Your Queer Neighbours Festival

The Your Queer Neighbours Festival 2025 invites us to slow down and imagine Our Neighbourhoods of Care, spaces where connection feels gentle, genuine, and close to home.

In a world that’s often fast and loud, this festival offers moments of reflection and belonging for queer international students, alumni, and allies to explore what a supportive, queer-friendly neighbourhood might look like. Is it a garden we tend together, a shared meal, a quiet chat, or simply knowing someone nearby cares? Through art, storytelling, and shared experiences, we’ll create a neighbourhood of warmth, care, and curiosity. Together, we create our little cozy neighbourhood place where we can all belong.

What to expect:

• Art, zines, and storytelling by queer international creators

• Cultural exchange through food, music, and performance

• Intercultural dialogue and community connection

• A celebration of resilience, identity, and belonging

• Grab a bite, meet new people, and mingle

• Or just chill and relax in a quiet corner

Festival Activities & Spaces

🌱 Granny’s Living Room (G01)
Warm tea, snacks, mahjong, board games, and a cozy communal space — plus a raffle.

🎨 The Shy Babies’ Table
Drop-in crafts all day: zines, collage, charm-making, digital characters, and soft creative play.

🎭 Shadow Puppetry (Room 203)
Hands-on shadow puppetry character-making workshop (10:30–12:30pm).

🎥 Screen Room (401)
Queer short films + a Modern Ritual Mask Workshop (1:30–3pm). Cushions, mats, soft ambience.

💤 Quiet Sensory Room (G402)
A calm retreat for journaling, resting, making cards, and quiet reflection.

🎵 The Long Playground (Open Floor)
Movement, music, weaving, dance, somatic vocal practice, mini-performances, and a small secondhand market.

🍵 Food & Drinks
Handcrafted teas, organic fruit, vegan snacks, mains and refreshing drinks served throughout the day.

👉 Event page for full activity details: https://www.ourpoint3.org/event/your-queer-neighbour-festival

Welcome all age groups, all abilities, all genders, families, and friends. Open to LGBTQIA+ international, migrant, and multicultural communities.

Hosted by Our Point 3.

Funded by Victorian State Government.

Supported by Merri-bek City Council, Mental Jam, Feifei Curiosity and Congee Club.