Freak Chic Pride Gala 2022

Comfort & Joy’s Art Collective is proud to present the 4th Season of the Freak Chic Runway Fashion Show.

Pride month is upon us...get it started right with a freaky fun night of community, spectacle, performance and style at the Freak Chic Pride Gala. This year we're moving on up: we'll be serving up cheeky chic runway realness at OASIS!

We kick off at 5pm with an hour for you to shop the stylish wares of local queer and allied artists + fashionistas at the Fashion Bazaar. From bespoke face coverings by Byrd Beaks to bespoke chest pieces by DOLT and perfectly over-the-top sleeves and hats by Ismael Acosta Designs, you’ll find everything from the new necessary to the timelessly extra — all hand-crafted by local queerdos. Take in live jazz by chanteuse Maria Konner while you shop…maybe she’ll even autograph a copy of her new book for you afterward!

Visit our Pop-up Drag Closet to enhance your look with temporary tattoos, glittery body art and *juuuust a little* more makeup...then, make sure you memorialize the ferociously proud lewk you’ve manifested with a professional fashion shot from PhotoByDot!

The Rooftop will be open for all styles, under the sun - ticket price includes nibbles from the rooftop catering cohort if you want to nosh, and bars will be open if you'd like to buy somebody a drink (wink wink). Should the sun bless us with her appearance, so will a day-party DJ set from the one and only Jason Godfrey! Make sure you purchase raffle tickets while you soak up rays if you want in on fabulous art and wearable fashion prizes.

From 6-8:30pm let our performative runway art take you in: full Designer Collections from Haus of Jubilee, Suppository Spelling and Sister Magic Productions; smaller Designer Showcases from Ismael Acosta and Lacie Croptop; and runway take-overs by dancer Sawako, drag artist Newoncé Gazelle, vogue performer C. Quinn, belly dancer Larissa Archer, and pinup girl Bionka Simone, plus two (count them TWO) runway sets featuring a floatilla of choreographed patterns and colors interwoven by Supporting Designer Christian Squires...there's no stopping freak pride, folks!

After the Show, Freak the Funway is your chance to show off your fierce look: spectator becomes performer, community becomes stage, space is held for all...then we invite you to let your hair down, put on your comfy shoes and make your body move to DJ ISSA’s beats at our dance party (feat. eye-candy projection mapping by V.Blue).

If you want to help us hold space for queer + allied artists working in the most expensive City in the country, think about buying a Style Superstar ticket - you will receive a luxe gift bag filled with fashionably fun extras...and the satisfaction of directly supporting the over 75 designers, performers and artists that make this event happen: *SO* much to take Pride in!

This kiki will feature *YOUR* fashion too…please dress to impress! Think on "Freak Pride Gala" and wear what comes to mind first, yas? There will be dancing, ambient performance, pop art and op art and "ooops...art?" throughout – don't miss this evening of glamor, glitz and glowing queer pride!

Note that this is a 21+ with ID event; proof of full COVID-19 vaccination + booster is required for entry.

Do you want to make your way with sweat equity, not cash? Fancy a fannypack full of gratitude (and a backstage pass to the most over-produced Queer+allied SF underground event since 2020)? No human turned away: Volunteer sign-up / ticket alternative.