Dunedin Pride Month, observed in March, and the multidisciplinary arts festival not only happened at the same time, they both had a "pretty similar kaupapa [purpose]".
"Fringe art is quite inherently queer most of the time and it [the festival] gives the whole city kind of a queer vibe — and we’re great friends with them," they said.
Fringe festival events with "a queer kaupapa" were marked as queer fringe festival shows.
However, beyond queer fringe shows, there were about 20 Pride Month events in the city.
And importantly the headquarters for Dunedin Pride at present, the Dunedin Pride and Fringe Hub in the Dunedin Community Gallery, in Princes St, offered a glimpse of the promise of a home for Dunedin Pride, they said.
"For Pride, a hugely important thing for us is trying to get a permanent space. There is a huge need for it for our community."
Every month Dunedin Pride events attracted up to 100 people, or more, they said.
"And we have got no permanent home.
"Dunedin Pride is run exclusively by volunteers, usually from our sofas, or our work desks, or wherever we can find space — so we really hustle to make it all happen," they said.
Open all this week and until the end of the fringe festival on March 26, the hub was open to anyone interested to check out the space or buy tickets to any of the festival’s shows.
The Pride hub space had free drinks and snacks, and a collaborative artwork in progress led by Dunedin artist Philip Jarvis, where prosaic paper bags were turned into "beautiful pieces of art", Gray said.
Dunedin Pride relied on successful partnerships with a wide range of Dunedin organisations.
This week, in partnership with the Otago Roleplaying and Boardgaming Society, the Pride hub hosted "Dungeons and Drag Queens" for all levels of Dungeons & Dragons players.
