Program

Gayze Festival has an amazingly fun-filled program that spans the whole 3 days of the Melbourne Pride Weekend. Come celebrate with us in urban paradise.

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FRIDAY 31 JAN

Captain Baxter is where Gayze Festival welcomes you on board, kicking the party off in one of St Kilda’s premier rooftop restaurants and bars. Situated right on the beach, with breathtaking panoramic views across one of Australia’s most beautiful bays, its ample patios and deluxe rooftop bar make it the perfect place to meet, greet and connect for the very first time with your brand new weekend playmates.

The Prince is almost as much an icon of St Kilda as the beach itself, and has been a cornerstone of the Australian music scene for decades. Tonight it plays host to a diverse range of world-class entertainers and local legends, as Gayze Festival takes over the esteemed Band Room with jaw-dropping performances and iconic DJs until the early morning.

SATURDAY 1 FEB

Situated in St Kilda Sea Baths overlooking the beach, South Pacific Health Club is a world class training environment that’s at your disposal throughout the festival. You’ve just had a great night, and need some re-energising, so what better way to start the day than by getting your stretch on? Let South Pacific’s in-demand yoga teachers guide you through a full hour of pure zen. 

Republica, also situated right on beautiful St Kilda Beach, is renowned for its amazing breakfast menu, and this is why Gayze Festival has chosen it to be your initial refill station after the first night of serious partying. Talk, sit, relax and connect again. We’re all just getting re-started, and what better place to do it than here?

Back at The Prince, but in a completely different setting, it’s time to eat more, drink more, and be more than just a little merry. Great atmosphere, great company, and a deluxe spread of what Melbourne is most renowned for; amazing food and world-class coffee with an urban backdrop of unrivalled class.

St Kilda Sea Baths are where we kick back into party mode. The beachside location makes the Baths a fantastic place to chill and socialise, and you can bounce between the pool and the beach, grooving to iconic DJs, and getting yourself completely recharged by making full use of the heated seawater and hydrotherapy spas.

Now that you are completely refreshed, mingle your way up a secret staircase (enter via Captain Baxter) to discover our exclusive Gayze Festival Rooftop Riviera pop-up bar. It’s time to create some amazing summer memories, dance as the sun sets, and frolic to your heart’s content with like-minded Gayze party-goers in this remarkable Riviera setting, knowing all the while that things are about to kick back up a notch or two, and very soon.

Back to The Prince Bandroom, and this time for a night of pure debauchery. Lose yourself completely in a breathtaking setting that’s brimming with love and desire. A non-stop mix of throbbing beats from local and international DJs, world-class performances, and lights/lasers galore is the perfect place to celebrate diversity with your steaming new playmates. There’ll be epic visuals and FX light shows too, and maybe even a secret room or two where ANYTHING goes. Drown in a rollocking sea of beat-driven lust, and let it all hang out with 1000+ other love-crazy Gayze Festival party people.

SUNDAY 2 FEB

Back to Republica, and back to beachfront breakfasting in paradise. The amazing menu assuredly hasn’t gotten old yet, and it’s time to explore even more of its delicious offerings. Don’t be shy, tuck in, and get to know some great new like-minded people while you sample more of Melbourne’s finest morning cuisine.

Let South Pacific’s in-demand yoga teachers once again guide you through a full hour of utra-relaxing mindfulness. Limber up while enjoying the beachfront views. It’s the perfect way to start your day and completely energise yourself in preparation for the good times coming your way today.

After another epic night, it’s assured you need just a bit more sitting, relaxing and refilling. You’ve already been here, and you know how amazing the food is, so it’s time to re-indulge your taste buds while getting to know even more of this diverse and welcoming Gayze Festival crowd over another fantastic morning meal.

St Kilda plays host to the 24th Midsumma Pride March, and Fitzroy Street once again transforms into a breathtaking mega-parade of LGBTQIA+ grandeur that has to be seen to be believed. 

March proudly with your new Gayze Festival friends, or do your own thing; it doesn’t really matter, as long as you put your beautiful Pride on full display, and have an absolute ball while you’re at it!

The Pride march culminates at the end of Fitzroy street, just where these delightful gardens are situated across from the beach. The parade might wind down here, but Gayze Festival still simmers on, with things about to get RED HOT again, and just across the road at The Prince for our Closing Party extravaganza!

This is where we’ll say farewell, but not before we proudly go out with a HUGE Gayze festival bang! The Prince Bandroom, once again transformed, is now a post-Pride march wonderland, where every flavor of our magnificent rainbow is still proudly on show, and the multitude of scintillating surprises we have in store will provide the perfect climax to Gayze Festival’s first ever ultra-inclusive Pride weekend event. DJs, FX, Lasers and Performers, will make this a night for everyone, of every persuasion, to have an absolute ball! 

Then we’ll finally bid you adieu – but it’s not forever. Gayze Festival will return, louder and prouder, in 2021.

 

* Breakfast, Brunch & Yoga Classes purchased separately.

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