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Posted by: | Posted on: October 27, 2019

Download and view our Official Festival Guide for 2019…

…or grab a hard copy from supportive venues around Greater Shepparton!

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Posted by: | Posted on: October 26, 2019

MEDIA RELEASE | OUTintheOPEN Festival Shepparton celebrates 8 years this Oct 31 – Nov 10!

Festival fans, Julie & Bron, share…

“Click your ruby reds together and go ‘Beyond the Rainbow’ to join in a celebration of diversity in all its forms. There’s something for everyone in this 11 day celebration of the LGBTIQA+ community including performances, dining experiences, education opportunities, tours and sharing all wrapped up in a fun festival experience. Now in it’s 8th year, the OUTintheOPEN Festival has a line up of regular favourites and new events so there is something for everyone.
 
October 31st brings not just the first day of the festival but the first time for two new events in the festival calendar. Join in the morning entertainment opportunity for the whole family, Rainbow Storytime, which will be held at the GV Library featuring the amazing Frock Hudson reading 10,000 Dresses and other great titles and in the evening the festival welcomes the addition of a new dinnertime celebration “United we Feast” at the Philippine House. “It’s so important to provide a safe space for regional-living, culturally and linguistically diverse people who are LGBTIQA+,” says Damien Stevens-Todd, Festival Director.
 
The eleven day festival combines not just these new events and others but also brings the return of past favourites including the ever popular Carnival Day in the Queen’s Gardens on Sunday November 3rd from 10.30am. Carnival Day includes more than fifty attractions, combining a variety of food, stalls and fun family activities with a fabulous line up of live music to provide a full day of celebrations. This year’s list of live performers includes Cry Club, Huntly, Krystal Ring, Bailey Slade, Phoebe Belle, Parmy Dhillon & The New Science, Past Present, Jeffry’s Cabbage and The Murks. With food trucks, a wildlife petting zoo and a jumping castle you can bring the whole family along and join in the celebrations with this FREE day OUTintheOPEN. Can’t make it on the day? Tune in to ONE FM for a LIVE on-site radio broadcast.
 
Join the audience and watch others perform in The Laramie Project brought to you by STAG, Transmansplaining by Ben MacEllen or a surprise experience as part of The Secret Garden Gig, a very special mystery musical experience. Feeling a little more dramatic? Try your hand on stage when Krystal Ring presents the Search for Shepparton’s Star at the Aussie Hotel on Friday November 1st.
 
GOTAFE offers the perfect venue for forums and activities during the festival. Join in at 2pm on November 6th for the “About a Girl” book event and signing. This book tells the story of a mother’s journey of raising her transgender child, Georgie Stone.
 
Visiting the area or in the mood for a tour? November 6th offers the opportunity for an Art Silo Tour while on the 7th you can cruise the river from Echuca. Don’t forget to check out the Open Connections Concert: the Rainbow Band & Shep Brass and Wind Saturday night 9th November at Westside PAC.
 
The $50 Festival Pass is back again this year but there are a limited number available so purchase yours now! The pass entitles you to entry into the GLITZ Party on Saturday night and the Big Lemon Tree Brunch on Sunday morning as well as all other Festival events including films, forums, mixers and more!
 

Check out the full line up of activities included in the OUTintheOPEN Festival and take the opportunity to buy your tickets. Stay up to date by following the OUTintheOPEN Festival in Shepparton on Facebook.”

Visit www.outintheopen.org.au for more information and tickets to all of the OUTintheOPEN Festival events or contact Festival Director, Damien Stevens on 0418 511 562 or via enquiries@outintheopen.org.au.

Damien Stevens
Festival Director
OUTintheOPEN Festival Shepparton
+61418511562
https://www.facebook.com/OUTintheOPENFestival/
https://twitter.com/OUTin_theOPEN

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Posted by: | Posted on: October 24, 2019

30 events over 11 days! Wow!

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Posted by: | Posted on: September 29, 2019

Check out the footage from last year’s OUTintheOPEN Festival Shepparton 1 – 4 November 2018…

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Posted by: | Posted on: August 20, 2019

LOOK! Our 2019 event line-up is taking shape | Purchase your Festival Pass here…

Click here to check out our amazing line-up of events for 2019 thus far! | BUY FESTIVAL PASS

GET YOUR FESTIVAL PASS HERE | Your $50 Festival pass gives you access to Saturday night’s Glitz Party, Sunday morning’s BIG Community Brunch + entry to all other festival events! WOW! | BUY FESTIVAL PASS

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Posted by: | Posted on: August 14, 2019

Seen our flyer in your neighbourhood?

Download and print the PDF flyer here.

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Posted by: | Posted on: June 24, 2019

#oito2019

😱😱😱 OUT in the OPEN 2019 is less than 150 days away!!!! Have you saved the dates???? #OitO2019

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Posted by: | Posted on: May 1, 2019

Host your own event as part of OUTintheOPEN Festival Shepparton (31 Oct – 10 Nov 2019)!

Want to host your own event as part of OUTintheOPEN Festival Shepparton (31 Oct – 10 Nov 2019)?

OUTintheOPEN is Shepparton’s festival celebrating LGBTI+ pride & community diversity.

OUTintheOPEN was developed to address some of the inequalities faced by the local gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer (GLBTIQ) & allied communities and to build a more inclusive community in Greater Shepparton. EVERYONE is welcome to get involved!

OUTintheOPEN is a project led by Goulburn Valley Pride Inc. and is proudly supported by many other organisations and community groups.

The festival will consist of a health/well-being forum at GOTAFE and a CARNIVAL DAY on the first weekend in November at the Queens Gardens. Other events will be held during the weekend across the City of Greater Shepparton. This is where YOU come in!

We are looking for Community Groups, Organisations, Performers, Venues, Events & Artists…

How to get involved…

Please complete the expression of interest form – feel free to make contact with us first to discuss an event or idea. We look forward to hearing from you!

Please submit your proposal via email (details below) along with a preferred image (high res.) for marketing purposes on our website. Additional background information is welcome.

For more info contact Damien Stevens on 0418 511 562 or enquiries@outintheopen.org.au

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Posted by: | Posted on: April 9, 2019

2019 Festival Stallholder applications now OPEN! Carnival Day is Sun 3 Nov 2019!

EARLY-BIRD stallholder applications for CARNIVAL DAY are NOW OPEN! Early-bird closes 30 June.

CARNIVAL DAY is Sun 3 Nov 2019, to be held in Queens Gardens (cnr. Wyndham & Nixon Streets, Shepparton) – download, complete and return your registration form with payment NOW to secure your site!

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Posted by: | Posted on: January 1, 2019

SAVE THE DATE – OUTintheOPEN Festival 31 October – 10 November 2019

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