Mardi Gras Burg Inc.

26/09/2026

💫 Tonight's run sheet! 💫

You are in for a TREAT at tonight's DRAG BINGO, hosted by the delightful queens itsTealyxo and Tori Minhalf! Come for the performances, the games, the prizes, the food, the atmosphere... the list goes on 😋🎉

A few hours left to grab discounted tickets online, or come see us at the door! Can't wait to play with you all! 🌈

📅 26th September
🕕 7pm
🎟️ $20 online || $25 door
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 All ages
📍 Walloon Hotel

25/09/2026

Meet the queens who'll be hosting our bingo this weekend! 💋

✨ 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐲 𝐗
Tealy X is a master of camp chaos, bringing the all laughs and the looks. You better be ready for her; this icon is ready for you!

✨ 𝐓𝐨𝐫𝐢 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐟
We adore this punk princess! Tori is here to transform your bingo night with her bold looks, fierce performances, and quick wits.

See you Saturday!! Grab your tickets from the link in our bio or at the door tomorrow 💖🎟️

DRAG BINGO // 26th September // Walloon Hotel

25/09/2026

All the info you need for tomorrow's DRAG BINGO!! 🪄⭐
Whether you're a local, LGBTQ-identifying, or an ally, this event is for everyone!! Let our wonderful queens itsTealyxo and Tori Minhalf fill your Saturday night with laughter and a splash of cheekiness 🌈💃
Massive thank-you to Walloon Health Hub , Wendy Bourne MP, and Walloon Hotel for their generous prize donations for our raffles!
Will you be one of our winners? Come tomorrow to find out! 👀💫

📅 Saturday 26th September
🕕 7pm
🎟️ $20 online || $25 door
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 All ages
📍 1 Queen St, Walloon

15/09/2026

Want all our info in one place? Look no further! 🌈

In short: Mardi Gras-Burg Inc. hosts fun, fabulous, family-friendly events for LGBTQIA+ people and their allies in regional communities around Ipswich, QLD. Here's all the ways you can contact us! 💌
(Note the new email 👀 Website coming soon! 🌐)

To see what we're all about, join us for our upcoming event, DRAG BINGO @ Walloon Hotel next Saturday!! 💞 With fab performances, laugh-out-loud games, and exciting prizes, it's going to be brilliant 💃

Bring some colour to your community and join us! We hope to see you soon 💫

***rPride

31/08/2026

Join us at the Walloon Hotel these school holidays for DRAG BINGO! 💫 Grab drinks and dinner from the helpful hotel team before the fun starts at 7pm. Featuring performances, raffle prizes, and 5 rounds of flamboyant bingo fun, it's sure to be an evening everyone will love! 💕

Proceeds from this event will support ReStart SEQ's important work helping domestic violence survivors rebuild their lives, as well as funding our biennial Mardi Gras-Burg Festival to keep it free and fabulous. 🌈

Reach out to us via email with questions or if you are attending with a carer / companion card holder in need of a ticket. For early bird tickets, scan the QR code or head to the link in our bio!

See you there! 💖

~ DRAG BINGO @ Walloon Hotel ~
🎟️ $20 online || $25 door
🕕 7pm start
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 All ages welcome
📅 Saturday 26th September
📍 1 Queen St, Walloon

https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/drag-bingo-walloon-hotel-tickets-1999196598844

30/08/2026

One year ago today was our 2025 Mardi Gras-Burg Festival! It was a gorgeous (albeit windy) day at The Rosewood Hotel 💫🌈

Our next free festival day is set for 2027! We're already getting excited to bring you all another fabulous event for our rural and LGBTQ+ communities 💞 Stay tuned!

29/08/2026

📝 We need your help!! 📝

Are you from the Darling Downs / West Moreton regions and:
💞 a 16 to 24-year-old in the LGBTQIA+ community? or
💞 a professional supporting mental health and well-being?

If so, these surveys are for you! Help Rainbow Minds support the mental health of LGBTQ+ young people.

For our mental health professionals:
💫 You can go in the draw to win 1 of 3 $50 gift cards!
💫 tinyurl.com/RainbowMindsGroup

For our LGBTQIA+ young people:
🌱 You will receive a $50 gift card for each focus group you contribute to (up to 2 groups)!
🌱 tinyurl.com/RainbowMinds

Funded by Queensland Rural Health Innovation and Research Collaborative, these surveys will help inform a therapeutic group program for LGBTQIA+ youth in the Darling Downs and West Moreton regions.

27/08/2026

Today is Wear It Purple Day! 💜 This Australia-wide movement was created to ensure young LGBTQIA+ people feel seen, safe, and supported. Q***r youth disproportionately experience discrimination; the simple act of wearing purple can show them they are loved and positively re-shape our world. 🌏💞

To explain this year's Wear it Purple theme, Colours of Courage, Mardi Gras-Burg Inc would like to share some words by friend of the committee, Kiah! 💫

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"I'm wearing purple because I see so much courage in the everyday actions of all the people in my life.

I see them speak up, call people out, start hard conversations, kindly correct people, and patiently answer questions from those of us trying to catch up.

I see them living authentically, coming out, asking for support, and choosing hope in a world where being yourself isn't always received kindly.

Being an ally isn't a badge, or a colour, you wear once a year. It's showing up every day, asking what's actually helpful, and doing the work to make the spaces you're part of a little safer and more inclusive.

I'm grateful for the courage of the people who've come before, the people building community and visibility right now, like the wonderful Mardi Gras-Burg crew, and everyone who lets me stand beside them.

Wear purple. Start a conversation. Show up for the people you care about."

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01/07/2026

This Saturday at Logan River Parklands!! So many brilliant LGBTQ+ performers and creators, and a wonderful opportunity for community. We're excited! 💖🏳️‍🌈
https://www.facebook.com/events/1501437784947513/

Check out the sweet line up at the Logan's Pride March and Picnic

✨️ Free glitter with Bipolar Sparkle
🎪 Circus play space from Curbside Carnies
🤳 Drag photo opps with ! and@LadySasscrotch
🎨 Q***r crafts, and stalls
☕️ BBQ Sausage sizzle, coffee and sweets from Moov’n Coffee & of Poffertjes
🎶 Music by 88 Tokamak, DJ LE MUSE, Loose Creations
💃 Performances by Kiki House of La Sade

Enjoy a celebratory march and chill afternoon at Logan River Parklands

RSVP https://tinyurl.com/Pride-March-Picnic

This event is supported by City Council
and Music Solutions

17/06/2026

Today is the birthday of American writer and early post-Stonewall LGBTQI+ rights activist, Thomas Lawrence “Thom” Higgins! 🎂

While Thom was credited with coining the term “gay pride”, he is best known for his act of pieing Anita Bryant — singer and anti-gay spokesperson — during a live televised press conference wherein Bryant praised gay conversion therapy. This incident drew national attention to the plight of the LGBTQI+ community and the ongoing fight for gay rights. 🏳️‍🌈

Thom is also known for:
⭐ co-founding the ‘Positively Gay Cuban Refugee Task Force’, who sponsored gay Cuban refugees to allow them to leave refugee camps and lead normal lives;
⭐being the first Minnesotan to receive conscientious objector status from the Vietnam War;
⭐ and working as a nurse who cared for AIDS patients.