Our 2026 Festival dates are set, and now all we need is YOU! Read on for how you can be involved by joining the 2026 festival committee, having a stall on Carnival Day or hosting your own event during the festival.
Join our 2026 festival committee and help bring this year’s OitO festival to life!
Complete your application form to join the committee here.
OUTintheOPEN Festival is looking for YOU! This year our festival team is looking for enthusiastic people to join us for the October-November OUTintheOPEN Festival 15-year celebration! The following positions will join our Festival Committee / Volunteer Team:
Committee – Festival Convenor (1)
Committee – Carnival Day Coordinator (1)
Committee – Artistic & Creative Director (1)
Committee – Secretary & Admin. Support (1)
Committee – Volunteer Coordinator/Recruitment (1)
Committee – Entertainment Coordinator (1)
Committee – Media, Marketing & Communications Coordinator (1)
PLUS
Festival Volunteers (20) inc. Carnival Day Stage Manager & Assistants, Festival Artistic & Creative Assistants, General Festival/Event Volunteers.
Stallholder Application EOI for Carnival Day, Saturday 7th November 2026.
Register for a stall at Carnival Day 2026 here.
Carnival Day is our main festival event and runs each year on the Saturday of OUT in the OPEN festival. We have a variety of stall options available for you, including free stalls for LGBTIQA+ owned small business from the local region.
Host your own event in 2026?
Register to host your own OUT in the OPEN event here.
Want to host your own event as part of OUTintheOPEN Festival Shepparton? This year’s theme is Homegrown and Glowing!
OUTintheOPEN is Shepparton’s festival celebrating LGBTIQA+ pride & community diversity. This year we’re celebrating our 15th year.
OUTintheOPEN was developed to address some of the inequalities faced by the local LGBTIQA+ communities and to build a more inclusive community in Greater Shepparton. EVERYONE is welcome to get involved! It is a project led by Goulburn Valley Pride Inc. and is proudly supported by many other organisations and community groups.
The festival will consist of many events including CARNIVAL DAY on the second weekend in November at the Queens Gardens. Other events will be held during the Festival across the City of Greater Shepparton. This is where YOU come in!
We are looking for Community Groups, Organisations, Performers, Venues, Events & Artists…
