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This event sells out every year.

Produced and directed by one of Australia’s leading drag artists, Ashley Swift – winner of Drag Entertainer of the Year and a beloved force of fabulousness – the Rangebow Drag Pageant returns in 2026 with a bold new format.

This year, Icons Only.

Rangebow’s returning professional queens – the artists who helped build this pageant into a festival favourite – will take on the ultimate challenge: embodying three of the most iconic performers of all time.

No reinterpretations. No shortcuts. Just full-scale, show-stopping transformations in a battle for the Rangebow Icon Crown.

Alongside them, a new generation rises.

Our Glambassador finalists – three courageous amateur performers – step into the spotlight with iconic personas entirely of their own creation. No limits. No rules. Just imagination, identity and the thrill of becoming. With one of our previous Glambassadors, Lady Majora, in a return performance by popular demand.

Expect bold choices, raw nerves, glittering breakthroughs and the unmistakable moment when someone discovers who they are on stage.

And then – the masterstroke.

Ashley Swift returns not as a competitor, but as a special guest artist, delivering a show-stopping tribute to another icon who changed everything – Michael Jackson.

But the magic doesn’t stop there.

Every audience member receives a custom-designed Rangebow clack fan – and when the room fills with clacking, cheering and electric energy, the theatre transforms into something unforgettable.

With dazzling costumes, powerhouse performances and a celebration of identity, transformation and fearless expression, this is one of the festival’s most joyful and iconic nights.

It’s not just a pageant. It’s a moment.

What to Expect

Icons, Perfected
Three professional queens take on Tina, Kylie and Liza in a high-stakes battle for the Rangebow Icon Crown.

New Stars, Unleashed
Amateur performers create and embody their own personas, competing for the Rangebow Glambassador title with tributes to Michael Hutchence, Tim Curry and Marilyn Monroe.

A Legendary Guest Moment
Ashley Swift delivers a special tribute performance as Michael Jackson – a show-stopping highlight of the night.

Clack Fans & Electric Energy
Every guest receives a custom Rangebow fan. When they clack, the whole room comes alive.

Spectacle, Sass & Sequins
Expect glamour, courage, transformation and an unforgettable finale tribute to Dolly Parton.

Valet-Style Parking Assistance (Free Add-On) at Secure Parking, C-Square, 8 Mill Street, Nambour – select this option at check-out.