Rainbow Restoration
Join us for the second annual ICONIC Youth Pride Party. This year’s theme is Dare to Dream. 
Dress up in your dreamiest outfit and come ready to dance. We will have drag performers, DJs, and kai – all for free! 
optional getting ready together event 5pm -7pm
main event 7pm – 10pm
for students aged 13-18
completely FREE event, but tickets are required for entry!
Need help completing your look? We’ll have a free clothing swap event before the ball, so you can find the perfect dress, suit, or accessory to make this the dreamiest night ever 
Details coming soon!
Any questions? Contact waitaha@insideout.org.nz
The Secret Piano Bar
Where the night leans in to listen.
Proudly presented by ITR and JR Entertainment as part of Ōtautahi Christchurch Pride
Step inside, turn your phone to silent, and let the night unfold…
Hidden somewhere within the Isaac Theatre Royal, The Secret Piano Bar comes alive after dark—an intimate Ōtautahi Christchurch Pride experience where voices rise, secrets are shared, and the piano never sleeps.
This is a night crafted by those in the room: the music, the mood, and the moments shaped by everyone who gathers—singers, storytellers, friends, and you. Settle in with a drink, relax into the warm after-hours atmosphere, and, if you feel like lingering, add one of ITR’s signature platters to enjoy at your table. Share a song with friends if the moment feels right, or simply lean back and listen.
From big feelings to quiet confessions, every moment is once-only… if you know, you know.
Stay for one drink—or stay until the piano plays its final chord. At The Secret Piano Bar, the night is yours.
Christchurch City Libraries and Day One Hāpai te Haeata are proud to present seven short films by local LGBTQIA+ filmmakers in celebration of Pride 2026! The evening will include a Q&A with some of the directors and producers, hosted by Ray Shipley. This event will run for two hours, with a quick break for refreshments halfway through. The full list of films is below:
- Ata Pūao
- O Alofa Nei, O Alofa Nā
- He Takatāpui Ahau
- Holy Ghost
- Repugnant
- The Social
- Fearlessli
Venue: Tautoru / TSB Space, Hapori | Community, Level 1, Tūranga
M mature audiences 16 years and over
| Whether you have no idea where to start, you have already crocheted a little but would like to learn new techniques, or you are branching out from other yarn crafts, join us for a nice queer craft time! We provide all the necessary supplies – including crochet hooks, yarn, resources and easy patterns – and seasoned crocheters will be at hand to teach and guide you. If you already have supplies or a kit, feel free to bring them along, and we can help you get started! Experienced crocheters are of course also welcome, either to just enjoy a nice queer craft gathering, or to help guide beginners. We’ll meet in Tūranga central library, on the 3rd floor, on Wednesday the 25th of March at 6pm. (Please note this event is taking place in the library, but is not a library event). See you there! |
Join Ray Shipley for a special, early edition of their beloved ‘Late Night Poetry Hour’ in celebration of Pride 2026! Expect an open mic, followed by feature sets from two incredible local poets – Isla Huia and Tarn Wright. Sign up for the open mic from 5.30pm (priority will be given to poets from the LGBTQIA+ community), with the poetry kicking off from 6pm. As always, this event will run longer than an hour!
This event is open to all ages.
It is an uncensored space, but hate speech will not be tolerated.
Pride Poetry Hour
Friday 27 March
6.00-7.45pm
Free, please register your attendance
Registering your attendance does not automatically sign you up for the open mic – those sign-ups will happen on the night!
Celebrate Pride with Rush Run Club!
Join us for a fun, inclusive morning of movement, community, and good vibes!
Meet at Pegasus Arms
9:00 AM, Saturday 28 March
We’ll kick things off with a quick warm-up before heading around Hagley Park for an easy 6km walk, jog, or run — all paces welcome!
Afterwards, we’ll head back to Pegasus Arms to relax and celebrate with coffee or drinks, a live DJ, and an epic prize draw.
**Prizes for BEST DRESSED**
This event is for everyone — families, allies, pets and the rainbow community.
Come as you are and be part of something special!
Introducing Mud & Meditation, a blend of mindfulness and pottery in a beautiful setting – Ashe Gallery located in Ōtautahi.
The details:
Meditation, with the intuitive Reiki Guide, Angelah Rose. Providing calm practices you can experience and learn from.
Mud, the clay aspect in this workshop. Playing, learning and creating something special. Anything you feel moved to make, Megan Hope will provide ideas and attention.
Limited spots available, ensuring personalised assistance and connection. Beginners welcome!
Megan Hope with finish all the pieces, firing and clear glazing, ready for you to keep forever.
Sunday 3rd May, 2pm! Approximately 90mins @ ASHE, 3/153 High Street, CBD, Christchurch 8011.
Join us for our creative pottery session that will calm your mind and uplift your spirit.
LGBTQIA+ friendly & wheelchair accessible. Bathroom facilities available, nearby eateries, bus stop and car-parking.
Live music & captivating performers
Tarot reading
Flash tattoos
Crafting corners to create and manifest magic
A cosy movie zone to unwind and connect
This coven is for all who move through the world with sapphic energy — including trans, non-binary, and gender-diverse souls. If you feel called to this space, you belong. This coven is built on respect, consent, and care for one another — any harmful, disrespectful, or exclusionary behaviour will not be tolerated.This coven is a safe, inclusive, and welcoming space, Celebrating queer connection, creativity, and expressionOne final Sunday Session before winter. 🌇
Join us for The Sunset at Smash Palace on Sunday, 17 May. We’ll kick things off from 2PM and roll through golden hour, with sunset over Ōtautahi at 5:13PM.
All the usual Sunday Sessions seasonings—great music, great people, and a welcoming space for our LGBTQIA+ whānau and allies—the perfect way to farewell the warmer months.
📍 Smash Palace
🕒 From 2PM
🍹 Happy Hour 4–6PM
🎟 Free Entry
🐶 Dog-Friendly Courtyard
🎧 DJ: Skew-Whiff
Trade boredom for board games!
Come hang out with the Qtopia team and other lovely humans who just want to roll the dice, pull a card and have a good time. You’ll find us at Meepleopolis at the Climate Action Campus (plenty of parking available and the closest bus stops are Woodham Rd and Stanmore Rd) on Saturday 30 May. Come alone or bring a mate, there will be room and games for everyone! 
We will start at 2PM and have three hours of fun!
Join us for Queer Cinema for Palestine (QCP) – No Pride in Genocide, a groundbreaking global film event co-organized by the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) together with hundreds of partner groups worldwide.
QCP 2026 features 300 screenings in nearly 60 countries all over the world of a collectively-curated stellar short film program throughout the month of June 2026.
Join us as we continue to shout No Pride in Genocide and build queer solidarity with Palestinians!
The QCP 2026 program focuses on the work of queer, Palestinian, and allied artists, across locales, in historic Palestine and the diaspora, identities, lengths, styles and genres (doc-hybrid, experimental, fiction, and animation) to highlight art’s position in resistance and the struggle for liberation.
Falasteen Film Society Ōtautahi returns in June with a very special event: Queer Cinema for Palestine 2026. We warmly invite you to join us for a screening of 6 powerful queer short films from around the world, in solidarity with Palestine. Admission is $30pp, 2/3 of which will be sent to Gaza to the 10+ families that FFSŌ supports there. 1/3 of the proceeds will be donated to the film-makers. As with all of our monthly film screenings, snacks and refreshments are provided at no extra cost.
A place for LGBTQIA+folks and allies to connect with each other and nature.
We will be putting in the mahi to look after the environment alongside the Richmond Community Gardens in Ōtautahi.
We will finish up early for a cuppa.