Until Mon 4 Jan
Lismore Showgrounds · North Lismore
a sweaty, joyful queer New Year festival of cabaret and dancing by the river
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This New Year we are heading down to the water’s edge, where things are lush, slippery and getting hotter by the minute 🌿🔥💦
Dive into RIPARIA – HOT & WET: a fertile queer playground calling all river sprites, bog babes, swamp thangs, muddy misfits and thirsty creatures to gather on Widjabul Wia-bal Jagun. Expect abundance, sweaty communion, wild cabaret, queer creativity, dancing bodies and enough heat to make the rivers steam.
A convergence of bodies, streams and desires. Individual currents crashing together to form one life-giving river where we commune and hold each other on the river's edge.
Grab packaged passes or mix-and-match with party tickets, camping passes, powered burrows and "river bus" rides from coast to hinterland, all through Humanitix.
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Mob Tix - Riparia - Hot & Wet - Tropical Fruits New Year 2026 – Fill out form
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Lismore Showgrounds, North Lismore
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When is Riparia Hot & Wet - LGBTIQ+ New Years Festival?
From Mon 28 Dec 2026, until Mon 4 Jan.
Where is it?
Lismore Showgrounds, North Lismore, NSW.
How much are tickets?
From $30, as the source listed it when Keen last read the listing. The ticket page has the current price.
Where do I get tickets?
On events.humanitix.com. The button at the top of this page goes straight there.
How do I find out which of my mates are keen?
Tap "Ask your mates if they're keen" on this page. You get one link for the group chat, and your mates answer keen, maybe or can't in their browser, with no app and no sign-up. It is free.
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