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Rainbow on the Plains 2024 - all the photos from Hay’s Pride festival
The 2024 Rainbow on the Plains Festival was another huge success for the township of Hay.
Check out all the images and a wrap up of events.
Magic in our backyard: The Rainbow on the Plains Festival in Hay, NSW
The Rainbow on the Plains Festival is a celebration of inclusions and diversity held annual in Hay. The Pride festival committee won the 2024 Hay Business Award for local business champion, and organisers Jade Auldist, Will Miller and Brett Boulton were on hand to collect it.
Rouge Traders secured for Rainbow on the Plains Festival
Iconic Australian rock band Rouge Traders has been secured to headline the Friday night concert at the 2023 Rainbow on the Plains Festival, scheduled for November.
Hay is home of the biggest human rainbow
Hay’s Rainbow on the Plains Festival now holds the national record for the biggest human rainbow, after snatching the record from the Victorian town of Daylesford. Image: Brett Naseby
No rainbow for Hay
Dating app Tinder has announced that the Big Rainbow Project winner is the community of Daylesford, home of the ChillOut Festival.
Hay was reported runner-up in the competition, which saw more than 16,000 votes cast from across Australia to decide the location of the colourful arc.
Hay needs your vote to bring the ‘Big Rainbow’ to the Plains
Back in March, dating app creator Tinder announced that it would be unveiling their ‘Big Rainbow’, in a regional town, somewhere in Australia, and Hay is in the top four.
Hay to host Mr Gay Pride
After Covid-19 forced the cancellation of Mr Gay Pride Australia 2020 and 2021, the competition will be returning in 2022, joining forces with the Rainbow on the Plains Festival in Hay where the finale will be hosted in November.