Regional Activation Program Submissions now open

Applications are now open for the 2026/27 Regional Activation Program (RAP). RAP is part of Victoria’s Pride, a Victorian Government initiative delivered by Midsumma that supports LGBTQIA+ communities across the state.

Regional Activation Program

Can you help keep Carnival free for 2027 and 2028?

No tickets. No barriers. Just community. Your donation helps keep it that way.

Keep Carnival Free

Culture creates connection. Community creates trust.

In an environment where audiences are increasingly discerning about the organisations they engage with, partnership is no longer simply about visibility. It is about participation.

Cultural Participation Partnerships

Submissions OPEN for Queer Playwriting Award 2027

Calling all queer playwrights, theatre-makers and storytellers. We are seeking submissions of script excerpts or completed works to develop bold new theatre and bring queer stories to Australian stages.

Queer Playwriting Award Info & Registration

EOIs OPEN for The Homophonic! Pride Prize 2027

LGBTQIA+ Australian Composers to work with amazing soloists to create a new work to be performed at Homophonic! as part of the Midsumma Festival.

The Homophonic! Pride Prize Submissions

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