Out in the Square – Wellington’s gay and lesbian fair

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Out in the Square – Wellington’s gay and lesbian fair

Civic Square, Wellington
10am – 5pm
Saturday 12 March, 2011

Out in the Square, Wellington’s gay and lesbian fair, will paint the city’s Civic Square all the colours of the rainbow on Saturday 12 March.

The fair has been running in Wellington for 26 years, since before being gay was even legal in New Zealand. Its aim then was to raise awareness, which is still one of Out in the Square’s main goals today.

Previous fairs at Newtown have attracted 5,000 visitors, but since the move to Civic Square, numbers have consistently reached over 10,000. This year that is expected to increase even further, with the fair opening for the 2nd AsiaPacific Outgames — a week-long gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender sporting and human rights event attracting hundreds of visitors from around the world.

Out in the Square will feature fabulous entertainment of the widest variety including some of the country’s top drag queens and popular local bands and singers. Top that off with some fabulous food, colourful carnival attractions, loads of arts, crafts, clothing and other stalls, plus gay anthems pumping out all day — Out in the Square promises to be a glorious day in the Capital.

The festivities kick off at 11am with an official opening by Wellington’s new Mayor Celia Wade-Brown, plus local MP Grant Robertson. Performances, stalls, and food will keep everyone busy until things wrap up at 5pm.

www.outinthesquare.co.nz

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