23 January 2025 - 0 Comments

Auckland Pride Festival 2025 is set to ignite the streets and stages of Tāmaki Makaurau this February, proudly unveiling the first wave of events that celebrate, empower, and connect Takatāpui and Rainbow communities—with tickets on sale now for this unmissable celebration.

Featuring more than one hundred events, the first launch of programming features major events such as Pride Fest Out West and Big Gay Out within the Open Access Festival, as well key works as part Te Tīmatanga and Pride Elevates within Auckland Pride's own curated arts program.  With some events even free, tickets are listed on the Pride website along with information on how to purchase/register,  or find out more for any one of these incredible celebrations of community.

“This year’s festival honours the powerful truth that ‘we exist because we relate.’ Through the theme of Tētahi Ki Tētahi—one to another and each other—we recognise the importance of organising, community building, and movement-making as vital forces in our collective journey. Together, we celebrate not just the vital spaces we create within the festival but the deep connections and interwoven histories that inspire our work towards liberation. As we gather in February, our aim is to strengthen these bonds and reaffirm our commitment to each other, knowing that our collective power lies in the relationships that sustain us and the movements we create together. Through art and storytelling, we bring these aspirations to life, weaving narratives that embody the lessons of our pasts and embolden these shared visions for the future.”

The Auckland Pride Empowerment initiative proudly supports a wide range of community-led projects and events in the 2025 festival. Each year, Pride Empowerment funds innovative and impactful projects across Takatāpui and Rainbow communities, from performances and workshops to exhibitions and creative gatherings that strengthen and celebrate our shared identities. This year’s lineup includes Same Same But Different, Proud Voices on Screen, ‘Beyond Taboos: Representing Us, Ethnic Rainbow Alliance Pride 2025, Little Gay In with NZ musician Jason Parker, sewn, Elder Queers Give Advice, NYMPHO Pride 2025, Kiki Ball 3 and Girls, Go Get ‘Em, each contributing to the vibrancy, resilience, and diversity of our city and the impact of collectives, artist run spaces and grassroots organisations.

In 2025, Auckland Pride closes with Waimahara at Myers Park, a reimagined gathering that shifts the traditional Pride March and Pride Party to an activation that reflects on the strength within our communities and galvanises our shared vision of queer liberation and social justice. Grounded in the 2025 Festival theme of Tētahi Ki Tētahi — one to another— the closing event is an opportunity to bring communities together in a time where collective organising and action are vital in strengthening our collective response to regressive policies and rhetoric that threaten our rights, and features performances from Paige and Nganeko.

Auckland Pride remains dedicated to empowering, celebrating, and serving the Takatāpui and Rainbow Communities of Tāmaki Makaurau. Our commitment to fostering resilience, visibility, and unity through events, creativity, and advocacy is at the heart of our 2025 Festival theme, Tētahi Ki Tētahi.

This first program release provides a glimpse of what’s to come, with the full festival lineup set to be announced on January 20, 2025. Auckland Pride invites Takatāpui and Rainbow communities, along with all supporters, to join us in this moment of togetherness, advocacy, and celebration, championing a future where we thrive together. For more details, ticket information and updates, please visit www.aucklandpride.org.nz.

Pride is back. Let’s do this together.

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