Wexford Pride Coming Out Day Symposium 2026
Wexford Pride's 3rd Annual Symposium returns this year to St. Joseph’s Community Centre from 10:30 am - 5pm on Sunday 11th October. This year we are trying something different with a themed symposium. October 11th is International Coming Out Day. In light of this we want to invite the community to us ‘coming out’ as a loose theme for the presentations at this year’s symposium. Feel free to tell us about your coming out, a time someone else came out to you, or feel free to deconstruct the concept of coming out altogether. Is it still useful as a concept? Are we post-coming out? When you hear ‘coming out’ what do you think of? Sexuality, gender, or something else? Feel free to take the theme and run with it.
As always, the symposium is an important fundraising event for Wexford Pride, enabling us to keep the tickets and costs of our large annual event affordable. This year the event we are raising money for is the Halloween Ball on Halloween night.
Curious about participating? Contact us to learn more!
Tickets
This is a free event with a €10 suggested donation at the door. Give whatever you are able to give, with no obligations to give anything at all. All proceeds go toward funding community events and groups throughout the year, including this year’s Halloween Ball taking place on Halloween night.
Accessibility & Inclusion
St. Joseph’s Community Centre is a wheelchair-accessible venue. The structure of the day allows for attendees to come and go as they wish, we do ask however to show respect to those presenting to leave/enter between each presentation. Where attendees need to leave during a presentation, please do so quietly. There will be short breaks between presentations for attendees to move, use the bathroom or grab something to eat.
Photography & Video
There will be photos taken on the day for the purposes of capturing the event for promotional and archival purposes. If you do not wish to be included in photographs please make it known to a member of the committee on the day.
Programme Schedule
Are you LGBTQIA+ and interested in particpating on the day? Contact us to find out how you can get involved! Stay tuned to our website and socials to see the full programme of speakers!
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