Ballarat Pride Months
2025
2025
2025
2025 was our second annual Pride month and we had 40 events organised by both City of Ballarat, local organisations and the community.
2024
2025
2025
2024 marked the City of Ballarat's first official Pride month with over 50 events from council and the community.
2023
2023
2023
In 2023, Ballarat Pride was a small trial with 6 events over the month.
2022
2023
2023
The AFLW Pride Week was presented in Ballarat on the 15th and 16th October, 2022. Included in the activities were a Pride Supporter Group Function, Bulldog Pride March to Mars Stadium, a Bulldogs Family Day and of course, the game itself, fought between the Western Bulldogs and St Kilda! The Doggies took the win 4.11 (35) to 3.2 (20).
Council supported LGBTIQA+ events in other festivals
Midsumma Festival
Chillout Festival, Daylesford
Midsumma Festival
21 January - 11 February
2021, 2024
Frolic Festival
Chillout Festival, Daylesford
Midsumma Festival
Various dates
2019, 2021, 2023 - 2024
Chillout Festival, Daylesford
Chillout Festival, Daylesford
Chillout Festival, Daylesford
The long weekend in March
2024
Ballarat Begonia Festival
Chillout Festival, Daylesford
Chillout Festival, Daylesford
The long weekend in March
2024
Ballarat Heritage Festival
FAQT - Festival of Australian Queer Theatre
FAQT - Festival of Australian Queer Theatre
17-26 May
2024 - 2025
FAQT - Festival of Australian Queer Theatre
FAQT - Festival of Australian Queer Theatre
FAQT - Festival of Australian Queer Theatre
22 - 25 August
2024
Ballarat Seniors Festival
FAQT - Festival of Australian Queer Theatre
Ballarat Seniors Festival
1 - 31 October
2023 - 2024
Children's Week
FAQT - Festival of Australian Queer Theatre
Ballarat Seniors Festival
19 October - 27 October
2024