ChillOut Festival

From a dinner table conversation 25 years ago to Australia’s largest celebration of Queer Country Pride, Daylesford’s ChillOut Festival embraces the true meaning of acceptance.

When aged-care homes, local schools, sports clubs and local businesses walk alongside everyone who identifies as part of the LGBTIQA+ community, something magical happens, according to ChillOut Director Em

Ireland. “Everyone shines.” That’s why the theme this year is ‘Our Time to Shine.’

"Where everyone can come to our beautiful part of the world and be welcome, be safe, be accepted and show the world that whatever our background, race, religion and sexual orientation, we are all unique,” she said.

We have some incredible ambassadors such as the icon himself Molly Meldrum, the Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commissioner Ro Allen and the divine Nate Byrne (ABC weather presenter) who says, “ChillOut is such an important festival on the rainbow calendar and it's such a thrill to be part of it. There really is something for everyone and you couldn't ask for a better venue than Daylesford.”

There are amazing headliner acts across the long weekend with LadyHawke (NZ), Lady Lash (hip hop), Kylie Auldist (soul-disco) and Art Simone. Our favourite ChillOut events are BACK and COVID-Safe!

Sunday carnival. Street parade. Bush dance. Loads of outdoor events, LGBTI-Q&A panels, a youth stage and many other surprises.

It’s our time to shine, good people! Let's burst with love and celebrate 25 years of Queer Country Pride with a silver jubilee for our ChillOut 2022! Love is in the air and ChillOut is on the horizon. There’s something to look forward to for everybody, so start getting your outfits and your glowing smiles together as we plan to have some fun in the sun once again over Labour Day weekend 2022! It's who we are!

Photo (clockwise from top left): ChillOut Festival Director Em Ireland, LadyHawke, Molly Meldrum, Nate Byrne and Art Simone

10-14 MARCH 2022

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