
Dancing in the Dark
When the lights go down, we rise up! Join the LGBTQIA+ community for a night of mystery, movement,
and magic at Dancing in the Dark — where you don’t need the spotlight to feel seen.
Step into the shadows and let the music move you. This is a space where identity
shines brighter than strobes, and every beat is a celebration of who we are, together.
💃🏽🕺🏿 What to expect:
🎧 Dark room. Bright beats.
🖤 Queer connection, no judgment
🌌 UV lights, glow accessories & secret surprises
🫶 A safe space to feel free, fierce, and fully yourself
📍 Where: 186 Wilson St South Lismore
📅 When: 7pm-8 16th June
🎟️ Entry: $5 for a donation to help pay for venue
💡 Dress in black, neon, or whatever makes you feel unstoppable.
Leave your expectations at the door — and let your body do the talking. This isn’t just a dance floor. It’s a revolution in the dark.

Xanadu - Skate Night
🌈 Get ready to roll, strut, and SLAY at… ROLLER SKATING NIGHT! 💃🛼✨
Part of The Lismore Project Pride, this is your official invitation to lace up your skates, bring your fiercest fits, and join the LGBTQIA+ fam for a night of pure queer joy, sparkle, and movement!
Whether you’re a skating pro or just here to vibe with the tribe, Roller skating is all about community, colour, and connection. Expect beats that bop, lights that dazzle, and moments that’ll have you screaming, “YASSS!”
🎉 What to expect:
🛼 Skating (with flair!)
🎶 pop bangers
🧡 All-genders, all-identities, all love
💋 Fabulousness encouraged – dress to express!
📍Where: Rollerworld Lismore
📅 When: Wednesday 18th June
💥 Entry: $10.00 Skate hire $3.00 – All ages welcome!
This is your time to shine, Lismore! 🌈 Let’s roll with pride. 🏳️🌈💖

Mental Health Workshop
As part of this year’s Lismore Pride Month celebrations, we are lifting the lid on mental wellbeing by opening
the door for a safe and supported conversation around suicide as we want to recognise those who have
considered ending their own lives, those who have attempted to do so, those of you who support loved ones
through suicidal crisis, and those of you bereaved through suicide.
Research shows that LGBTQIA+ communities experience higher levels of mental ill-health,
suicide and self-harm, compared with the general population. Within the LGBTQIA+ communities,
trans and gender diverse participants experience greater risk of suicidal thoughts
and behaviours, compared with cis-gendered.
Felicitated by
Lee McDongall Clinical Psychologist.
Jill Rhodes Retired Social Worker.
Sara Torpey Registered Clinical Counseller.
Come along on Saturday 21th June from 11am to 12pm to the Lismore Art Gallery
What to expect: an open, supported conversation about mental wellbeing, suicide, self-care, and where to find support.

Lantern Parade
events from 12.00 pm-Late
Celebrating Pride and Diversity in the Lismore Lantern Parade.
Lismore Lantern Parade approaches, excitement builds as the community prepares to illuminate the night with creativity, unity, and pride. Among the festivities, this year marks a significant milestone as the Project Pride Lismore community enters the parade for the second time, adorned with magnificent rainbow lanterns.
To contribute to this historic event, Project Pride Lismore has had three Workshops dedicated to crafting rainbow lanterns and a grand rainbow symbolizing hope, pride, unity, and diversity. These workshops invited participants to engage in a creative endeavour that not only produced stunning lanterns but also fosters connections across the community.
Come join us in the parade as we assemble in Anzac Close behind Heritage Park 5.00 pm

Disco Beanz
Disco Beanz is back for another glitzy dance party extravaganza!
Disco Beanz is an all ages celebration of rainbow families curated for under 16s as part of Lismore Pride.
Our exquisite local selectas DJAJ and L.exe will be bringing the vibes to get both youngsters and their caregivers grooving.
Expect upbeat tunes and fun games to keep all ages entertained in a queer family friendly environment.
The venue is wheelchair accessible, and there will be neuro-diverse friendly sensory spaces.
Snacks and water will be available on site.
If your family have particular dietary requirements it may be best to byo, to ensure your needs are met.
Brought to you by Fruity Families - lgbtqia+ families creating space to socialise and support each other through parenting, playing and life.
When: Sunday June 15th. 2pm to 5pm
Where: CWA Tea Room, Spinks Park
Cost: $10 per youngster (must be chaperoned by a parent/guardian)
Disco Beanz is a drug and alcohol free event.

