Out of the Gutter 2026 | Recap, Post Festival Survey & Giveaway

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Tāmaki Makaurau, you showed up and showed out! Rain or shine! It was beyond euphoric to show up as uri and dance, celebrate, and ground with you all as we honoured our kuīni and elders at Out of the Gutter on Saturday 28 February 2026. Throughout February this year, we had over 230 events across the city, and we can’t wait to see what’s in store for our communities for the rest of the year. Stay tuned for more photos and documentations from Out of the Gutter and other 2026 Auckland Pride festivities.

Kuīni Lounge was our dedicated place for our kuīni and elders to land, lounge, and connect with the girlies and fellow icons in a space that allows the Pride family to manaaki, centre,  acknowledge them as a sound presence in our collective movements.

Take a walk down memory lane with a promenade of archival images celebrating our communities over the past 40 years since Homosexual Law Reform in 1986.

With support from:
Kawe Mahara, The Charlotte Museum & Nicole Duval, Auckland Council Heritage Collection, Peter Nowland, and Melanie Church.

Saw someone you recognise? Have a story connected to the images?

Email kiaora@aucklandpride.org.nz so we can pass your kōrero to the kaitiaki of the archive.

Hosted by the legendary Drag performer Elibra Fleur, Parade of Heroes invited our community members to raid their dress-up boxes, closets and garages for costumes, adornments, regalia, and set pieces that conjure the spirit of Pride and Resistance within them and showcase them on our community fashion runway.

More photos from Parade of Heroes can be found here. Please feel free to share these photos with your loved ones, and tag us @aucklandpride so we can reshare them on socials 🧡 If you would like any of the photos to be removed from our database, DM us on our social media or email kiaora@aucklandpride.org.nz with the photo ID/names 🫶

We closed out Auckland Pride 2026 with a sunset spectacular celebrating community excellence: then, now and into the future. Featuring: DJ MAN(K)ILA, Ramon Te Wake & The BJs, Ahakoa Te Aha, Buckwheat & Tess Tickle, Hugo Grrrl, Janaye Henry, Tyrun, Paul Fagamalo, Lijah Mavaega, and Taiaroa Royal's Tribute to Bambi Slut.

Our community partners and stalls: Toitū Te Ao, Elder Queers Give Advice, The Charlotte Museum, The Village Collective Rainbow Fale, Rainbow Youth, AMI, RocketWerkz Dance Mat, Body Positive, Queens Beauty, and Celestial Corner Market Stallholders.

Ngā mihi maioha for showing up and knitting your kaupapa into the fold of our collective movement.

To our volunteer crew and kaiāwhina, we were beyond honoured to work alongside you to bring 𝗢𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝘂𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 to life. We can’t wait to work together with you again soon! If you’re around Karangahape Road, please drop by our tari for a cuppa.

Ngā mihi me te aroha nui.