Stages - Midsumma Carnival 2023

Midsumma Carnival 2019 - photo by Creative Edge Photography

See 2023 Midsumma Carnival Artists for photos and bios of the performers.

11:00am: DJ Tinika
12:30pm: Emcee Dandrogyny (A Composting Cabaret)
12:40pm: Jinkies, Belial B’Zarr, Randy Roy, The Birthday Girl (DICE - just a taste)
12:55pm: Le Freak
1:20pm: Melbourne Rainbow Band (MRB @ Pride Centre)
1:40pm: Official Proceedings including Welcome to Country by Wurundjeri Elder Aunty Joy Murphy Wandin
2:25pm:
2:40pm: Homophonic
3:00pm: DJ Gay Roberto
3:05pm: The Shanties Choir presents: Wet and Wild
3:15pm: Brenda Bressed! (An Evening with Brenda)
3:30pm: Emcee Lucy Best (Lucy Best Presents Queer Comedy)
3:35pm: Nina Ferro (JUDY • AUSTRALIA • 1964)
4:05pm: Abril LaTrene (The Big D and Drag Roast'n'Rave)
4:20pm: Andy Balloch and Justin Porter (Gays of Our Lives)
4:40pm: Peppy Smears (Bowie Ball)
5:05pm: Josh Sanders - Le Jazz Hot (Ziegfeld Boy)
5:25pm: Max Lawrence (Fountain)
5:45pm: Bae Marie (Queer-aoke)
Emcees: 2Joocee and Nic Holas
6:05pm: Adam Noviello and LYNDON
6:20pm: Robert Baxter - performer / singer
6:35pm: DJ NayNay
7:30pm: D Flowers - performer / drag royalty
7:40pm: DJ Stereogamous
8:35pm: Tilly Capulet and SILK - performers / drag royalty
8:45pm: House of Devine - ballroom and JULAI - performer / singer
9:00pm: DJ AYEBATONYE
9:45pm: Emcees: 2Joocee and Nic Holas
9:50pm: Stage closes

11:00am: Onyx
12:35pm: Christopher Fieldus (Devastating Beauty)
12:55pm: Darby James (Spunk Daddy)
1:10pm: The Rainbow Tree by Fat Fruit
1:30pm: S.E. Grummett (Something in the Water)
1:45pm: Bella Nitrate (Woman of SALT)
2:00pm: Jayden Masciulli, Simon Hawkings and Allen Dorsey (Am I Doing This Right?)
2:15pm: Mystic Moira - A Taste of Fruit Cake (Fruit Cake Comedy)
3:00pm: Midsumma Dog Show with DJ Mon Franco
4:35pm: Kitty Obsidian - NAIDOC Pride Winner 2022
4:45pm: Milo
5:00pm: Lip Sync Limelight - hosted by Frock Hudson (Frock Hudson's Storytime Sing-A-Long and Dean Arcuri is Out of this World!)
5:45pm: DJ Mon Franco
6pm: Emcees: Lazy Susan and Zelda Moon
6:05pm: KHYA aka 𝕸𝖆𝖒𝖆𝖈𝖎𝖙𝖝 - performer / singer
6:20pm: Jandruze
7:20pm: Free Entertainment - performers / band
7:45pm: DJ Aqueerius
8:40pm: DJ DAWS
9:25pm: Emcees: Lazy Susan and Zelda Moon
9:30pm: Stage closes

Emcee: Frock Hudson
11:00am: Chat with Paralympic Rower Al Viney and Melbourne Argonauts
11:30am: Queerlympics - Opening Ceremony
11:45am: Queerlympics - Tug of War
12:00pm: Queerlympics - Limbo
12:15pm: Queerlympics - Flipper Race
12:30pm: Queerlympics - Frock Hudson's Squid Games (Red Light Green Light)
Emcee: Emily Fox
12:45pm: Chat to Shuttlecats Badminton Club
01:00pm-02:00pm: Chat with Tennis Australia/Tennis Australia Activation
02:00pm: Chat with Netball Victoria
02:15pm: Melbourne Chargers Rugby Demonstration
02:30pm: Chat with Melbourne Wranglers Wrestling Club / Wranglers Demonstration
02:45pm: Chat with Melbourne Spikers Volleyball Club
03:00pm: Chat with Lacrosse Victoria
03:15pm: Chat with Thornbury Bowls Club
03:30pm-4pm: Lip Sync Battle
04:00pm: Announce winner of Queerlympics and draw a winner of the "Try to beat Al Viney"/Argonauts Learn to Row competition