Become a patron of Queenstown's Winter Pride '22, the most popular Winter Pride Festival in the Southern Hemisphere.

Winter Pride is a festival, not just a handful of big parties. We offer a broad range of events, many of which are community-based and free, and work hard to offer many services and extras to make Winter Pride a wonderful, memorable 10 days for all. To make this possible, we, like many festivals, operate by a patronage system, similar to a membership system, which supports the overall festival.

The festival is largely funded by patrons, and we have 4 Patron Statuses available. Your patron's status gives you a prioritised right to book tickets to different events. How many and what type of events you are eligible to choose depends on the Patron Status you select. (More details on the Patron Status structure below.)

We offer priority ticket access to Patron Status holders, meaning they get first access to book tickets for events, before the general public. This is why we highly recommend that guests purchase Patron Statuses to make the most of their time with us.

Please note that purchasing a Patron Status does not guarantee your access to a given event, however it gives you the ability to select events which are still available at the time you purchased. We recommend you pay close attention to ticket release dates and, when they become available, book as soon as you have access through our event selection form which is emailed to you once you purchase your Patron Status. This gives you the best chance of being able to attend the events you’re most interested in.

This year, we're offering four Patron's Status levels. Each gives you access to book for different events.

MAXI - includes access to 10 events including the opportunity to select the Pride Dinner PLUS the option to choose EITHER Gibbston Valley Long Lunch or the Pride Wine Tour.
MINI - includes access to 7 events not including the Pride Dinner, Gibbston Valley Long Lunch, or the Pride Wine Tour.
FLEXI - includes access to 3 events not including the Pride Dinner, Gibbston Valley Long Lunch, or the Pride Wine Tour.
FLEXI LITE - includes access to 3 events excluding Leather and Lace and Propaganda Snowball and any meal or tour events.

Please note that our Sunday Session event does not count as one of your included events, as it’s totally free and operates entirely on a revolving door policy. Similarly, you do not need to register or count any Apres Ski event as one of your included events as these are also free and require no registration. --

All patron statuses are at least partially refundable. At Winter Pride, we try to make it as easy as possible to make your plans but also to change them if needed. That's why all our ticket options are at least partially refundable.

If you're buying a Patron's Status for 2022, take note of the deadlines below by which you can get a percentage of your ticket refunded to you.

Before June 1st - 80%
Before July 1 - 50%
Before August 1 - 30%
Before August 26 - 10%
After August 26 - Festival opens, no refunds available.

Patrons can self-manage their requests for refunds through the Humanitix system, and you don’t need to justify the reason for your cancellation to Winter Pride when doing so. Please note, refunds for cancellations are strictly limited to the amounts listed here, up to the dates in question. Winter Pride reserves the right to alter, cancel and move events if requested or required to by authorities and/or government bodies, including local authorities. If a patron wishes to cancel their tickets due to these changes then refunds will be strictly limited to the refund percentages listed. The non-refunded portion of fees is used to cover administration, booking, marketing and other commitments to suppliers and is strictly non-refundable after these dates listed below.

Please note that Patron Statuses are strictly non-transferable. Your name on this ticket purchase must match the name on your online registration and your ID.

For the full range of events on offer, check out our Humanitix tour page.

More information on Winter Pride ticketing here, including ticket windows, revolving door policies, updated information on vaccine passports and more.

See the Winter Pride Festival Terms & Conditions here.

For more broad info about festival operations, check out our FAQ page here.

This event is open to anyone of any gender of sexual identity. You are welcome here.

© 2022 South Pacific Pride Ltd T/A Winter Pride