Auckland

Auckland’s LGBTQ+ community thrives across K Road and Ponsonby, with a blend of nightlife, community centers, and Pride events. New Zealand’s progressive values and inclusive culture make Auckland a beacon of acceptance in the South Pacific.

Join the Monthly Rainbow Networking Mixer on June 15, 2026, from 18:00 to 20:00 in Toronto. This event provides an opportunity for members of the rainbow community and allies to connect, network, and foster community spirit.

Rainbow Auckland Venue

Monthly Rainbow Networking Mixer

A vibrant and exciting circus performance featuring acrobats, clowns, and live music. Perfect for all ages!

Auckland Circus Arena

Circus Spectacle: The Amazing Circus Show

Schools’ Pride Week Aotearoa is an annual pride campaign celebrating rainbow staff, students, and whānau in school communities across New Zealand. The 2026 event runs from June 15 to June 19, during Term 2, Week 9. It aims to affirm that rainbow students, staff, and whānau belong, promote inclusivity, and combat rainbow-focused bullying and discrimination through school-specific activities led by students and diversity groups. Organized by InsideOUT Kōaro, the campaign encourages schools to participate in activities that reflect and support rainbow diversity.

Schools’ Pride Week Aotearoa

InsideOUT Kōaro

Dead Witch Comedy Open Mic is a raw, real, and live comedy event held every Tuesday at Ding Dong Lounge. It provides a space for bold voices, big laughs, and unpredictable moments, welcoming both first-timers and seasoned comedians to test their material. The event begins at 20:30 and is free to attend, emphasizing authenticity and crowd energy in a safe, inclusive environment.

Ding Dong Lounge

Dead Witch Comedy Open Mic

An evening event as part of the RIRI symposium series, focusing on discussions around racism, inequity, queer liberation, and community resistance. Hosted at The Charlotte Museum, it brings together researchers, communities, and practitioners to explore anti-racist and anti-colonial futures grounded in collaboration and transformation. The event includes a talk/workshop and is free to attend, taking place on June 17, 2026, starting at 18:00.

The Charlotte Museum

Research to Interrupt Racism and (In)equity (RIRI) Night

Auckland Pride Festival

A community evening exploring conversations around racism, resistance, and queer liberation within an exhibition space.

A weekly open jam night held upstairs at Ding Dong Lounge, offering a full backline and welcoming all music styles. Participants can play, watch, or just vibe in a friendly, collaborative environment. The event is free to enter and features a diverse range of performances every Thursday evening.

Jam Night at Dead Witch

Join us for Freaky Friday on June 19, 2026, starting at 19:00. Enjoy an evening of entertainment and fun. Additional details are not provided.

Freaky Friday

Join us for a vibrant celebration of local and international music acts. Enjoy multiple stages, food vendors, and family-friendly activities.

Unknown Venue

Auckland Music Festival

Auckland Arts Council

Rugby game between NZ Falcons and Suburbs Presidents.

NZ Falcons vs Suburbs Presidents

NZ Falcons Rugby

A rugby match between the NZ Falcons and Suburbs Presidents.

Join us for an evening of live music, food stalls, and entertainment at the annual Sunset Music Festival. Enjoy performances by local bands and DJs as the sun sets over Auckland.

Auckland Waterfront Park

Sunset Music Festival

Auckland Events Co.

A monthly Vinyasa flow class introducing core yoga poses, led by instructor Charlie at Cadence Studio in Eden Terrace. The class links breath and movement, catering to all levels with modified options. It takes place on the third Sunday of each month from 18:00 to 18:45, with all equipment provided. Participants can enjoy the space's gender-queer friendly environment, showers, and free parking, and are encouraged to stay for coffee afterward.

Cadence Studio

Q YOGA VINYASA

Radiqal Movement

A vibrant drag queen comedy musical titled 'Hey Felicia!' is scheduled for Saturday, June 20, 2026, at Sweat Shop Brew Kitchen in Auckland, New Zealand. The event features performances by notable drag queens, musical numbers from popular shows like The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Mamma Mia!, and Priscilla Queen of the Desert, as well as interactive activities such as Musical Bingo, singalongs, and audience participation. Doors open at 6:00 PM with a DJ spinning camp tunes, and the show runs from 7:00 PM to approximately 9:30 PM, offering over 2.5 hours of entertainment. The event is suitable for groups celebrating or simply enjoying a camp night out with food, drinks, and fabulous performances.

Studio The Venue

Hey Felicia! A Drag Queen Comedy Musical

Join us for an exciting event featuring live music and entertainment. Don't miss out on a night full of fun and great performances.

