Patron support of Midsumma will ensure that your Midsumma exists well into the future. It will directly support new and emerging artists and cultural event producers who wish to showcase their work, members of the LGBTQIA+ communities who are further disadvantaged by intersectional identities such as queer people with disability and/or those who face other types of cultural discrimination as well as being LGBTQIA+.

Patronage Types

Midsumma has four levels of patron:

  o Diamond Patron: $5,000+
  o Gold Patron: $2,000 – $4,999
  o Silver Patron: $1,000 – $1,999
  o Rainbow Patron: $500 – $999

The Benefits?

Our Patrons tell us that the most important benefit is feeling that you really are making a difference to the lives of those within our LGBTQIA+ communities by supporting Midsumma Festival.

Not only that, but each Patron donation is fully tax-deductible. Patron donations are acknowledged on our website (midsumma.org.au), within the Midsumma Festival printed program guide for the year and in our annual report.

Festival Patrons also receive additional behind-the-scenes updates, an invitation to attend our Festival program launch in mid-November and special invitations during the festival itself.

All Patrons are signed up to our eNews and receive updates direct from our CEO, Karen Bryant.

Your patronage also goes a long way to help us empower others. Patrons directly support our access and development programs. This means your donations directly help new and emerging artists develop and showcase their work and access and engagement programs to support members of the LGBTQIA+ communities who are further challenged by disability or other types of cultural discrimination. Help all of our communities’ voices to be heard, and their stories told.

Photo: Midsumma Extravaganza 2019 - at Arts Centre Melbourne, by Suzanne Balding