artist registration
Register your event or show for Melt 2025
Melt Festival is an annual open-access festival of Queer arts and culture staged across central Magandjin/Brisbane, Australia.
Building on the success of festival predecessor Melt, held annually at Brisbane Powerhouse since 2015, Melt Festival is a showcase of queer art, artists, allies, icons, sport and ideas.
Melt Festival will showcase more venues, more artists, more LGBTQIA+ love in a city gearing up to host the Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2032.
We invite artists and producers to present work for Melt Oct–Nov 2025. We also seek expressions of interest from venues to participate.
Melt is proudly supported by Tourism Events Queensland and Brisbane Economic Development Agency, and a national marketing campaign commences February 2025.
Melt 2025 will take place from 22 OCT – 09 NOV.
KEY DATES
08 JAN 2025 – Venue Registrations open
15 JAN 2025 – Event Registrations open (Registrations will remain open in the lead up to the festival)
01 + 06 MAY 2025 – Q+A Session
15 MAY 2025 – Early Bird Registrations close
14 JUL 2025 – Event Registration Deadline for Printed Program
Early/Mid AUG 2025 – Full program announced and on-sale
How to Register
Registrations for artists to join Melt are completed using Eventotron.
To learn more about the festival and how to register, download the Artists Registration Overview kit linked below.
Melt Development Fund
Melt has officially launched the return of the Melt Development Program, proudly supported by the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland.
The program is designed to assist artists and producers from across the state to develop and deliver projects and events as part of the festival. Funding support ranges from $2,000 to $10,000, depending on the scale and scope of the project. Regional applicants may request up to $15,000 (in total) to support travel expenses.
Image credit: Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers by Darcy Goss Media
