Feast Festival launches 2021 Pridevember program

HAPPY PRIDEVEMBER!!!

Feast Festival is Adelaide’s only not-for-profit LGBTIQIA+ Queer Arts and Cultural Festival and they are ready as all anything for another fabulous month of queer celebration this November.

Feast fans were invited into the South Australian Museum last Tuesday to officially launch the fests 2021 program. The curated program includes more than 90 fun and flamboyant events, including a Drag Fashion Extravaganza in Rundle Mall, a Pride at Plant 4 market event, and Picnic in the Park at Pinky Flat.

Beginning on Saturday 6 November, Feast coincides with Pride Month – or ‘Pridevember’ – a month-long celebration of queer arts and culture that was founded in 1997 to provide a safe and inclusive platform for the LGBTQIA+ community to share and express themselves through art and culture.

Hon David Pisoni M with Feast General Manager, Helen Sheldon at the 2021 program launch

Some of my top picks for Feast includes:

PRIDE MARCH ADELAIDE (***Since posting, Pride March has since been cancelled***)

Sat 6 Nov - 5.30 pm

A Feast fest staple, the Pride March brings together thousands of family and friends to take the streets of Adelaide to celebrate LGBTQIA+ creativity, diversity, inclusivity, history and contribution to society. Led by motorcycles and First Australians, Pride March Adelaide features a DJ pumping out gay anthems to get you dancing in the street. (I'll be going to this event, so come and say hello if you see me!).

DRAG FASHION EXTRAVAGANZA 

Fri 19 Nov - 12:30pm, 6pm & 7:30pm

What has two balls and wears a wig? Rundle Mall this Pridevember! Come see the ultimate Dragtastic Fashion Runway Extravaganza - with South Australian star drag artists sashaying the runway in Rundle Mall. Shantay your way to the Gawler Place canopy for a legendary stage show, showcasing the latest Summer trends available in the city’s hottest shopping precinct, Rundle Mall.

PICNIC IN THE PARK

Sun 28 Nov - 11:00am - 7:00pm

Bring your friends, family, and don’t forget your dog! Kick back and relax at Feast’s annual community picnic. Explore community information and artisan market stalls, enjoy a variety of cuisines from local food vendors. All your beverage needs will be supplied by the fabulous Sparkke Change Beverage Company. Think beers, brews, spirits and spritz’s for an afternoon of delicious drinks and frivolity! Attractions include a Queer Youth Zone, Come and Try volleyball and shuttlecock, DIY Queer Craft plus the famous Dog Show, ECH Chill Out Zone and live music to picnic by. SAFM DJ’s will be spinning the hits, plus Feast DJ’s will take Picnic out with your favourite pride party anthems.

Feast is one of 11 major Festivals in South Australia and is the 3rd largest LGBTIQ+ Festival in the country. Feast is an International event, bringing performers from all over the world. Previous acts include 2014 Eurovision winner Conchita Wurst, adult film star and trans activist Buck Angel, Olympic Diver Matthew Mitcham, 90’s dance icon Dannii Minogue, Real Housewives of Melbourne star Gamble Breaux and many more, attracting visitors from near and far. Feast began in 1997 providing a safe and inclusive platform for the LGBTIQ+ community to share and express themselves through art and culture.