2025 Festival Program
“ART is sweet.”
— SUGARBAG Festival, est 2022.

Artist Talk
DSAF, Babes Paint and queer arts festival Sugarbag love to celebrate, platform and mentor fxmale and non-binary artists and for DSAF25 will be co-hosting an artist talk featuring some of Australia and Darwin's best mural artists.

Live on Fridays: Sugarbag Special
Start your Sugarbag weekend with a laid-back courtyard session that’s all about good music, good people, and that sweet Darwin dusk. For this special edition of Live on Fridays, music producer James Mangohig has curated a line-up that celebrates the cultures and sounds at the core of our local Rainbow community.

QUEERLY BELOVED 2025
A night of queer story telling. Members of the Darwin LGBTQIASB+ community are invited to share their stories about love, life and their personal rainbow journeys in The NT with host Lisa Pellegrino.

BLOCK PARTY 2025
Experience the sweet buzz of art, inclusivity, and queer joy as the Sweet Honey Collective brings Austin Lane to life. Hosted by Sugarbag Festival, this vibrant street party transforms one of Darwin’s most iconic laneways into a hive of performance, connection, and celebration.

SugarBabes Paint
Skate & Paint is for LGBTQIA+ community, females, and allies of all gender expression.
Hide your walls - Babes Paint is back with our annual DSAF X Sugar Bag collab.