Few venues in Melbourne carry as much nostalgic weight as Luna Park.
That grinning face at the end of the St Kilda foreshore has been welcoming people through its doors since 1912, so it makes a kind of perfect sense that one of the city’s most beloved institutions is also becoming one of its most enthusiastically queer. Luna Pride 2026 is set to take over the park on 13 June for a second year running.
Luna Pride 2026 is back, bigger and more immersive than its inaugural 2025 outing, transforming the entire park into an after-dark celebration of the LGBTQIA+ community, allies, families and anyone who just wants a really good night out. We’re talking unlimited rides, live entertainment, DJs, drag, comedy, glitter and what is shaping up to be one of the more visually spectacular nights on Melbourne’s winter calendar.
At the creative centre of this year’s event is the disco ball, reimagined as the defining symbol of Luna Pride 2026, representing joy, self-expression and connection.
It’s a fitting choice for a venue that has spent over a century being exactly that kind of place: somewhere people come to let go, make noise and feel something. The disco ball runs through the entire campaign aesthetic, giving the event a visual identity that’s bold, cohesive and very, very shiny.
Luna Pride 2026
- Luna Park Melbourne
- 13 June, 6pm–11pm
- Tickets here
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On the entertainment side, the 2026 lineup is stacked. Drag performer and host Beverly Kills leads the charge, with a supporting cast that includes DJs, live bands, comedy acts, vocal performers and, genuinely, giant illuminated rainbow snail stilt walkers, which might be the single most Luna Park thing imaginable.
There are also more than 10 LGBTQIA+ performers spread across the night, immersive photo moments from Volter International and glitter face painting for those who want to commit to the bit.
Beyond the headline acts, the park itself becomes the entertainment. Guests get unlimited access to Luna Park’s full ride lineup throughout the night, alongside immersive in-park activations, a designated licensed Bubbles Bar and live performances stationed throughout the grounds.
The event is explicitly designed to be welcoming to everyone, families included, with the emphasis firmly on creating a space where people can celebrate exactly who they are without any of the velvet-rope exclusivity that can sometimes creep into pride events.
Luna Pride sits within a broader shift for Luna Park Melbourne, which has been quietly but deliberately repositioning itself as a serious player in Melbourne’s nightlife and cultural events landscape, not just a daytime destination for school holiday crowds.
The park has been leaning into immersive, after-dark experiences, and Luna Pride is very much part of that evolution. For an institution that’s been operating for well over a century, it’s a genuinely exciting reinvention.
With tickets already on sale through the Luna Park Melbourne website, Luna Pride 2026 is shaping up to be a fixture on the city’s June calendar, a night that manages to be simultaneously nostalgic and completely of the moment, which is a harder trick to pull off than it sounds.
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