FREE - ALL AGES | Youth Muster Universe Of Diversity - ChillOut Festival 2026

Youth Muster in the Park is a free event for youth, their allies, friends and families to come together is a safe and inclusive space. Returning to the picturesque garden setting of the Hepburn Mineral Springs Reserve Sound Shell, Youth Muster Universe of Diversity will bring together emerging young talent, including Haze, Luca Li Petri, Michael Kay, Callum Drage and Shout Youth LGBTQIA+ Choir. Hosted by Frock Hudson and Freddie Merkin, Youth Muster is also supported by the popular Ballarat Trans and Gender Diverse Clothes Swap, market stalls, info tents and food vendors

Rainbow Family Picnic In The Park will also be held, welcoming parents of newborn babies, toddlers and young children to enjoy a picnic and the company of other parents and young children. Concluding the day with a family friendly drag story time.

ChillOut acknowledges the Dja Dja Wurrung people of the greater Kulin Nation as the traditional custodians of the land on which we work and create. We acknowledge that sovereignty was never ceded and pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging.