about
The main purpose of Pink Loerie Mardi Gras and Arts Festival Southern Africa Foundation NPC / NPO (NPC registration number: 2016/283475/08) (NPO registration number: 181‐161) are to assist the greater Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ+) community, in supporting causes and charitable events, providing education and awareness programs, and creating an ethos of care within the community and beyond.
To achieve its objectives, the organizations will mainly rely on sponsorship and donation income from the public and corporate sector.
The organizations value the use of spectacle, pageantry, theatre, creativity, recreation, music, design, multi-media, and other forms of artistic expression, to create LGBTQ+ awareness/celebration, eliminate stigma and promote pride-consciousness as a philosophy for living and being well.
Life is a time of celebration, but a celebration with a purpose.
press releases
Media Release: SA to host 10th Mr Gay World contest in Knysna
The Pink Loerie Mardi Gras and Arts Festival is proud to announce that it will make history by hosting the 10th edition of the Mr Gay World competition in Knysna in May 2018. This will be the third time that South Africa has presented the prestigious...
Pink Loerie 2018 Launch Reveals Meaning of S&M
PRESS RELEASE For immediate release Pink Loerie 2018 Launch Reveals Meaning of S&M After weeks of guessing, the theme of the 2018 Pink Loerie Mardi Gras and Arts Festival has been revealed in Knysna. At the launch of the 2018 Pink Loerie, held at the spectacular Villa...
Press Release | Pink Loerie starts preening feathers for 2018
Press Release For Immediate Release Pink Loerie starts preening feathers for 2018 The Pink Loerie Mardi Gras and Arts Festival is fluffing out its tail feathers as it returns to Knysna in 2018 with a new committee and an expanded program. In the...
