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Adelaide LGBTQ+ Events Guide: July 2026

Where to go out LGBTQ+ in Adelaide this March 2026—best bars, pubs, sober spots, sauna, shops, and what’s coming up, plus inclusive sports clubs to join.

Adelaide Queer Nightlife Guide: March 2026

Queer Nightlife in Adelaide: Best Bars and Hangouts in March 2026

Adelaide

Mary’s Poppin is a bar in Adelaide. Located at 5 Synagogue Pl, Adelaide SA 5000, Australia.

Mary’s Poppin

Stylishly renovated Victorian pub with live music, serving upscale global dishes and comfort food.

Prince Albert Hotel

The Howling Owl is a bar in Adelaide. Located at 10 Vaughan Pl, Adelaide SA 5000, Australia.

The Howling Owl

Airy, casual venue with sidewalk seating & classic pub grub, plus regular live music & curry nights.

The Exeter Hotel

Rustic-chic hangout featuring a creative pub menu, plus cocktails, tapas & regular live music.

Mylk Bar

Mylk Bar (North Adelaide) is a restaurant in Adelaide. Located at 53 Tynte St, North Adelaide SA 5006, Australia.

Mylk Bar (North Adelaide)

Mediterranean small plates and wine tastings, offered in a hip bar with exposed-brick walls.

Mother Vine

Three of Cups Teahouse is a restaurant in Adelaide. Located at Myer Centre, Level 2 Rundle Mall, Adelaide SA 5000, Australia.

Three of Cups Teahouse

Diverse-City is a restaurant in Adelaide. Located at 163 Gouger St, Adelaide SA 5000, Australia.

Diverse-City

In Awe Salon is a venue in Adelaide. Located at Shop5/160 Grote St, Adelaide SA 5000, Australia.

In Awe Salon

Etcher Salon is a venue in Adelaide. Located at 27 Halifax St, Adelaide SA 5000, Australia.

Etcher Salon

Pulteney 431 is a sauna and bathhouse in Adelaide. Located at 431 Pulteney St, Adelaide SA 5000, Australia.

Pulteney 431

Club X Adelaide is a shop in Adelaide. Located at 348 King William St, Adelaide SA 5000, Australia.

Club X Adelaide

Rainbow Roo is a shop in Adelaide. Located at 35 Hayfield Ave, Blakeview SA 5114, Australia.

Rainbow Roo

Adelaide has an active LGBTQ+ community with Pride Adelaide coordinating the annual Pride March and year-round events under "365 Days of Pride." Mary's Poppin is South Australia's premier LGBTQIA+ venue, and the city offers drag, DJ nights, and a growing queer scene.

Join the Adelaide Running Festival featuring various race categories including marathons, half-marathons, and fun runs. Participants can enjoy scenic routes through Adelaide's parks and cityscape.

Uniting Communities Function Centre

Adelaide Running Festival

Adelaide Running Club

Running half-marathon and 30K. There were a few hills to conquer, a few puddles to jump over. The event was attended by Adelaide Frontrunners.

Adelaide, South Australia

Hills to City race

Adelaide Frontrunners

A running event featuring a half-marathon and 30K race with hills and puddles.

A night of outrageous drag, chaotic bingo, ridiculous prizes, and enough glitter to make Monday jealous. Featuring jaw-dropping drag performances, multiple games of bingo, and fabulous prizes to be won. Supporting Feast Queer Youth Drop-In.

MYLKBAR

Bingo Bedlam

Gay Bingo SA

A fun night of drag entertainment, bingo games, and prizes to support queer youth at a local bar.

Open mat wrestling training at Yandiah Log Cabin in Morphett Vale.

Yandiah Log Cabin

Wrestling Academy SA: Open Mat training

Kids wrestling classes at Yandiah Log Cabin.

Wrestling Academy SA: Kids Wrestling classes

Senior wrestling classes at Yandiah Log Cabin.

Wrestling Academy SA: Seniors Wrestling classes

Weekly queer drag bingo nights. Expect comedy, chaos, and questionable life choices. Hosted by a rotating lineup of absolute icons, featuring unforgettable performances from crowd favourites. Multiple rounds of bingo.

Mylk Bar and other venues

Gay Bingo SA Style

A weekly LGBTQ+ drag bingo night with comedy, performances, and multiple rounds of bingo.

Happy Hour

A happy hour at The Howling Owl Cafe offering 2-for-1 gins and cocktails.

Don't miss out on seeing this camp, bloody, psychosexual horror! After years of slapdash sequels and waning fandom, the Camp Miasma slasher franchise is handed over to an enthusiastic young director for resurrection. But when she visits the original's star, a now-reclusive actress shrouded in mystery, the two women fall into a blood-soaked world of desire, fear, and delirium.

the_piccadilly

Camp Miasma

AdelaideFilmFestival Film Club

A horror film screening of the bloody, psychosexual "Camp Miasma" at The Piccadilly.