Auckland Concert Hall

The Jam

Event Organizers Inc.

A sports-themed party with rugby, dance, drag, and DJs. Includes an iconic rugby player dance routine.

Eagle Bar

Locker Room

A sports-themed party featuring rugby, dance, drag performances, and DJs.

Vinyasa flow yoga introducing core Āsana at Cadence Studios.

Charlie Goldenthal (she/her)

Experience sauna at Sauna Collective Takapuna with an optional beach swim or hangout.

Takapuna Beach Holiday Park, The Promenade, Takapuna

Sauna & Swim Mermascs

Michelle & Allana

Celebrating our Takatāpui and LGBTQIA+ communities through local activations that spark connection, belonging, and pride, warming the winter months with a rainbow glow. Event details are coming soon.

Winter Glow

Join us for a celebration of nature with guided walks, workshops, and live music in the beautiful Auckland Botanic Gardens.

Auckland Botanic Gardens

Nature Walk Festival

Auckland Nature Society

An event combining a 45-minute sauna session at Takapuna Beach Holiday Park with an optional beach swim at 11:15 AM. The sauna session is scheduled for 10:30 AM to 11:15 AM on Sunday, June 21, 2026, with meet-up at 10:15 AM. Participants can also join the beach swim afterward, meeting at The Sauna Collective. The event is facilitated by Mermascs Volunteer Leads, Michelle & Alanna, and is open to all, especially queer and gender-diverse communities. Booking is via Radiqal Movement, with limited spots available on a first-come, first-served basis.

An event hosted by Radiqal Movement combining a 45-minute sauna session at Takapuna Beach Holiday Park with a community beach swim at The Sauna Collective. The sauna session takes place on Sunday, June 21, 2026, from 10:30 AM to 11:15 AM, followed by the beach swim at 11:15 AM. The event is open to all, with a focus on queer and gender-diverse communities, and includes facilitated activities led by volunteer Mermascs Michelle & Alanna. Participants can book their spot through the Sauna Collective Takapuna website, with limited availability.

Sauna Collective Takapuna

A special screening of this year's 'No Pride in Genocide' programme, part of the international Queer Cinema Palestine festival. Hosted by Justice for Palestine in partnership with Auckland Pride, the event takes place at the Charlotte Museum on June 21, 2026, from 14:00 to 15:30. Entry is by donation, with proceeds supporting Team Assal.

Queer Cinema for Palestine Screening

A free film screening showcasing short movies that celebrate resistance and LGBTQ+ solidarity with Palestine.

Build confidence and endurance in gloves during a group fitness session at The Y Auckland City.

The Y Auckland

Q BOX - Group Fitness Class

Brydie & Ru

Cheeky Cabaret is an energetic, genre-bending cabaret show combining circus, vaudeville, comedy, and burlesque. Part of the Auckland Live Cabaret Festival, it features a rotating lineup of performers including troublemakers, divas, daredevils, and icons, ensuring a unique experience each night. The show is known for its tongue-in-cheek charm and provocative entertainment, promising a night of desire, danger, and laughter.

Cheeky Cabaret

Enjoy sauna sessions at Sauna Collective Takapuna with an optional beach swim or hangout.

A vibrant cabaret festival featuring performances at Wintergarden, The Civic, Auckland.

Wintergarden, The Civic, Auckland

Cabaret Festival

A chaotic and hilarious tale of a kept Sugar Baby — part of the 2026 Auckland Live Cabaret Festival. Theatrical, outrageous, silly and sexy, the company behind Daffodils returns with an award-winning cabaret about Sugar - a radiantly beautiful gender-fluid twink who discovers there’s money to be made from ‘transactional relationships.’ Perhaps after watching Pretty Woman one too many times... What could go wrong? Tomáš Kantor veritably shimmers with charisma, revealing their talent as a storyteller with an irresistible pop soundtrack from Kylie, Gaga, Lorde, Chappell Roan and more.

The Wintergarden, The Civic

SUGAR

Auckland Live

A theatrical cabaret show about a gender-fluid Sugar Baby exploring transactional relationships with humor, sexiness, and pop music.

Take on some walls and enjoy oat lattes with Radiqal at Boulder Co.

Boulder Co., 33-47 Northside Drive, Westgate

Boulder Co., 33-47 Northside Drive, Westgate - Community Activities

Rebecca Kirkwood & Bode Riis

Weights, resistance, and functional circuits with coffee and community at The Y Auckland City.

