Pride March
Participant Newsletter #4

Read on for essential information about Midsumma Pride March 2021.

Top Tip: We recommend you forward this email to members of your marching group – and if you have any questions, don't hesitate to contact the Midsumma team on 03 9296 6600 or admin@midsumma.org.au

In This Update

Don't Forget To Book Your Tickets!
Frequently Asked Questions
Social Media & Livestream

Participant Briefing

Thank you to everyone who attended the Pride March Participants Briefing last night, whether in person - or online.
We know it isn't the most exciting way to spend your Tuesday evening, so I hope that people found it valuable.

If you couldn't make it last night, or if you wanted to review the presentation, you can find the video of the briefing here.

If you have any questions about the briefing, please get in touch via admin@midsumma.org.au.

Check this section of the Midsumma Festival website for more information about the Participants Briefing.

Frequently Asked Questions

Someone from my group can't come anymore. Can I give their ticket to someone else?

Yes! Simply contact ticketing@midsumma.org.au with the updated names and contact details of your tickets and we will make these changes on your behalf.

I want to book extra tickets to the event, how can I get more tickets?
Contact ticketing@midsumma.org.au and Jason will be able to advise if we have additional tickets available and how you can book these additional tickets

I booked my tickets in the names of those in my group. Why do the tickets say my name?
If you have booked your tickets correctly, they will have both your name and your group members' name on them.

As you can see in this example, Jason Marsiglia (in the yellow box) booked this ticket on behalf of Matt Hirst (in the red box).

What time does the march start?
The march will begin at 11:00am and conclude at around 1:30pm. The time indicated on the ticket (9:00am-12:00pm) is the time that the registration gates will be open.

What is my wave number and when do I need to arrive?
You can find your Wave Number on our website here.
The arrival times are as follows:

Wave A - 9:00am* Wave J - 10:30am
Wave B - 9:00am Wave K - 10:45am
Wave C - 10:00am** Wave L - 11:00am
Wave D - 9:15am Wave M - 11:15am
Wave E - 9:30am Wave N - 11:30am
Wave F - 9:45am Wave O - 11:30am
Wave G - 9:45am Wave P - 11:45am
Wave H - 10:15am Wave Q - 11:45am
Wave I - 10:30am Wave R - 12:00am

What time does the march start?
The march will begin at 11:00am and conclude at around 1:30pm. The time indicated on the ticket (9:00am-12:00pm) is the time that the registration gates will be open.

What public transport is available to get to the march?
Please check out the Getting There page of our website.

Any other questions?
Be sure to check out the other Pride March newsletters that have been emailed out:

These are all also posted on our website here, as is this newsletter.

Also check out the Pride March FAQs, and Pride March Maps.
Still stuck? Email admin@midsumma.org.au if the information you need isn't in any of the newsletters or on the Midsumma Festival website!

Midsumma Pride March - Livestream

As you may be aware, this year Midsumma Festival is creating a dedicated livestream for Pride March to allow our audiences to safely engage with the event.

We've been posting about it online and we'd love you to post about it on your own socials! You can download this image tile here, and we've drafted the below text for you to use if you wish.

"Where can I watch Midsumma Pride March 2021?

Things will look pretty different this year due to COVID-19 regulations, so we are encouraging audiences to attend/view the march in one of the following ways:

- Book into a Fitzroy St venue to watch the parade from 11am, and stay all day for the ocean breeze, sunset, and afternoon vibes in iconic St Kilda. Where can you book? midsumma.org.au/view-the-march

- Watch the parade at a Watch Party in participating venues around the state. These will be updated throughout the week! midsumma.org.au/watch-party

- Watch the parade from your home - even throw your own Watch Party! Midsumma Pride March will be live-streamed (via our Facebook page) for the first time. The stream will begin at approximately 10:45am and conclude at approximately 2pm.

This year due to COVID and our COVIDSafe plan we unfortunately can't encourage crowds to watch the march form the street sidelines, you can only watch from Fitzroy St if you are booked into a venue along Fitzroy St (midsumma.org.au/view-the-march) or if you log into our livestream via the @midsumma Facebook page from 10:45am.

Midsumma Pride March will operate in accordance with the Victorian Government COVIDSafe guidance to make sure we are doing our part to be COVIDSafe.

Happy Midsumma Pride March!!!"

Contact Us

If you have any further questions, please don't hesitate to contact our team at admin@midsumma.org.au or by calling 03 9296 6600. We will continually update the Midsumma website as new information arises as well.

Pride March Participant Newsletter #4