Free Community Picnic BBQ

Join us for a FREE picnic and BBQ, where we all come together, celebrate joy and pride and relax over food as a community. Everyone is welcome to come along, whether you are an ally, a friend, a rainbow family, solo or have a furr-baby, we want you to be there and enjoy the spirit of this time of the year with us.

Important Details:

• Sunday April 27th 2025
• 11.30am – 2.00pm
• Victoria Park Lake, BBQ pavilion near the turtle playground area close to SAM
• Free – donations welcome
• BBQ lunch and snacks provided
• All welcome – under 18-year-olds must be supervised by a parent/guardian
• Furr-babies welcome, leads required at all times
• BYO chair/rug

Please register for free here to help us manage catering for this event. 

Access and further information:

• The BBQ area is next to car park, however on busy days this car park can be quite full. There is all accessible parking close to the BBQ area.
• The space has paved paths from the car park to the BBQ area and the lake, as well as to the toilets and SAM.
• There is some seating and under cover space, and shady trees nearby, however on warmer days we recommend wearing a hat or sunscreen.
• Bring your own chair or picnic rug to assist with extra seating for all attending if you can.
• There are gendered public toilets close by, approx. a 2-minute walk, to the BBQ space, and inside of the SAM building, on level one, there are all gender, all-accessible bathrooms. SAM has a lift and stairs and is an all-accessible building.
• GV Pride will provide BBQ meat, salads, drinks and nibbles for this event. GV Pride will have cutlery, plates, cups napkins.
• People will likely sit, talk and eat at this event.
• Victoria Park Lake is a public space, there will be other members of the public around.
• There is an unfenced nature playground area next to the BBQ. Read more about it in this free article here – Playing in nature – The Shepparton Adviser.
• Please email gvpride@gvpride.org if you have any questions or would like to talk further about your access needs.