RUNHÔUSE

HumpDay Run @ RUNHÔUSE

A community running event called the HumpDay Run at RUNHÔUSE.

Award-winning broker Leah Busby is bringing Blackfish Finance's First Home Buyers Seminar back to Adelaide to help more South Australians realise they could be closer to owning a home than they think.

722 Anzac Highway

First Home Buyers Seminar

Blackfish Finance

A seminar to help first-time home buyers learn about buying their first home.

Theme Queens is a show where anything goes! You nominate the theme for the show, we put it to the vote, then Libby creates a cabaret show around the winning theme. The Last Thursday of the Month series is a brand-new monthly celebration of cabaret, comedy, burlesque and beautifully ridiculous entertainment, created by Libby Trainor Parker in partnership with Nineteen Ten Adelaide

Nineteen Ten

Theme Queens

Libby Trainor Parker & Nineteen Ten

A monthly cabaret show where the audience votes on the theme for performances of comedy, burlesque, and entertainment.

Join The Crow Party! at Three of Cups Teahouse on July 31, 2026. Details about the event are not specified.

The Crow Party!

A night dedicated to Charli XCX's latest album, featuring high fashion, pop and rock music, drag performances inspired by the album, and visuals. The event includes DJ sets playing pop anthems from throwback hits to new releases, drink specials, and non-stop visuals. It takes place at Mary's Poppin, a queer venue in Adelaide, on Friday, July 31, 2026, starting at 21:00.

Marys Poppin

Music, Fashion, Film Night

Standard entry 9pm-Late, Drag Shows, DJs & everything you need!

Friday & Saturday Night

A party featuring drag shows and DJs happening every Friday and Saturday night.

Join the murder for an evening of black attire, trading trinkets, solving puzzles and crowning of crow royalty. Get your tarot read, and get fed! Prizes for the best trinket, best outfit, and more!

The Crow Party

Pakapakanthi

Pakapakanthi parkrun

A community running event called Pakapakanthi parkrun promoting health and fitness.

Embrace the winter chills with the inaugural True Crime Festival this August, set to attract hundreds of locals and visitors for movie screenings, presentations and live podcasting.

Victor Harbor

True Crime Festival

Glam Adelaide

A festival featuring movies, presentations, and live podcasts about true crime stories.

The Copper Coast Show returns to the Kadina Showgrounds, marking 155 years of community tradition with rides, showbags, food and more.

Kadina

Copper Coast Show

A community fair with rides, showbags, food, and celebrations at Kadina Showgrounds.

Six course dessert degustation, seaside long lunches, cheesy mozzarella workshops and more across four beautiful regions.

Fleurieu Peninsula

Fleurieu Food Festival

A month-long celebration of food, wine, and winter hospitality across the Fleurieu Peninsula.

Styled ceremony spaces, wine tastings, live music and Adelaide's leading wedding suppliers will come together at the National Wine Centre's free Wedding Open Day.

National Wine Centre

National Wine Centre's Wedding Open Day

A free event at the National Wine Centre showcasing wedding ceremony setups, wine tastings, live music, and local wedding vendors.

State Opera South Australia is reimagining Hansel & Gretel as a visually stunning, darker-than-ever operatic adventure.

Her Majesty's Theatre

Hansel & Gretel

State Opera South Australia

A reimagined, visually stunning opera adaptation of Hansel & Gretel with a darker tone.

Never Never Distilling Co.’s wildly popular OysterPalooza is back for its fifth year, bringing oysters, live music, cocktails and the famous “Shelly” gin tasting experience.

McLaren Vale Winery

OysterPalooza

Never Never Distilling Co.

A festival featuring oysters, live music, cocktails, and gin tastings.

A massive day of live music and environmental action featuring The Grogans and Drunk Mums.

Port Noarlunga

The Grogans, Drunk Mums & More to headline epic Port Noarlunga Gig with Dune Revegetation and Nat...

A day of live music and environmental action featuring bands like The Grogans and Drunk Mums in Port Noarlunga.

A nightclub event with drag shows and DJs running from 9 pm until late.

Join us for a night of glitter, giggles, and 100% chance of inappropriate yelling. Bring your dabbers, your lucky charms and your friends too! Fabulous drag entertainment, multiple games of bingo, plenty of laughs, banter, and audience fun, awesome prizes to be won. Supporting Feast Queer Youth Drop-In.

A fun night of drag entertainment and multiple rounds of bingo with prizes, supporting a queer youth organization.

Kids wrestling classes at Yandiah Log Cabin in Morphett Vale.

Senior wrestling classes at Yandiah Log Cabin in Morphett Vale.

Little France Cafe

HumpDay Run @ Little France Cafe

A weekly running event for health and fitness at Little France Cafe.

Adult wrestling classes at Oswin Court in Morphett Vale.

