Midsumma Registrations Now Open
The annual Midsumma Festival returns from 17 January to 7 February 2021.
Registrations to be part of Midsumma Festival 2021 open on 17 June 2020. For inquiries phone 03 9296 6600 or email events@midsumma.org.au.
Once you have registered your event, you will be able to go to eventotron.com to change details up until the deadlines associated with the various sections - the deadline is 24 August for printed guide information. Once you finalise your registration, you will need to contact us to request changes to your printed guide details.
Are you ready to leave 2020 behind and show 2021 what our LGBTQIA+ is really made of? Midsumma Festival is Australia's premier queer arts and cultural festival, bringing together a diverse mix of LGBTQIA+ artists, performers, communities and audiences.
Every January, Midsumma Festival expands over 22 days of summer with an explosion of queer events that center around hidden and mainstream queer culture, locally and internationally. The Midsumma program shares the lived experiences of those voices at the margins, the expression of queer history, and the celebration of new ideas that come to life through world-class art and performance.
Our festival program is made up of diverse art forms and genres, including visual arts, live music, theatre, spoken word, cabaret, film, parties, sport, social events, and public forums. Featuring over 194 events in 2020, with involvement by over 5000 culture-makers in over 100 different venues across Melbourne and wider Victoria - to anticipated audiences of over 261,806.
Midsumma Festival is open access, which means that anyone can register to be part of the festival. So be a part of the festival that celebrates queer or LGBTQIA+ creativity in all its glory and enjoy the warm embrace of our communities. We all have something important to say and each year we are widening the reach of your message.
“Melbourne's annual queer festival continues to grow with a diverse and jam-packed arts line-up” – Cassidy Knowlton, Time Out
You'll see some changes to the registration process from previous years (but it hasn't changed much from 2020), which we hope will make it easier than ever to get on board. Read on to find out how to register...
Want your event to be part of Midsumma Festival 2021? There are five steps to registering an event with us, and we're here to assist you EVERY step of the way:
READ the information below for everything you need to know about registering an event on our registration system, Eventotron. We recommend familiarising yourself with the registration form before you start, to better understand what you will need to provide. Feel free to use the Preparation Checklist below to ensure you are ready to start the process.
TALK to us. An initial conversation is the best way for our staff to help make your event as successful as possible. Call 03 9296 6600, email events@midsumma.org.au or fill out the Contact Us form for the best results. Midsumma is also National Relay Service ready! (If leaving a message and you would like us to return your call via the relay service, please leave a phone number and time that you would like us to call you).
GET high-resolution promotional images that represent your event for the official festival program guide, your website event listing and promotional activity. You will need to submit this before you can finalise your registration. Read Your Event Listing: Image below for more information.
LOCK in a venue. Unless you are the venue owner or manager, or the venue is a meeting spot only, you will need to provide a contract or Letter of Agreement with your confirmed venue before you can finalise your registration. This might take a bit longer this year, so it might be worth starting these conversations earlier. Need help finding the right venue? Check our Venues Database, search for a venue on Eventotron, or speak with a friendly Midsumma staff member.
REGISTER online by 24 August 2020. Be ready to pay your registration fee at the time of finalising your registration. Late registrations, registrations with missing information, and registrations without a confirmed venue or promotional image by the closing date can not be accepted.
Follow the link to watch Midsumma 2020 Event Registration Auslan Interpreted. Auslan Interpretation by Ntennis Davi. Video by Eugene Howard.