Broken Heel Festival 2025

Broken Heel Festival 2025

Note: This event may not take place in 2025 due to refurbishment works on The Palace Hotel. Awaiting updates.

Desert, Disco and plenty of Divas Darlings at the Annual Broken Heel Festival, Australia’s no 1 gay Spring party. Plenty to see and do, you’ll be living your own desert adventure with all of the incredible sights, sounds and tastes in and around Broken Hill. Hold your boa babe and sparkle up, there’s nothing else like it. The Broken Heel Festival is a bucket list journey you won’t want to miss.

• With just under 40 hotels, Broken Hill fills up fast, so book our hotel early. Stay in the centre of town at the Royal Exchange Hotel, an old-world hotel with charming rooms, excellent service and perfect location.

The Festival

• Next Edition: Awaiting dates.
• The Broken Heel Festival is a fabulous three day festival which celebrates the theatrical anniversary of “Priscilla Queen of the Desert” at her spiritual home; The Palace Hotel and the township of Broken Hill, NSW, Australia.
• Broken Heel Festival brings you headline performances from Australia’s best Showgirls, Bio Queens, Drag Queens, Drag Kings and DJ’s representing every corner of the country’s diverse community.
• Friday, 6pm – 2am – Frock on or Frock off – Including a fabulous Fireworks display for a little glitter in the skies!
• Saturday, 6pm – 2am – Saturday night shindig.
• Sunday & Monday – More chilled with the screening of the Priscilla movie on Sunday followed by a day trip on Monday.

The Drag Parade

• Saturday – The Parade starts at the Post office and walks to Cnr Oxide/Argent and back to The Palace Hotel.
• The Main Drag In Drag street parade is where the entire community of Broken Hill joins in on the celebrations, approx 10am – 2pm.

Silverton Day Out

• Sunday, 10am – 7.30pm, Entertainment 12:30pm – 2pm – Silverton Day out
• Enjoy a country affair flavoured lunch and afternoon at the Silverton Hotel.
• The Silverton Hotel hosts the festivals Sunday Splendour programme. This iconic pub and ghost town gives festival goers a chance to run wild with selfies in the desert, ruins, Mad Max Museum, Art Galleries and its world famous Mundi Mundi plains.
• Buses will run between the Palace Hotel, Silverton Hotel & Mundi Mundi Lookout on Sunday.

Broken Heel Festival Grounds

• The festival grounds include The Palace Hotel at 227 Argent Street plus adjacent the Hotel on Sulphide Street, the street is blocked off for the three main days of the duration of the festival.
• You’ll be able to see the famous murals featured in Priscilla Queen Of The Desert, walk the same hallways and access the hotel balcony.
• Times: Friday & Saturday Nights // 6pm – 2am Sunday Night // 6pm – Midnight

The Stages

• Throughout the Festival’s three stages, you’ll experience non-stop entertainment, comedy, cabaret, live music and social activities paying homage to the iconic cult movie and stage musical, Priscilla Queen Of The Desert.
• The stages include the Outdoor Stage, the Priscilla Bus Stage in the outdoor area and the Indoor Stage
• Dress code is whatever makes you feel fabulous. There are several bars and food available all night long.

The Silver City Stiletto Train to Broken Heel

• Next Edition: Typically departs on Thursday and returns on Tuesday.
• Passengers can select to embark (on the way to Broken Hill for the Broken Heel Festival) and disembark (on the way home from Broken Hill) at Central Sydney, Strathfield, Parramatta, Penrith, Katoomba Station, Lithgow, Bathurst, Blayney, Orange, Condobolin, and Euabalong West. Detailed departure times will be provided to customers before the journey.
• Check out NSW Trainlink and Great Southern Rail, they run trains through Broken Hill.

Getting to the Broken Heel Festival

• REX Regional Express is the only airline flying in to Broken Hill. You could always stop in Mildura and drive the remaining 3 hours with a hire car. The landscape is breathtaking.
• REX offers direct flights from Sydney and Adelaide, but via Melbourne, you will stop briefly in Mildlura.
• Transport NSW run a bus service from Adelaide to Broken Hill, they also run a service from Mildura to Broken Hill return.

Where to Stay during Broken heel Festival

The following hotels are currently trending with our readers:

Imperial,  Comfort Inn,  Royal Exchange Hotel,  ibis Styles