Gaytimes 2027

The camping festival of your big gay dreams is back! 🌈

Gaytimes is returning for our 10th anniversary edition on March 19-21, 2027.

Gaytimes - Australia’s queer camping music and arts festival - will feature an eclectic lineup of music , performers, visual arts, food trucks, yoga, workshops and so much more!

Whether you opt for glamping or prefer camping under the stars, Gaytimes is a bush doof with a touch of class.

Gaytimes 2027 is a boutique festival with a strictly limited capacity of 1500.

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WHAT: Gaytimes 2027 (10th Anniversary!)

WHERE: Gembrook, Victoria

WHEN: March 19-21 2027

Music / Art / Camping / BYO

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Gaytimes wishes to acknowledge this event takes place on stolen land. We wish to acknowledge this land's traditional owners and custodians, the Bunurong/Boon Wurrung and Wurundjeri People of the Kulin Nation, and pay respects to their elders past, present and emerging. An allocation of First Nations tickets will be available.

• 18+ event. Please bring photo I.D.

• Fully licensed with BYO. Strict alcohol limit of 1 case or 1 750ml container of spirits per person.

• No glass. Vehicles will be searched on arrival, and glass will be confiscated.

• Total fire ban day and night.

• All bathrooms and change rooms will be gender neutral facilities.

• No strobes.

• No passouts.

• Prepare for all weather conditions, the show goes on rain, hail or shine.

• Leave no trace.

• Festivalgoers are not permitted to camp with their cars (with exception of accessibility and RVs which require their own carpasses).

• Accessibility requirements can be submitted through a form on our website which will open in late Sep 2026, or email hello@gaytimes.com.au

• Gaytimes 2027 will have a strictly limited capacity of 1500 patrons. The festival has sold out in minutes in previous years, so the Ballot is our way of making the process fairer and more hassle free.

• Early Bird ($445+bf), General Release ($475+bf) and Final Release ($495+bf) tickets will be available through the Gaytimes 2027 Ballot via Humanitix.

• We expect 90% of all full priced tickets to be sold through the Ballot this year.

• Ballot registrations will be open from Tue 25 Aug 2026 to Sun 13 Sep 2026 at 5pm AEST. You can register at any time during this period, and take your time.

• The Ballot will be selected at random, but we do endeavour to protect the diversity of our beautiful existing community so we ask a few questions. Whether you are a first timer or a veteran, you'll have a chance - but please be aware that demand exceeds our total capacity.

• The Ballot will be drawn on Wed 16 Sep 2026, and successful recipients will be emailed.

• Please check you have funds available, and check your inboxes. You might be offered a ticket immediately or it might take a few days (as some people will be offered tickets after other people don't claim theirs).

• Those successful in the Ballot will receive confirmation of their purchase if you chose Auto-purchase option) or you'll receive an email notification from Humanitix to complete their purchase (if you chose Notify Me option). If you chose Notify Me, you'll have 24 hours to purchase your tickets before they are released to someone else in the Ballot.

• You can buy up to four (4) Festival tickets at a time.

• You will have the option to manage your Ballot registration in Humanitix before the Ballot is drawn, so you can change names, the number of tickets you need or add a glamping tent etc. Once the Ballot is drawn, you will only be able to purchase what you registered for.

• Buy Now Pay Later options like Humanitix Payment Plans, AfterPay and ZiP are all available, but not via the auto-purchase option.

• All festival tickets are for the entire weekend.

• All festival tickets come with free camping.

• Remaining tickets will be available via General Public Sale from Wed 23 Sep from 12pm AEST.
  An allocation of Final Release tickets will be reserved for the General Public Sale on a first in, best dressed basis for those who missed out on the Ballot.

• Low income tickets ($385+bf) are available by application here in a separate Humanitix waitlist process.

• First Nations tickets ($0-225+bf) are available for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander festivalgoers. Please apply by email to hello@gaytimes.com.au as early as possible, as tickets will be allocated on a first come, first served basis.

• Hardship tickets (ranging from $0-225+bf) will be available for people experiencing significant hardship (eg health issues, homelessness, family violence and financial hardship. Applications will be open in late Sep 2026 via a discreet form on our website, and will remain open till end of Jan 2027. Applications will be assessed on a case by case basis. Further information will be made available on our website shortly.

• Volunteer applications will open in early Oct 2026. Further information will be made available on our website shortly.

• Artist submissions for music, performing art and visual art will open in early Oct 2026. Further information will be made available on our website shortly.

• Resales will be permitted through Humanitix resale waitlist. Resale will open after General Public Sale from 7 Oct 2026 or sooner if all tickets are sold out prior.

• No refunds.

• Glamping tents are sold separately and priced per tent. Glamping tents sleep up to five (5) people. Glamping tents will be available for purchase in the Ballot and in General Public Sale. You will still need a festival ticket. Further information will be made available on our website shortly.

• Every vehicle parking onsite requires a car pass. You can purchase a car pass in the the Ballot or General Public Sale. Campervans / RVs require a special carpass. We do not generally allow festivalgoers to camp with their cars - for traffic and fire safety reasons. We do offer mini bus shuttles with luggage trailers to and from the carparking area to the camping grounds that run all weekend. Your car passes help to cover the cost of the car park shuttle, and other sustainability initiatives as well as subsidised tickets.

• Shuttle buses directly to and from Gaytimes from metropolitan Melbourne will be available before the Ballot is drawn. Further information will be made available on our website shortly.