PUT YOUR FISTS UP 💦

Celebrate Pride Month with this seriously fun 69-minute werkout, where queer joy, strength and community collide.

Move through nine rounds of beginner-friendly boxing combos and bodyweight exercises.

Enjoy a totally iconic Pride playlist, with special guest performers and a few surprises along the way.

Where to meet:

Find us on the ground floor at Universal Sydney on Oxford Street.

Doors open 15 minutes before the start time. If you arrive more than 5 minutes after the start time, you may not be admitted.

What to bring:

• Water bottle

• Small towel

• Boxing wraps (optional)

What's provided:

• Boxing gloves

• Boxing pads/mitts

• Cleaning supplies

Bring your own gloves and pads if you prefer.

All welcome (ages 18+):

• All genders and sexualities (yes, you can be straight)

• All shapes, sizes and abilities

• No experience necessary

• No dickheads

We're committed to creating a safe space. If there's something we can do better, please let us know.

Photography:

• Please do not take photos or videos of other participants.

• Our event crew and invited third parties might capture content for promotional purposes. If you'd like to opt out, please let us know at check-in.

• At the end of the session, we'll take a group photo to post online. It's your choice if you're in the photo or not. No pressure.

Accessibility:

• Universal Sydney is wheelchair accessible.

• All toilets are gender-neutral.

• We recommend bringing event earplugs if you’re sensitive to loud sounds.

• We have Hidden Disability Sunflower Wristbands available if you’d like to wear one. Just ask at check-in.

• You can include any other requests in your booking form or contact us directly below.

You must agree to the Terms & Conditions and Liability Waiver to participate. 

We get sweaty on Gadigal Country. We pay respect to Elders past and present. Always was, always will be Aboriginal Land.

Contact us

Email: biggayboxing@gmail.com

Instagram: @biggayboxing

Join 1978er (and 6th Dan Black Belt) Sifu Penny Gulliver for a free self defence workshop focused on safety, awareness and empowerment.

The workshop explores practical skills for predicting, preventing and preparing for violent situations. Open to all, this inclusive workshop welcomes members of the LGBTQ+ community and allies to build confidence, resilience and real-world safety skills.

This event is free, but bookings are essential. 

After a glittering Northern Rivers premiere, the bold new Australian musical A Midsummer Night’s Queen arrives in Sydney—and it’s bringing the party with it.

Inspired by Much Ado About Nothing, this electrifying new work spins the classic into a bold, queer celebration, set in the heart of a pulsing festival where love, identity and community collide. It’s a world of sequins, spectacle and sky-high wigs—where anything can happen, and often does.

With a soundtrack bursting with pop anthems inspired by Kylie Minogue, Madonna and ABBA, the show delivers powerhouse vocals, infectious energy and fierce choreography by Danielle Linegar that demands to be seen live. Under the dynamic direction of Kylie Fuad, the production moves seamlessly from euphoric highs to moments of raw emotional truth.

At its heart, A Midsummer Night’s Queen is a love letter to queer culture—past, present and future. It’s about the freedom to be yourself, the courage to stand tall, and the communities that lift us up when the world tries to pull us down. It’s camp, it’s fierce, it’s funny—and it might just break your heart before putting it back together again.

Created by Australian playwright and composer Michael Sharmon, and brought to life by a company of passionate LGBTQI+ artists and allies, this is a show driven by authenticity, connection and pure theatrical joy.

Whether you come for the spectacle, the music, or the message, one thing is certain—you’ll leave uplifted, energised, and ready to dance.

✨ Big voices. Bold stories. Unapologetic fabulousness.
✨ A celebration of queer identity, resilience and community
✨ Disco-fuelled theatre at its most joyful and alive

Book now and be part of something unforgettable. This queen won’t wait.

After a glittering Northern Rivers premiere, the bold new Australian musical A Midsummer Night’s Queen arrives in Sydney—and it’s bringing the party with it.

Inspired by Much Ado About Nothing, this electrifying new work spins the classic into a bold, queer celebration, set in the heart of a pulsing festival where love, identity and community collide. It’s a world of sequins, spectacle and sky-high wigs—where anything can happen, and often does.

With a soundtrack bursting with pop anthems inspired by Kylie Minogue, Madonna and ABBA, the show delivers powerhouse vocals, infectious energy and fierce choreography by Danielle Linegar that demands to be seen live. Under the dynamic direction of Kylie Fuad, the production moves seamlessly from euphoric highs to moments of raw emotional truth.

At its heart, A Midsummer Night’s Queen is a love letter to queer culture—past, present and future. It’s about the freedom to be yourself, the courage to stand tall, and the communities that lift us up when the world tries to pull us down. It’s camp, it’s fierce, it’s funny—and it might just break your heart before putting it back together again.

Created by Australian playwright and composer Michael Sharmon, and brought to life by a company of passionate LGBTQI+ artists and allies, this is a show driven by authenticity, connection and pure theatrical joy.

Whether you come for the spectacle, the music, or the message, one thing is certain—you’ll leave uplifted, energised, and ready to dance.

✨ Big voices. Bold stories. Unapologetic fabulousness.
✨ A celebration of queer identity, resilience and community
✨ Disco-fuelled theatre at its most joyful and alive

Book now and be part of something unforgettable. This queen won’t wait.

After a glittering Northern Rivers premiere, the bold new Australian musical A Midsummer Night’s Queen arrives in Sydney—and it’s bringing the party with it.

Inspired by Much Ado About Nothing, this electrifying new work spins the classic into a bold, queer celebration, set in the heart of a pulsing festival where love, identity and community collide. It’s a world of sequins, spectacle and sky-high wigs—where anything can happen, and often does.

With a soundtrack bursting with pop anthems inspired by Kylie Minogue, Madonna and ABBA, the show delivers powerhouse vocals, infectious energy and fierce choreography by Danielle Linegar that demands to be seen live. Under the dynamic direction of Kylie Fuad, the production moves seamlessly from euphoric highs to moments of raw emotional truth.

At its heart, A Midsummer Night’s Queen is a love letter to queer culture—past, present and future. It’s about the freedom to be yourself, the courage to stand tall, and the communities that lift us up when the world tries to pull us down. It’s camp, it’s fierce, it’s funny—and it might just break your heart before putting it back together again.

Created by Australian playwright and composer Michael Sharmon, and brought to life by a company of passionate LGBTQI+ artists and allies, this is a show driven by authenticity, connection and pure theatrical joy.

Whether you come for the spectacle, the music, or the message, one thing is certain—you’ll leave uplifted, energised, and ready to dance.

✨ Big voices. Bold stories. Unapologetic fabulousness.
✨ A celebration of queer identity, resilience and community
✨ Disco-fuelled theatre at its most joyful and alive

Book now and be part of something unforgettable. This queen won’t wait.

Saddle Club are dancing at Qtopia's Pride Fest this June!

• Wednesday 17 June at 6:30 pm

• Upstairs at Universal

• 85-91 Oxford Street, Darlinghurst

Pride Fest invites you to get moving with Fit N’ Proud—a dynamic program of sport, fitness and dance events activating venues around the Oxford Street precinct.

All profits will be going to Minus18.

Because movement is celebration. Because community is strength. Because queer joy deserves space to take up space.

The Old Sword Club will be providing an introductory lesson to historical fencing with sabre and cutlass.

Participants will learn the basic techniques of Victorian Era swordplay through sword games, and then have the opportunity to try fencing with them using safe practice weapons.

Equipment will be provided, all you need a comfortable clothes and a desire for fun.