Tauranga Pride Month - April 2026
Tauranga Moana Pride Month ~
April 2026
We've got a full month of events planned and can't wait to share them with our rainbow and rainbow-ally friends - EVERYONE WELCOME!
If you'd like to host an event, get in touch with us today.
DATE 2026 | EVENT (click link for more info) | INFO | |
|---|---|---|---|
Thurs 2 April, 7.30pm | Drag Bingo with Anita Wiglit, Rusty's | Tickets LIVE @ Rusty's The Strand | |
Wed 8 April, 6-8pm | Tauranga City Library, Free, Register in link | ||
Fri 10 - Sun 19 April | See website for details | ||
Sat 11 April, 3-7pm | See website for details, Tickets $10 | ||
Sat 11 April, 7.30-10pm | Stand Up For Aroha Show | Tuatara Collective, Tickets LIVE @ BayCourt | |
Sun 12 April, 2-3pm | Reggaeton 'Perrear for Pride' Dance class | RSVP in FB event, Altitude Pole, Mt Maunganui | |
Sun 12 April, 3.30-4.30pm | Altitude Pole, Mt Maunganui | ||
Thurs 16 April, 6.30pm | Queer Crafts, Snacks & Chats | Incubator, @ the Historic Village, 18+ | |
Fri 17 April, 8pm-1am | HAUS OF THE PEOPLE DJ & Dance Party R18 | Sponsored by Tautoko Mai, | |
Sat 18 April, evening | Queerly Talented Talent Show | Curves o' Plenty, Tickets LIVE @ BayCourt | |
Tues 21 April, 6.30-8pm | Rainbow Research Talk - University of Waikato | UoW Tauranga Campus CBD, | |
Wed 22 April, 6-8pm | Tauranga Library, 18+ Free, Register in link | ||
Thurs 23 April, 6.30pm | Gaymes Night, run by BOP Pride | 18+ (teens with an adult ok) | |
Fri 24 April, weekend | Gingers Bush Camp, Auckland | See website for details | |
Sat 25 April, 10:30am-12:30 | Tauranga Art Gallery, Tickets LIVE @ Toi TAG | ||
Sat 25 April, 7-10pm | Pride month closing drinks & | ||
Date TBC | Kai Kahukura - Community Potluck | Ōkahukura Studio, details TBA after April, | |
Ongoing: GenderDynamix | Weekly drop-in sessions | See their Instagram for up-to-date details | |
Ongoing: RainbowYouth | Weekly drop-in sessions | See their Instagram for up-to-date details |
Tauranga Moana Pride Month ~
April 2026
If you have a storefront or window, help us spread the word by printing out a poster ~ The more the merrier!!
Pride month can be every month with your support. If you'd like to host an event any time of year, get in touch with us today.
Ngā mihi nui to our sponsors:
Hikitia! For our Future | Tautoko Mai
Rainbow New Zealand Charitable Trust
And our supporters: Our local businesses and community, including Curves of Plenty, Luxe Cinemas, BOP Pride, Totara St., Rotorua Chamber of Pride, NeverTheLess, Rusty's Tauranga, Tuatara Collective, Altitude Pole and Fitness, Miss Vibes Events, University of Waikato, Creative BOP, Tauranga City Libraries, Ōkahukura, Kūwao, Aom Dance, The Incubator, RainbowYouth, RocketSpark, BayCourt, our poster artists Lisa.C & StabbyLuv, and to all our dedicated community volunteers at Tauranga Moana Rainbow Collective <3
And last, but not least, all those generous folks that donated to our Give A Little page to help this kaupapa, thank you!
