Days are getting longer, and warmer. Decorations are going up in stores. Mince tarts are in the shops, and the smell of cinnamon and nutmeg teases your nostrils. It’s the sense of Christmas, which means that it’s time for Carols by Queerlight!

Join the Melbourne Rainbow Band, along with our special guests and seasonal choir – the CbQ Singers – as we kick off the silly season in style.

Gather your family and friends and get ready to sing along with what has been billed the “Campest thing since Christmas” and “A rainbow Christmas for everyone”. There is nowhere like Carols by Queerlight, where being home with the LGBTIQA+ for Christmas puts the sparkle and glitter back into the festive season and brings together the Diverse Gender and Sexuality (DGS) communities.

We are encouraging families of all ages to attend, with an early start time of 7pm and a visit from the jolly Man in Red likely to occur in the first part of the program. Then, after the interval, we’ll see how the grown-ups celebrate once the kids go to bed!

When: Saturday 9th December, 7pm

Where:
St Kilda Town Hall
Corner of Carlisle Street and Brighton Road, St Kilda

Tickets: Trybooking.com

Child, Concession, Family & Full table discounts apply!

Join the Melbourne Rainbow Band as we take you on a journey through some of our most Spectacular music. From movies and musicals to landscapes and strange lands, get ready to be swept away into mystical hunting fantasies, fight fantastical battles, and meet daring bushrangers.

Featuring pieces from Star Wars and Lord of the Rings, as well as composers among the likes of Gustav Holst and Robert Sheldon, this is definitely one you don’t want to miss!

Date: 1st October

Time: 2.30pm

Where:
James Tatoulis Auditorium
MLC
207 Barkers Rd, Kew

Tickets: Trybooking.com

$25/$20

Group Discounts available
Early bird discount before 14th of September

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