Geelong Rainbow Fest 2022

Homophonic!

New Music By Queer Composers

Friday April 8th 7:30pm
89 Autumn St, Geelong West, 3218

Geelong Rainbow is bursting with pride to start our 2022 Festival with a performance by the acclaimed Homophonic! classical music ensemble.

Homophonic! brings the disco ball to the concert hall!

Celebrating sapphic symphonists, homosexual harmonies, and the strong artistic legacy of composers being queer as the day is long.

Returning to Geelong Rainbow Festival with music written by, and for, regional queer Victorians played on string quintet with vocal ensemble The Consort of Melbourne.

Featuring: a new work by ARIA award-winning composer and pianist Sally Whitwell, detailing the A-Z of her lockdown experience with humour, pathos, and a healthy amount of ranting; a premiere by Meta Cohen, inspired by the life and stories of a long-term Goulburn Valley Pride volunteer; and more!

Come and experience the sound world of todays composers, and the music inspired by our very gay lives.

Directed and MC’d by Miranda Hill, performed by the Homophonic! String Quintet and the Consort of Melbourne directed by Steven Hodgson.

Supported by Creative Victoria.

Please note that this is a ticketed event.
Tickets are available through Eventbrite.

Pride March!

Saturday April 9th is the annual Pride March. This year we’ll be marching along footpaths from Johnstone Park to West Park, the new home of Geelong Rainbow!

The march will be on footpaths only this year, so please plan appropriately.

There will be live entertainment, face painting, food trucks, craft sellers and community resource displays throughout West Park and the Geelong West Neighbourhood House.

Saturday Program

10:00 AM – Marchers gather at Johnstone Park.
11:00 AM – Marchers leave Johnstone Park along footpaths.
11:20 AM – Marchers start to arrive at West Park.
12:00 PM – Wathaurong Welcome to Country & Smoking Ceremony.
12:30 PM – Greetings from community leaders & sponsors including Todd Fernando, Andy Meddick, and Christine Couzens.
ALL DAY – Goldie Cox roams, MC’s, and is fabulous.
1:30 PM – Jazz and blues with Pete Maskell, Shannon Bourne & Sandy Brady on the Thorne Harbour Health stage.
3:30 PM – Jazz and blues with Pete Maskell, Shannon Bourne & Sandy Brady on the Thorne Harbour Health stage.
5:00 PM – Festival closes.

Picnic Day!

Sunday, April 10th is Picnic Day from 12 PM in West Park. Food trucks will be there to sell snacks and treats all afternoon.

Family activities include face painting, a petting zoo, and live music from local talent Georgia Rodgers performing at 1 PM and 3:30 PM.

At 2 PM the Geelong Rainbow Pet Parade shows off the community’s animal friends, sponsored by PETstock!

Sunday Program

12:00 PM – Food vendors open at West Park until close.
12:00 PM – Petting zoo open at West Park until 2 PM.
1:00 PM – Georgia Rodgers performs on the Thorne Harbour Health Stage.
2:00 PM to 3:30 PM – Pet Parade on the Thorne Harbour Health Stage.
3:30 PM – Georgia Rodgers performs on the Thorne Harbour Health Stage.
5:00 PM – Festival closes.