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Feast Festival 2015: Adelaide and South Australia's LGBTQI Festival and Celebration of Diversity.
The Feast Festival is South Australia's GLBTIQ festival, celebrating all elements of diversity in SA. The festival began in 1997 and has grown in size and popularity with each year and this year is no different. If you're in Adelaide this year, the festival kicks off on the 14th November and the final day is the 29th. There's lots to do during the festival so there's bound to be something for everyone. And to whet the appetite, here's a terrific promo video.
So what can you expect this year? Quite a lot. Some of the guests and events include the Pride March, which kicks off at Victoria Square at 5:30pm on the 14th, an evening with Conchita Wurst, Stephen Fry in Adelaide, Australia's Homosexual Histories Conference, Hiroto Simizu lecture, art, film, music, dance, parties, lectures, talks, cabaret, comedy, and more. There's events for youth-aged people and for retirees, including the SA Samesex Dancesport Competition. There is also a Transgender Dinner and the International Day of Transgender Remembrance evenings, and sessions featuring sexual and gender diversity within Indigenous Australians.
From the festival's site, what this year's Feast is about:
Part of the festival this year is the lounge, which has a library. Dreamspinner Press has donated books to this library, as have a group of Adelaide authors and other members of the community, particularly Tim Harkness, who in my humble opinion has been awesome about the entire thing. The lounge opening is at 5pm on the 17th November, where there will be books to peruse and wine to drink. It's at the Lion Arts Center courtyard on the corner of North Terrace and Morphett Street. Myself and fellow author and all round nice person L. V. Lloyd will be there too!
Check out what's on at Feast by visiting the site, where you can download a copy of the festival guide.
So what can you expect this year? Quite a lot. Some of the guests and events include the Pride March, which kicks off at Victoria Square at 5:30pm on the 14th, an evening with Conchita Wurst, Stephen Fry in Adelaide, Australia's Homosexual Histories Conference, Hiroto Simizu lecture, art, film, music, dance, parties, lectures, talks, cabaret, comedy, and more. There's events for youth-aged people and for retirees, including the SA Samesex Dancesport Competition. There is also a Transgender Dinner and the International Day of Transgender Remembrance evenings, and sessions featuring sexual and gender diversity within Indigenous Australians.
From the festival's site, what this year's Feast is about:
The 2015 Feast Festival promises to be an exciting fortnight of entertainment and a spirited celebration of - and by - the LGBTIQ community.
This year's theme - "Come as you are", is about being welcome, being yourself and feeling comfortable, safe and supported through a rich and diverse Arts Festival.
We hope that you will join us - and Feast Ambassador Conchita Wurst – at this year’s festival!
Part of the festival this year is the lounge, which has a library. Dreamspinner Press has donated books to this library, as have a group of Adelaide authors and other members of the community, particularly Tim Harkness, who in my humble opinion has been awesome about the entire thing. The lounge opening is at 5pm on the 17th November, where there will be books to peruse and wine to drink. It's at the Lion Arts Center courtyard on the corner of North Terrace and Morphett Street. Myself and fellow author and all round nice person L. V. Lloyd will be there too!
Check out what's on at Feast by visiting the site, where you can download a copy of the festival guide.
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