Canberra SpringOUT Pride Festival
Highlights
- Celebrate Canberra's vibrant LGBTQIA+ community at the month-long SpringOUT Pride Festival in November.
- Join the lively opening event at Glebe Park, featuring the SpringOUT Fair Day and diverse activities.
- Experience the thrill of the Famous Pink Tennis Bush Dance, a highlight that sells out every year.
- Participate in various sports during the Pride Sports Festival, showcasing inclusivity and community spirit.
SpringOUT is Canberra’s only pride festival. Held in November each year, a month-long festival that celebrates Australia’s most LGBTQIA+ friendly city and Canberra’s LGBTQIA+ community in all its fabulous diversity.
It’s time to SpringOUT with ‘PRIDE in the Capital’ in 2026!
Throughout November, Canberra’s annual SpringOUT festival showcases a diverse array of events that celebrate Canberra’s LGBTQIA+ community. There are free and low-cost events, so don’t miss out.
Events include their opening event, at Glebe Park, SpringOUT Fair Day. Then later, celebrate The Famous Pink Tennis Bush Dance, which sells out every year.
SpringOUT will host their fourth Pride Sports Festival ”Sport Your Pride’ with ACT Veterans Rugby and many other sporting codes. There will be women’s Rugby and Grid Iron Matches, Soccer, Hockey, Water Polo, Roller Derby and Come and Try Sessions not to be missed!
Explore Exhibitions, Theatre, Dance, and Guided Walks. There will be workshops. Don’t miss Qwire’s Annual Concert. Participate in the Pride Run with Canberra Frontrunners.
There’s the Big Gay Breakfast with Fuse Magazine.
Visit the SpringOUT website to register your event for 2026 and for more details on sponsorship and how you can help to celebrate Pride in the Capital!
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Dates & times
- Next occurrence: reoccurring
Accreditations
- Gay and Lesbian Tourism Australia (GALTA)
- Meetings and Events Australia
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Actively welcomes people with access needs.
General access
- Offers multiple options for booking – web, email, phone is available.
- Offers a range of contact methods for receiving complaints.
- Companion Cards are accepted.
- Staff are trained in disability awareness.
- Website meets <a href="https://www.w3.org/WAI/standards-guidelines/wcag/" target="_blank">WCAG 2.0</a> accessibility standards
- Advise tour guides of the access needs of guests at the time of booking (includes pick up and drop off requirements)
Communication
Welcomes and assists people who have challenges with learning, communication, understanding and behaviour. (includes people with autism, intellectual disability, Down syndrome, acquired brain injury (ABI), dyslexia and dementia)
- Staff are trained in communicating with people with learning or behavioural challenges.
- Uses Plain English / easy read signage and information (includes menus and emergency information)
- A quiet space is available at the venue/ facility.
Physical – Mobility
Caters for people with sufficient mobility to climb a few steps but who would benefit from fixtures to aid balance. (This includes people using walking frames and mobility aids)
- Uses floors/coverings which are slip resistant, firm and smooth
- Uses non-slip tiles in the bathroom or slip resistant matting
- Grab rails in the bathroom
- Seating in common areas including reception area
Physical – Wheelchair
Caters for people who use a wheelchair.
- Step free outdoor pathways (includes picnic areas, barbecues and shelters)
- At least one wheelchair accessible parking space with wheelchair accessible signage clearly displayed (International standards are 3200mm wide x 2500 mm high).
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