Register your event or show for MELT

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 2026. 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 will be back in 2026. Sign up to stay up to date.

Image credit: Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers by Darcy Goss Media