Midsumma Carnival 2026 - Sun 18 JAN - Free

Schedule

Sun Jan 18 2026 at 01:00 am to 11:00 am

UTC+11:00

Location

Alexandra Gardens | Melbourne, VI

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Midsumma Carnival is an iconic full-day outdoor extravaganza dedicated to kicking off our three-week-long queer arts and culture festival! 🌈 🎉
Located in Alexandra Gardens in Melbourne’s bustling CBD, Midsumma Carnival features a vast array of LGBTQIA+ acts that will grace the three carnival stages. This popular annual day event attracts over 100,000 people and entry is free! 💃
With stalls, pop-up bars, two large food zones, free giveaways, and multiple queer-friendly community groups and business stalls for you to visit, there's bound to be something for everyone.
Midsumma Carnival offers a variety of fun safe spaces accessible to everybody, including, Sports activities, a Youth area, and family-areas that are open to everyone.
Fancy a picnic? Bring your friends and family to one of our grass pavilions surrounding the stages to enjoy Carnival’s entertainment! Our talented artists will leave you in awe with a variety of singers, drag artists, DJs, performers.
As the night approaches, Midsumma Carnival begins to wake up with an extravagant dance party held across both the Main and Picnic stages. You’ll join thousands of people dancing the night away and party to a huge line-up on each stage, including a handful of major headliners.
📸 Midsumma Carnival 2025 © 2024-2025 CRAATE Creative for Midsumma Festival Inc.
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Alexandra Gardens, Melbourne, Australia

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Midsumma Festival

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