Feast Festival Unveils Its Biggest Program in Over a Decade
Adelaide’s premier LGBTQIA+ arts and cultural festival is celebrating its 50th anniversary with an action packed program.
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Feast Festival celebrates 50 years since the decriminalisation of homosexuality in South Australia with its biggest program yet.
Adelaide’s premier LGBTQIA+ arts and cultural festival returns in 2025 with an absolutely stacked lineup featuring a whopping 117 events across 67 venues across four weekends in November.
Running from 1-23 November, the 28th Feast Festival is the largest since 2013 and provides a platform for new creative works and projects, with the event offering something for everyone, including live performance, writing workshops, slam poetry, fashion parades, murder mysteries, trivia nights and more.
“I’m incredibly proud of what we have created in delivering a program that marks a real turning point for the growth of our organisation,” said Feast CEO Tish Naughton.
“Not only have we grown the number of events by over 40 per cent, but we have more free events, more regional reach and more venues than we’ve seen in years. At a time where society appears increasingly fractured and intolerant, Feast’s role in bringing together in a safe and joyful celebration of diversity and individuality is more important than ever.”
LIBERATION is the theme of this year’s Feast Festival, with several exhibitions and performances reflecting this theme, including the hot ticket event Don’s Table. This is a reimagining of the legendary 1997 Feast Festival dinner party, Erotic Feast, which was hosted at Don Dunstan’s Don’s Table restaurant. Only 40 tickets are available to this special event featuring original Don’s Table chef Steven Cheng.
The theme is also represented in the festival’s cover artwork by emerging SA artist Oscar Arrais. The centre of the poster is a hand holding a megaphone – a symbol of protest, voice and presence.
“For me, this piece is the megaphone I never had growing up, a declaration that I’m no longer hiding. It’s my voice, my love, and my joy stitched into form,” said Arrais.
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When it comes to highlights of this year’s program, it’s hard to know where to start considering how fantastic the lineup is.
Whitmore Square/Iparrityi will play host to Picnic in the Park on Saturday 22 November, a free event featuring live music, market stalls, food trucks and the infamous Feast Dog Show, with a special performance by Ukulele Death Squad.
The Adelaide Queer Film Festival takes over The Picaddilly from 13-16 November and includes the premiere of Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror and the South Australian premiere of comedy-horror Queens of the Dead, directed by Tina Romero, daughter of horror legend George A. Romero.
The Feat Hub will be hosted by The City of Prospect for the first time from 5-9 November and includes the first SA performance of Milo Hartill’s thought-provoking Black, Fat and F**gy and the return of the variety show Feast Festival Gayla. There will also be immersive art installations, erotic poetry workshops and more.
The musical lineup for this year’s Feast Festival is as exceptional as ever, with an eclectic mix of live performance, queer music talent and sound innovation. Highlights include Watershed: The Death of Dr Duncan performed by Adelaide Chamber Singers, The Voice 2023 winner Tarryn Stokes, 2023 Australian Idol winner Kate DeAraugo and 2013 Australia’s Got Talent runner-up Greg Gould performing a tribute to Celine Dion and the Bee Gees, and Queer Club setting up shop at The Ed Castle.
Feast Festival 2025 takes place across the Adelaide CBD from 1–23 November. Explore the full program and buy tickets at feast.org.au.