Adult: Wrestling classes

Wrestling Academy SA

Wrestling event titled 'Cruel Intentions' at Lion Arts Factory in Adelaide.

Lion Arts Factory

Wrestle Rampage: Cruel Intentions

Wrestle Rampage

Wrestling classes at Oswin Court

South Para Reservoir parkrun

A community running event at South Para Reservoir open to everyone.

Evening Run

A group running event organized by Adelaide Frontrunners in the evening.

A weekly queer drag bingo night with comedy, performances, and multiple rounds of bingo.

A weekly running event hosted by Adelaide Frontrunners at RUNHÔUSE.

Adult Wrestling classes

Drage parkrun

A community run event at Drage parkrun promoting health and fitness for everyone.

AFR's 5th Birthday

A celebration party marking the 5th anniversary of Adelaide Frontrunners.

Plant 4

HumpDay Run @ Plant4

A weekly running event for health and fitness at Plant4 hosted by Adelaide Frontrunners.

Nantu Wama

Nantu Wama parkrun

A community health and fitness event featuring a run at Nantu Wama parkrun.

Queer Prom event for anyone under the flag. This event is fundraising for Freddie's journey through top surgery and recovery. $20 from every ticket sold will go towards our fundraising efforts. The evening includes catered food and drink (Alcohol is not included), portrait session with our photographer, dancing and merriment, board games and quiet activities, trivia championship, coronation ceremony, and cake. Optional add-ons include hair styling, makeup, flower crowns, boutonnieres, and a kissing booth. Hosted by Three of Cups at the Rob Roy Hotel.

Rob Roy Hotel

Queer Prom Night

A celebratory queer prom night fundraiser with food, dancing, activities, and optional beauty services.

FIX.

HumpDay Run @ FIX.

A weekly running event open to everyone held at FIX.

An evening of very funny burlesque & standup featuring Libby Trainor Parker and a lineup of the sexiest funny people in Adelaide. Expect a blend of hilarious stand up comics and funny, sexy burlesque, accompanied by stellar hospitality by Adelaide's premiere burlesque and cabaret venue, Nineteen Ten.

Titillating Comedy

Prompt Creative & Libby Trainor Parker

An evening of funny burlesque and stand-up comedy featuring talented performers.

Torrens

Torrens parkrun

A community running event at Torrens parkrun open to everyone.

Pride Adelaide's first queer winter market, celebrating community, joy, and pride. The event takes place at Adelaide Gaol on Saturday, 29 August 2026, from 17:00 to 22:00.

Adelaide Golf Course

Big Gay Night Markets

Pastry classes planned for spring and summer.

Greenock venue

Pastry Classes

A series of pastry-making classes happening in spring and summer.

The AIRTOUCH 500 returns for another year at The Bend, debuting a new circuit and pit-side camping.

The Bend

AIRTOUCH 500

A car racing event called AIRTOUCH 500 featuring a new circuit and pit-side camping at The Bend.

Wood-fired pizza nights planned for spring and summer.

Pizza Nights

A community event featuring wood-fired pizza nights during the spring and summer.

Rainbow Hub SA hosted a Vox Pops event at their September launch, where community members shared their perspectives on the importance of Rainbow Hub SA. The event aimed to build community and share diverse voices within the LGBTI+ older community in South Australia.

Rainbow Hub South Australia – Vox Pops

Join the free Wednesday evening basketball sessions at Annesley Junior School for players of all skill levels.

Annesley Junior School

Weekly Basketball Training & Play

Adelaide Spectres Basketball Club

The Rainbow Hub SA is hosting its Launch 2025 event on September 15, 2026, from 18:00 to 20:00. This event aims to bring together the community to celebrate and support LGBTI+ individuals over 50 in South Australia. Attendees can expect to learn about the organization's initiatives, resources, and community activities. The event is part of Rainbow Hub SA's efforts to advocate and build community through various programs and gatherings.

Rainbow Hub SA Launch 2025

The event features Myki Meeks and Nini Coco, the top 2 contestants of Season 18 of RuPaul’s Drag Race, performing live in Toronto. The show includes solo performances, a high-energy duo act, candid chats, behind-the-scenes insights, and a live Q&A. The event is for attendees aged 18 and over, with general admission standing tickets. VIP meet & greet packages are available, offering early access and exclusive interactions. The event emphasizes a lively, entertaining atmosphere with a focus on celebrating drag culture.

Myki Meeks & Nini Coco

Drag performers Nina and Miki are touring across Australia with stops in Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Sydney, and Adelaide.

Port Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia

Nina and Miki Live Tour

ITD Events

The Adelaide Hills and surrounds transform into a high-speed playground for this adrenaline-filled rally weekend. Supercars to street cars.

Adelaide Hills

Shannons Adelaide Rally

A high-speed car rally event in the Adelaide Hills featuring supercars and street cars.

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