Feast Festival

Feast Festival

Feast Festival is a LGBT Festival held annually in the South Australian capital of Adelaide. The event one of Australia's three major queer festivals, alongside Melbourne's Midsumma and the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras.

Founded in 1997, Feast is held in mid November each year, and features over 20 days of cabaret, film, theatre, forums, literature, dance, visual arts, sporting and community events involving the diversity of Adelaide's gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer communities.

ponsors

The Feast Festival is sponsored by numerous supporters:
* Blaze Media
* Adelaide City Council
* Adelaide Festival Centre
* Australian Film Commission
* Arts SA
* Australian Motors
* Camatta Lempens (Lawyers)
* City Gym
* CopyFax Stationers
* CPD Biz
* DB
* Department of Health
* Department For Families and Communities
* Fosters Australia
* Fowlers Live
* Fresh FM
* Greenways Apartments
* Ilec Productions
* Media Resource Centre
* University of South Australia

External links

* [http://www.feast.org.au Feast Festival]


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