About Broken Heel Festival 2024

The 2024 Broken Heel Festival marks the 30th anniversary of the cinematic release of Australian cult classic the Adventures of Priscilla Queen of the Desert.

We are hosting Priscilla dirty 30 Birthday Bash… and Darlings… you’re invited!!

It’s a 5 day festival of disco, drag & divas in the desert:

Full program runs over 5 days, with 3 days of ticketed shows.

  • Thursday - Welcome Party

  • Friday Night “Frock On or Frock Off” Party (ticketed event)

  • Saturday Main Drag Street Parade, games and entertainment

  • Saturday Night Shin-dig party (ticketed event)

  • Sunday morning Bloody Mary Bingo MooMoo Breakkie

  • Sunday Day Out in the outback Silverton

  • Sunday night Priscilla outdoor movie screening with entertainment (ticketed event)

  • Monday revival

Expect a handbag stuffed full of entertainers from around the nation showcasing Drag, Comedy, Cabaret, Disco, Live music and Djs plus workshops, shopping and a program of social activities paying homage to this iconic cult movie and musical.

Join the community of the silver city sparkle up at the all ages Street Parade where thousands join to watch and dance down the “Main Drag In Drag “

Hold onto your Boa Babe this is one Outback Adventure you don’t want to miss !

BHF at 2020 Mardi Gras

2020 saw Broken Heel Festival return to Mardi Gras Parade with The Big Pink Bus, again in homage to our Priscilla roots, a throng of dancing Busses. We bus - stopped our way down Oxford Street in our beautiful custom made head pieces, again thanks to our sponsors from AAMI – who allowed our creative vision to come to fruition.

Our largest cast to date! Happy Mardi Gras

BHF at 2019 Mardi Gras

Our tribute to Shirl – aka Broken Hill local and dear friend of the Broken Heel  - June Marie Bennett - where the tribe of Shirls & the Pink Miners shouted  “Yes – you can have everything” a fitting reminder of the change of ways in the region.

The replica of the Shirl’s bust produced by our friends @ A Blanck Canvas & sponsored by AAMI.

BHF at Mardi Gras 2018

2018 – Our first adventure to Mardi Gras with our rather ginormous Stiletto from the original Australian Priscilla the Musical…, we had fun in the mud to dress our 4wd in our regions beautiful red dirt, blew some glitter to mend the patches and checked the route for low bridges and took a 2 day drive to the heart of Sydney.

Adorned with the festival queens and some wild dancing birds Broken Heel and Far West NSW had our first Mardi Gras Parade float.

We even met the gorgeous Dani Minogue and the cast from Orange is the new Black  at the festival launch.