Folsom Down Under Melbourne 2024

Folsom Down Under Melbourne 2024

Folsom Down Under Melbourne brings a taste of fetish fun and Berlin and San Francisco vibes to Australia, aiming to nurture, protect, normalize and celebrate sexually adventurous queer subculture. The event brings some of the hottest day and night parties to Melbourne.

• Stay at the “Fabulous” rated Lyall hotel and Spa, with beautifully decorated rooms and perfect location, close to all of Melbourne’s top attractions and the gay parties.

Highlights of Folsom Down Under

• The inaugural Folsom Down Under festival takes place in March each year with a series of parties, events, and BBQ/picnics.
• For adults 18 years and over only, expect Nudity, Sex scenes, Strobe lights, Smoke/haze and smoking on stage. Higlights include:

Perversion Melbourne

• This event was postponed yet again! – Moved to September  29th 2023  –  9.45 pm to 5 am. Chasers Nightclub – The flagship dance party of Folsom Down Under.
• Perversion is the ultimate sub-culture dance event presented by Folsom Down Under – the official Australian partner of Folsom Street Events San Francisco. Transmundane; provocative; inclusive. A party that celebrates sexually adventurous queer subculture through dress code, exhibitionism, and dirty, filthy dance music.
• Stay at the Ovolo South Yarra, another “Fabulous” rated hotel with chic rooms, a complimentary mini-bar and considered one of the coolest hotels in Melbourne.

Deviants Melbourne

• Awaiting dates for the 2024 edition – UBQ Collingwood – The definitive PERVERSION recovery party presented by Folsom Down Under.
• Deviants is a social afternoon for adults of all identities across the spectrum of queer subculture. Come enjoy a sausage and beer in gear, or in your own particular flavour of kink.

The Venues

• Chasers Nightclub – 386 Chapel St, South Yarra VIC 3141, Australia. Chasers is a luxe nightclub with plush, retro decor, plus multiple dance floors with mirror balls and lasers.
• UBQ Collingwood – Gay & lesbian organization in Collingwood, Australia with a bar, event space and restaurant.

Where to stay during Folsom Down Under

Here are the hotels we recommend that have good reviews and keep you close to all the action:

Hotel Crown Towers,    Cosmopolitan,    Waratah Stay,    The Como