Dirty Kitsch
Woahhhh how is it June?
How do we know all we have is each other and it’s the hardest thing in the world and the only thing that matters???
Can’t wait to hang out at Dirty Kitsch June and be together. It’s AJ’s birthday so they’ll be even more annoying than usual and want everyone to know they love Prosecco and have a praise kink!!!!!
LINE UP
Chico de Soja (Kyogle)
Hani (Nimbin)
L..EXE (G’Bah)
DJ AJ (Lismore Heights)
OTHER THINGS TO DO
Collaging table!! We turn your collages into decor for future DKs.
Bitchy Lil Raffle - AJ may or may not be in a better mood this time so the raffle might be a fun time!!
Come to catch up, have a pub meal, lounge on the couches, do some collaging, enter the raffle, stay for a few hellos or the duration, have a dance.
Kids welcome It gets a bit raucous in the front bar after 8pm though.
We're on stolen Widjabul-Wiabal country, sovereignty was never ceded.
All welcome, consent is hot, see ya then xx

Q.drinks
A friendly casual monthly get together is held on the 2nd Thursday of each month at the Billinudgel Pub from 6.00pm. Drinks out the back, dinner if you wish.

The Light Between
The Light Between
John Michael Rogowski
Queer visions in colour, light, and code
I use digital art as a way to explore colour not just as a visual experience, but as a language of light – an emotional, energetic force that moves beyond words. My practice is rooted in queer perspectives, embracing fluidity, transformation, and play with technology.
Through vibrant colours, dynamic forms, and an intuitive relationship with AI, I create visual works that offer a different way of seeing. They inhabit the spaces between identity and abstraction, human and machine, observer and participant.
Opening Night: Wednesday 11th 6.00 pm - 7.30 pm Drinks and Nibbles.
Open until Friday 20th during business hours.

Celebrating Life: Memorial Picnic
Join us and gather to honour the lives of our gay and lesbian siblings who are no longer with us.
This is not just a space of mourning—it’s a space of celebration. For their laughter, their love, their impact. We carry their memory with pride, and walk forward with courage, honouring the legacy they left us.
Join us in the peace of Rocky Creek Dam to share stories, laughter, and remembrance. Bring a blanket, something to share, and any photos or memories that help keep their light shining.
All identities are welcome. This is an affirming, loving space for community and connection.
Keep an eye on the socials to see if it’s on due to weather

Pride Recovery Brunch
Had a FABULOUS time at Lismore Pride? Come down from the glitter high gently with good vibes, great coffee, and even better company! All to amazing tunes thanks to DJ Magnus.
Join us at The Bank Café for a delicious Recovery Brunch — a chill, rainbow-filled morning to rest, recharge, and reconnect. Whether you danced ‘til dawn or just want to debrief on the weekend’s best looks, we’ve got the brunch goods and welcoming crew to keep the celebration going.
✨ Think pastries, pancakes, drinks and pride.
💖 All welcome — come as you are (or however you woke up).
☕ Coffee cures most things. Queer joy cures the rest.

Tropical Fruits Pride Ball
Get ready for the shining prelude to the Project Pride Lismore celebrations in true Tropical Fruits style — with a glittering, high-energy PRIDE BALL that transforms the iconic Rollerworld into a queer wonderland.
✨ Dress up, turn heads, and bring your full authentic self.
🌈 LGBTIQSB+ folks and allies are warmly welcomed.
🛼 Please note: there will be no skating during the event.
💥 What to Expect:
A legendary lineup of DJs, drag, and delicious surprises — cumming soon… 😉
Hosted by one of our favourite fruity friends 🍩
Live performances, lights, love, and luscious vibes all night long.
💡 Good to Know:
• Licensed bar onsite – please no BYO
• Food available – stay tuned for more info
• Doors open at 4PM – come early for the full experience!

