# Feast Festival 2024 **Featured** — On Your Markus **Published:** 21 September 2024 **Author:** Markus Hamence **Source:** https://onyourmarkus.au/feast-festival-2024/ Feast Festival is Adelaide’s Premier LGBTQIA+ Arts and Cultural Festival. Founded in 1997 by professional arts and community cultural workers Helen Bock, Damien Carey, Luke Cutler, and Margie Fischer, Feast was created to provide a safe space and platform for the LGBTQIA+ community, where artists could freely express themselves, something that didn’t exist at that… --- Feast Festival is Adelaide’s Premier LGBTQIA+ Arts and Cultural Festival. Founded in 1997 by professional arts and community cultural workers Helen Bock, Damien Carey, Luke Cutler, and Margie Fischer, Feast was created to provide a safe space and platform for the LGBTQIA+ community, where artists could freely express themselves, something that didn’t exist at that time. ![](https://media.onyourmarkus.au/originals/11684/353029333_672736198227983_2442315259431712056_n.jpg) Now in its 27th year, Feast is an open-access Festival that showcases emerging and established artists from both local and interstate LGBTQIA+ communities. Much more than just the arts, Feast is a cultural festival that brings together community with event offerings such as the Queer Wedding Expo, LGBTQIA+ Historical Tours and Talks, Quiz nights, Drag Bingo, Roller Derby Bouts, Pool Parties, Fashion Parades, Speed dating and more! **[Visit the website for the full program!](https://feast.org.au/)** ![](https://media.onyourmarkus.au/originals/11763/459684217_965597455608521_6798673616091392280_n.jpg) ![](https://media.onyourmarkus.au/originals/11762/459596472_965597462275187_4863352667760342137_n.jpg) ![](https://media.onyourmarkus.au/originals/11764/459993829_967273872107546_4309590236850319075_n.jpg) ![](https://media.onyourmarkus.au/originals/11766/459866502_965597458941854_1838664913186349520_n.jpg) ![](https://media.onyourmarkus.au/originals/11765/460188110_965597465608520_3849249990425315369_n.jpg)