Minus18 Queer Formal® Adelaide 2025

Queer Formal® Adelaide is back for 2025 — and you’re invited!

Step into a night made for queer joy, creativity, and connection. Queer Formal® Adelaide is your space to dance, hang out, make, and mingle: all in a safe, welcoming environment for LGBTQIA+ young people aged 12–19. Be loud, be proud, be yourself.

What to Expect

• Live music, DJs, and drag performances on stage.

• Creative activities, games, and fun to dive into.

• Free snacks and soft drinks (but grab a meal beforehand to keep your energy up!)

• A warm, welcoming, and affirming vibe all night.

• Wear whatever makes you feel amazing, there’s no wrong way to show up.

• Come with friends, a date, or roll solo — everyone’s welcome!

Who it's for

This event is exclusively for young people aged 12 to 19. Whether it’s your first queer event or your fifteenth, you’re welcome exactly as you are. This night is yours — bold, joyful, and unapologetically queer — and we can’t wait to share it with you.

💖 Show up as yourself — and leave feeling even more you.

Tickets

🎟️ Tickets are FREE and registration is essential — but they book out fast. Secure your spot early so you don’t miss out!

Accessibility & Safety

🧑‍🦽‍➡️Wheelchair and mobility aid accessible.

🧏‍♀️ AUSLAN on stage.

🚾 Gender neutral bathrooms.

🤫 Quiet Space available.

🧡 Youth Workers, Safety Angels and First Aid will be onsite.

💡NO Strobing.

❌ Alcohol, drugs, vapes and smoking are not permitted

📸 Event photography will be happening – grab a ‘no photos’ wristband from Minus18 HQ if you prefer not to be photographed.

👥 Strictly for 12 to 19 year olds only.

A Social Script will be available and sent to all attendees via email one week before the event.

With thanks

Acknowledgement

Minus18 acknowledges The Kaurna people as the Traditional Custodians of the land on which this event is being delivered. We acknowledge their continued connection and contribution to land, water and community, and pay our respects to Elders past and present. Sovereignty was never ceded; this always was, always will be, Aboriginal land.