Glow
events from 12.00 pm-Late
Celebrating Pride and Diversity in the Lismore Lantern Parade.
As the 30th-year celebration of the Lismore Lantern Parade approaches, excitement builds as the community prepares to illuminate the night with creativity, unity, and pride. Among the festivities, this year marks a significant milestone as the Project Pride Lismore community enters the parade for the first time, adorned with magnificent Q lanterns.
To contribute to this historic event, Project Pride Lismore has had two Workshops dedicated to crafting 10 letter Q lanterns and a grand Q symbolizing pride, unity, and diversity. These workshops invited participants to engage in a creative endeavour that not only produced stunning lanterns but also fosters connections across the community.
the lantern parade
Come join us in the parade as we assemble in Magellan Street, outside the library at 5.00 pm

Experience
SISSY: Decolonising Love. Indigenous Sistergirls and cis-women’s event.
Art exhibition, poetry reading, Indigenous food, yarning by the fire and sharing stories of queer Blak history.


Make
headspace Queer Crafternoon (12-25 years & friends)
Marquees, with different craft activities available including beading, pride flag making and pride badge making.
Cnr Magellan & Carrington Sts

Perform
The We Will Thrive group will be coming to the streets of Lismore to showcase a short performance piece as part of Project Pride Lismore.
10.00 am - Lismore Farmers Market
1.00 pm Lismore CBD
Evening - Tropical Fruits Pride Ball

Show
Casey May & The Lovers
Northern Rivers 7 piece band with love of Soul Jazz and Funk
Planet Music

Remember
MEMORY LOUNGE
Memory Lounge @ ACON as a part of PROJECT PRIDE LISMORE. Organised by Teacosy Ian Gray and Ivan Acon
Afternoon event in ACON office
Opportunity for people to learn about local LGBTQ history




View
Chasing Rainbows Art Exhibition
A mixed media art exhibition exploring the history of the Rainbow Flag.
at The Boys Hair and Make Up
Running until the 8th June


Explore
Unfortunately due to circumstances beyond our control Elderado has been postponed for the time being and will not be happening this Sunday 2nd June 2024 for Project Pride Lismore.
So hold onto the gold… It will happen.
We will keep you updated once details are finalised.
Thank you to those who offered to help and stay tuned. Yours Sincerely, The Elderado team.


Feel
Euphoria x Project Pride
We cannot wait to party with you for Project Pride Lismore 🏳️🌈


Still
An offering to activate the inner wisdom of your body. A gentle, non-invasive way to enhance your body-mind connection and recalibrate your nervous system. A great opportunity to show our support for our LGBTQ+ community and its allies.
We are born on this earth to be together and share experiences. Setting our intentions and taking care of one another in community heals the soul.
We hope to see you there Limited availability. Bookings are essential.

Walk
PLACES HAVE MEMORIES WALK
Queer History Walking Tour Lismore - Bunjalung Country
• A Lismore Pride Week Event
• Communities cut off from their history are vulnerable. What can you do about it? Read lots of books - or come Take A Walk around Lismore and let us reveal and revel in the often forgotten, even hidden very Queer history of this region.
• Visit a dozen locations and find out what happened from the 1950s to today- join Ian Teacosy Gray (Northern Rivers Queer History Project) and Ivan Crozier (ACON) for a wander down queer memory lane.
• Meet at the Richmond River Historical Society Popup Museum 106 Molesworth St. at 10.15am. Wear comfortable shoes and bring a hat, maybe an umbrella and some water.
• We plan to finish up at a café for drinks and a snack for lunch
• NB: We’re looking at a bus to transport you if walking is a challenge

Appreciate
month-long queer exhibition featuring First Nation artists in the front window, plus June weaving circle.