costume with textured grey spots and green wig. Intricate flower and stalk details sprout across the shoulders.

Visual Arts Exhibition Performance Film

Duets with a Shapeshifter by James Welsby (Valerie Hex)

10 Apr-5 May

A naked person with their back to us, taking a step forward and balancing on a submerged log in a body of water with many branches sticking out.

Visual Arts Exhibition Talks

Fluid

18 Mar-25 Apr

A picture of Jude Perl wearing a knitted jumper looking sideways while stroking a cat on her lap

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Performance Comedy Music

I Have a Face by Jude Perl

30 Apr

Various ethnicity hands with rainbow bracelet

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Talks & Tours Talks Community & Culture

Intersections of discrimination

22 Apr

Small brown bat baring it's teeth on a white background

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Performance Spoken Word Community & Culture

Let Me Get Something Off My Chest by Sam Elkin

19 Apr

Laptop with a blue blob in front of the screen, and hands emerging dramatically from that

Visual Arts Exhibition

On Screen, In the Flesh

21 Apr-1 May

A close up photograph of glittery confetti in rainbow colours

Performance Variety Music Kids and Families

Park Lounge

1 May

Three happy looking people acting amorously, inside a rainbow frame with text

Kids and Families Visual Arts

Rainbow Families in Frame

24 Apr

Two non-binary drag performers in bright, colourful attire, lie on their backs in the grass, surrounded by picture books.

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Kids and Families Performance

Rainbow Family Storytime

1 May

Young people are lounging outdoors under a tree on beanbags and deck chairs listening to a live musical performance delivered by three musicians

Music Youth Performance

Rainbow Music on the Deck

24 Apr

Rainbow Cupcakes

Kids and Families Community & Culture

Rainbow Pride in Altona

24 Apr

Two drag queens on a richly decorated stage, holding glasses of orange juice, behind a table with fruit, biscuits and flowers

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Performance Comedy

Ready, Set, Brunch! Bottomless Drag Brunch

25 Apr-2 May

guitar with capo resting on ironing board with audio cable to zoom recorder

Music Workshops

Sound in the Head Workshops and Gigs

1-2 May

A person against a tartan blanket background, wearing totem ochre with branches in front of face

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Music Classical Community & Culture

Tall Branches

1-2 May

Banner with nautical themes and text

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Midsumma Presents Music Parties & Social Events

The Pier Festival

24 Apr

Two young people wearing school kilts and grey skivvies standing in a huge pond in a park. One is standing on large rock holding a fish..

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Midsumma Presents Kids and Families Performance

This is Grayson

20-24 Apr

Blue vintage typewriter on a brown wooden table

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Performance Spoken Word Community & Culture

Trans and Gender Diverse Writers Showcase

30 Apr

Six characters that look like creatures made out of jackets, hats, pants, skirts, sweaters and swimsuits who have come to life..

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Kids and Families Performance Youth

Unsorted

10-25 Apr

Middle aged man looking shocked standing in front of a rainbow curtain

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Performance Comedy

You Can't Say That In Front Of Your Father!

24 Apr-2 May

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