The final weekend of the 2021 Pride Festival will feature three unforgettable events: A Pride Walk on the beach and afterparty on Saturday May 29; and a Pride Beach Party featuring DJs and the Gold Coast’s first ever Drag Queen Pageant on Sunday, to conclude the festival in style.

The Drag Queen pageant will see a bevy of glamorous gals battle it out for the crown of “Miss Gold Coast” in a light-hearted contest hosted by renowned local drag darling, Miss Carmen Taykett.

Families and teens will also be catered for at the Pride Festival with dedicated spaces and activities, while market stalls and food trucks will provide information and sustenance throughout the day.

Gold Coast Pride Director, Vince Siciliani says, “It's an amazing honour to be able to present the Gold Coast's first ever Pride Week. We see the Festival as an opportunity to do something good for our community after a difficult year, and we encourage people both from the LGBTIQA+ community and the broader community to take part in the events on offer”.  

“We’re really proud to be bringing this event to the people of the Gold Coast, so they can witness and enjoy the talents of the vibrant and diverse community we have here,“ Director Danni Zuvela adds, "and we're excited to be offering something for everyone - as well as hosting a number of 'firsts' for the Gold Coast, including the first ever genderfluid-focused event, Beach Walk with Pride and Pride Festival".

Of importance to the Pride Festival Directors are the number of free, family-oriented  and inclusive and both are proud of the way the 2021 Gold Coast Pride Festival shows off the unique natural landscape of the Gold Coast -aka 'the green and gold', from the Pride Beach Walk to the park picnic. “We hope that the image of drag queens on the beach is as iconic and Gold Coast for everyone as it is for us”, says Siciliani, "and that everyone can come along and celebrate in style together".