No Queer Left Behind Christmas Meetups

Christmas can be a challenging and lonely time for us, so No Queer Left Behind have organised meetups at a few choice Christmas events so that you’re always with some friends! Join host Charlee Shumack and their band of merry (and gay!) friends of all ages and identities for a lovely Christmas adventure.

No Queer Left Behind Christmas Meetups

Glitterbox
When: December 13, 2024
Where: The Russell, 170 Russell Street, Melbourne
Tickets: $64.36–$102 + $6.95 booking fee
Accessibility: The Russell is wheelchair accessible.

Coburg Night Market Picnic
When: December 14, 2024, 6pm
Where: Coburg Night Market, Bridges Reserve, Bell Street, Coburg
Tickets: Free Entry!
Accessibility: Coburg Night Market is wheelchair accessible, with accessible bathrooms behind Coburg Leisure Centre. The Welcome to Country and opening speeches will be Auslan interpreted.

Beers For Queers
When: December 21, 2024, 1pm–1 am.
Where: The Fox Hotel, 351 Wellington Street, Collingwood
Tickets: Free Entry! Table booking strongly advised
Accessibility: The Fox Hotel front bar and pool table areas are accessible from the street via a ramp, but there are narrow doorways throughout the hotel and little steps to the toilets and the other rooms of the pub. There are gender-free toilets, a screen showing the stage in the front bar and “more chilled zones” in the upstairs area and beer gardens. For more information contact The Fox Hotel by emailing [email protected] or calling 03 9416 4957

“Mask-wearing indoors is no longer compulsory but is encouraged. If you are feeling unwell, please don’t come. Do a RAT before you come if you can.”

Queerspace Christmas Breakfast
When: December 25, 2024, 9–11.30 am
Where: The Provincial Hotel, 299 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy
Tickets: Free but booking required for catering numbers
Accessibility: The Provincial is wheelchair accessible on the ground floor, where most of the event will be held (including a ramp access to the courtyard) but the spillover rooms upstairs are not be accessible.

Over The Rainbow (This event is 40+)
When: December 27, 2024, 6pm
Where: Grouse Bar, 171 Smith Street, Fitzroy
Tickets: $22
Accessibility: Grouse Melbourne is not currently wheelchair accessible.