Canines shine in fun and famboyant dog show
The Puparazzi Pooch Parade is one of the highlights of Coastal Twist Festival’s Coastie Carnie Fair Day in Umina Beach this weekend. This isn’t a typical dog show – this…
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Coastal Twist returns in October
The Coastal Twist Festival will return for its fourth year from October 1-6, transforming the Central Coast into a vibrant celebration of LGBTIQ arts and culture. This year’s festival, themed…
Mardi gras float set to rise and shine
It’s all rhinestones, glue guns and dance moves this week as the Coastal Twist Festival team puts the finishing touches to its float for this year’s Sydney Gay and Lesbian…
Spellbinding dance party a feature of Coastal Twist Festival
As the Coastal Twist Festival fast approaches, excitement is mounting for the Bauhaus Spellbound Dance Party on Saturday, September 30. Driven by art, fashion, make-up, special effects, freedom and alter…
Coastal Twist has plenty for young people
This year’s Coastal Twist LGBTIQ Arts & Culture Festival program has young people covered with more than 55 per cent of the programming accessible to youth and 65 per cent…
Queer Jam to round out Coastal Twist Festival
There will be lots of exciting events at this year’s Coastal Twist Festival and the Queer Jam End of Festival Recovery afternoon session on Monday, October 2, will be no…
Woy Woy CWA gets set for Coastal Twist
The sewing machines have been humming at Woy Woy CWA, with members recycling last year’s Coastal Twist Festival banners to make 180 tote bags and bunting for this year’s event….
Register now for the Pooch Parade
As the Coastal Twist Festival approaches, organisers are encouraging entries in the popular Pupparazi Pooch Parade, to take place this year on Sunday, October 1. “ As every dog-owner knows,…
Top headliners for Coastal Twist
The Central Coast is set to explode in a dazzling kaleidoscope of colours and fabulousness when the Coastal Twist Festival returns this September. A week-long extravaganza of glitter, glamour, and…
Call for businesses to enter window display competition
The call has gone out for all local businesses with street frontage to join the Coastal Twist Festival window display competition for 2023. The seven-day festival highlighting LGBTQIA+ arts and…
Coastal Twist returns with a flourish
The Coastal Twist LGBTIQ Arts and Culture Festival is set to return from September 26-October 2 with seven days of fun, learning and surprises. The festival first exploded onto the…
Mardi Gras fun at the Naughty Noodle
As the Sydney Mardi Gras parade makes its way down Oxford St on February 25, the Central Coast will be represented by the Coastal Twist Festival float. Coastal Twist was…
Shop windows came alive with messages of inclusivity
This year’s Coastal Twist Festival Window Display Competition saw dozens of businesses take part all over the Peninsula and as far afield as Terrigal, Long Jetty and Gosford. First prize…
Coastal Twist Festival opens
The long awaited Coastal Twist Festival was launched to much fanfare on Tuesday night, 27 September, at an all inclusive art exhibition at Umina’s The Public Gallery. The eight day…