Q TOTAL BODY

Lauren Hartridge (they/she)

Celebrating 30 years of Caluzzi Cabaret, Auckland's longest-running drag cabaret, with a special showcase at the Auckland Live Cabaret Festival. The event features internationally acclaimed queens, including Kita Mean and Anita Wigl'it, along with legendary cast member Ling Ling and her troupe. Expect high-camp glamour, witty comedy, and spectacular production numbers that honor the legacy of Caluzzi. The celebration takes place at The Wintergarden, The Civic, Auckland, with performances on June 27th at 9:30 pm and June 28th at 4:00 pm.

Caluzzi Cabaret's 30th Birthday

Shift Hui 2025 is an in-person workshop-based hui for rainbow, takatāpui, and intersex young people aged 16-20, organized by InsideOUT Kōaro. The event will be held from June 28th to July 1st in Porirua, Wellington, at a marae. Attendance is limited to 40 participants, with priority given to those who haven't attended before. Participants are required to have a negative RAT test prior to travel and on the day of the hui. The event emphasizes participation in workshops and activities, with a focus on learning and community building.

Shift Hui 2025

An evening of musical-themed drag bingo at Longroom.

Longroom

Musical Drag Bingo

An Auckland-based event featuring sing-alongs, drag performances, and bingo with a musical twist. Participants will enjoy three themed rounds of bingo filled with music artists, interactive pop star challenges with judges Scary B. Mean and Anita Wigl'it, and fabulous drag performances. The event promises lively entertainment, prizes, and a night of laughter and music, set in The Longroom in Auckland on Wednesday, 1 July 2026, from 19:00 to 20:45 NZST.

Le Gateau Chocolat returns with 'Musicals Mayhem', a lively night featuring show tunes, high kicks, high drag, and glamour. The event transforms beloved musical theatre classics like The Sound of Music, Frozen, Follies, Cats, and Cabaret into an energetic, joy-filled performance. Supported by the British Council New Zealand and the Pacific, it promises warmth, wit, and theatrical delight.

Musicals Mayhem

Join us for a day of vibrant art displays, live performances, and family-friendly activities in the park.

Auckland Domain

Art in the Park

Celebrate the launch of the Red Vault with champagne and fun at Soul Bar & Bistro.

Soul Bar & Bistro

Red Vault Champagne Launch

A musical event featuring show tunes from popular musicals such as Wicked, Hamilton, Chicago, Les Mis, Rent, Disney, Grease, Sound of Music, Hairspray, Phantom of the Opera, Mamma Mia, Moulin Rouge, Six, and more. The event includes performances by top New Zealand drag artists and is hosted by Theta Project. It takes place at Darby Street Station in Auckland, with doors opening at 18:00 and the show running from 18:30 to 22:30 NZST on September 19, 2026.

Club Broadway Auckland

Join the Radiqal Movement for a rainbow bike ride through the city on Sunday, October 5th, from 14:00 to 16:00. The event starts at Bike Hub Queens Wharf, 89 Quay Street, Auckland Central, with a 50-minute loop along the City Centre Loop, suitable for all cycling levels. After the ride, participants will enjoy free gelato at Gelatiamo, thanks to Bike Auckland. The event is inclusive, welcoming all bodies and abilities, and aims to foster connection and joyful movement.

LGBTQ+ Events in Auckland

Today

Monthly Rainbow Networking Mixer

Circus Spectacle: The Amazing Circus Show

Schools’ Pride Week Aotearoa

Tomorrow

Dead Witch Comedy Open Mic

Wednesday, June 17, 2026

Research to Interrupt Racism and (In)equity (RIRI) Night

Thursday, June 18, 2026

Jam Night at Dead Witch

Friday, June 19, 2026

Freaky Friday

Saturday, June 20, 2026

Auckland Music Festival

NZ Falcons vs Suburbs Presidents

Sunset Music Festival

Q YOGA VINYASA

Hey Felicia! A Drag Queen Comedy Musical

The Jam

Locker Room

Q YOGA VINYASA

Sauna & Swim Mermascs

Winter Glow

Today

Monthly Rainbow Networking Mixer

Circus Spectacle: The Amazing Circus Show

Schools’ Pride Week Aotearoa

Tomorrow

Dead Witch Comedy Open Mic

Wednesday, June 17, 2026

Research to Interrupt Racism and (In)equity (RIRI) Night

Thursday, June 18, 2026

Jam Night at Dead Witch

Friday, June 19, 2026

Freaky Friday

Saturday, June 20, 2026

Auckland Music Festival

NZ Falcons vs Suburbs Presidents

Sunset Music Festival

Q YOGA VINYASA

Hey Felicia! A Drag Queen Comedy Musical

The Jam

Locker Room

Q YOGA VINYASA

Sauna & Swim Mermascs

Winter Glow

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