Brisbane Pride Formal 2025

Brisbane Pride is proud to present the inaugural Brisbane Pride Queer Formal for 2025. The Brisbane Pride Formal first started in 2017 and we are so happy to see it return for 2025!

The purpose of the Brisbane Pride Queer Formal is provide a safe space for LGBTIQ students who for any reason may have been prevented from attending or chosen not to their own school formal.

Unfortunately even with fantastic, progressive and supportive policies in Queensland schools there are still many students that suffer discrimination, fear, anxiety and exclusion when it comes to attending their school formal celebrations. Private religious schools in particular still actively prevent LGBTIQIA+ students from bringing same sex partners and do not always support gender diverse students. Some students just aren’t ready or comfortable to express themselves freely amongst their peers and others simply want a safe space to meet and celebrate with their community.

This event is for our queer youth to express themselves however they feel most comfortable, to attend with who they love and to have a fantastic night celebrating who they are in style with their LGBTIQ peers.

The Brisbane Pride Queer Formal is proudly sponsored by the the LGBTIQ Community, Brisbane Pride Festival & Brisbane City Council and is a 100% free event being held in the Brisbane Room at Brisbane City Hall.

Tickets include a Two Course Meal, a night of fabulous entertainment, including performances by local entertainers and DJ’s as well as some of Brisbane's best Drag Performers!

This is a 100% Drug and Alcohol Free Event

Tickets are available to any school age students in Queensland (up to 21 years old), partners are not restricted on age but reminded this is a youth event, focussed and centred on supporting school aged youth.

Tickets are open to LGBTIQIA+ Students as well as their Allies and Friends.

Whilst we have some fantastic financial support from Brisbane City Council, we still need your support to make this a FREE event.

Members of the public can "purchase the price of a ticket" for $50 to cover the cost of a student attending via Eventbrite. This purchase goes towards covering the costs of the event, ensuring the students can attend for free.

The ticket does not need to be distributed to a student by the purchaser.

For corporate sponsorship opportunities please email [email protected]

Questions

*Do I have to be attending school to go?

- No, you can be any school age up to 21 yrs old (If older please email). You do not have to be enrolled at a school or TAFE.

*Does my date have to be 21 or under?

- No, there is no restriction on age for dates. But they are reminded this is a youth event, focussed and centred on supporting school aged youth

*Does my date need to buy a ticket or is it free?

- All tickets are 100% Free for you and your date.

*What do I wear?- You can wear whatever you want to express who you are in anyway.

*What if I can't afford anything fancy

- You don't need money and fancy clothes to express who you are. Everyone is welcome to dress exactly how they feel comfortable, if that's jeans and a T-shirt, then you be you, we're not here to judge.

*I'm not out, I don't want my photo taken and put online.

- Photos will not be made public after the event without consent.

*Can our parents and friends come to take photos for the arrivals?

- Absolutely! *Can cars pull up outside the Front Doors?

- Sadly not, King George Square is a funky place, plus we want your entrance to be about you, not what car you arrive in. Rock up to the foyer for directions on making your grand entrance.

*If myself or my date is over 18 can we drink at the event?

- Sadly no, we need to respect the fairness of all attending and the licensing of the venue. Feel free to grab a glass of bubbles somewhere before or after the event, but please do not ask for alcohol service at the event as you will be refused and please remember you will be denied entry if you arrive unduly intoxicated, as per liquor licensing laws.

*Is there reserved seating?

- Nope, this night is all about making friends, tables of 10, bums on seats to secure them!

* Will there be adults on site?

- Brisbane Pride Committee and Blue Card approved volunteers will be on site to supervise, assist and run the event for the evening, as well as Brisbane City Hall staff and security.

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