Pride Month is an entire month dedicated to LGBTQIA+ community events that celebrate love, diversity and acceptance.
Held each June, Pride Month also includes the anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising in Manhattan in 1969, and highlights issues of equal opportunity and inclusion.
Below are local Pride Month activities you can get involved in, organised by Council and other community groups.
| Date | Event | Organiser | Audience | Location | Contact | More info/booking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday 3 June, 6- 8pm | Pride Art Showcase | Project Contemporary Artspace | All ages. May contain adult or sensitive content. | Project Contemporary Artspace, 225 Keira St, Wollongong | info@projectgallery.com.au | Project Gallery |
| Sunday 5 June, 11am-12:30pm | Illawarra Rainbow Families Sports Day | Rainbow Families | All ages. May contain adult or sensitive content. | Integral Energy Park, 88 Darkes Rd, Kembla Grange | ashleys@rainbowfamilies.com.au | Rainbow Families |
| Friday, 17 June, 6-8pm | Queerstories | Wollongong City Libraries | Ages 16+. | Wollongong Art Gallery, 46 Burelli St | (02) 4227 7414 or email us | Eventbrite |
| Saturday, 18 June, 10-11am | Rainbow Storytime | Wollongong City Libraries | Families (including children under 12 years). | Thirroul Library, 352/358 Lawrence Hargrave Dr, Thirroul | (02) 4227 8181 or email us | Eventbrite |
| Friday 24 June, 7-11pm | Dragatondra 5.0 | UOW UniBar | Ages 12+. May contain adult or sensitive content. | UOW UniBar, Northfields Ave, Gwynneville | https://unibar.uow.edu.au/contact-us/ | UOW UniBar |
| Saturday 25 June, 7-11pm | Jackaranda Says NO To Bullying | Jackaranda | Families (including children under 12 years). | Scarlett's Room, Illawarra Steelers, 1/5 Burelli St, Wollongong | Humanitix | |
| Monday 27 June, 5pm | Drag Bingo | UOW Unibar | All ages. May contain adult or sensitive content. | UOW UniBar, Northfields Ave, Gwynneville | https://unibar.uow.edu.au/contact-us/ |