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Feast Festival
Title : Feast Festival Feast Festival
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Source : Feast, 1997, p. 1
Date of creation : 1997
Format : Ephemera
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Front cover of the program for the 1st Feast Festival, held between 24 October and 16 November 1997.

The Feast Festival is Adelaide's lesbian and gay cultural festival, fostering gay, lesbian, bi-sexual, transgender, queer and intersex artists and embracing the GLBTQI communities. Established in 1997 by Helen Bock, Damien Carey, Luke Cutler and Margie Fisher, Feast incorporates a strong visual arts program, comedy, theatre, drag, forums, music, tours and outings, history walks and the gay and lesbian Picnic in the Park. Past artists at the Feast Festival include Lesbians Au Go Go, Queer Cabaret, Combo Fiasco, Fruit, Miz Ima Starr, The Velvet Janes and Brooke Vogt.

Margie Fisher and Luke Cutler remained as Artistic Directors until 2002 when Margie Fisher took sole responsibility for the artistic content. Fanny Jacobson was Artistic Director from 2003 to 2006. Daniel Clarke was appointed the Artistic Director for the 2007 Festival and is the Director for the 2008 Festival.


The Feast Festival is Adelaide's lesbian and gay cultural festival. The festival also embraces the transgender and queer communities. Established in 1997, it incorporates a strong visual arts program, comedy, theatre, drag, forums, music, tours and outings, history walks and the gay and lesbian picnic in the park. The picnic and some other events are specifically designed to encourage the inclusion of family and friends and the wider community.

Past artists at the Feast Festival include Lesbians Au Go Go, Queer Cabaret, Combo Fiasco, Fruit, Miz Ima Starr, The Velvet Janes and Brooke Vogt.

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Coverage year : 1997
Period : 1980-2000
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