Part IV of Once Upon a Queer

Afterglow Pride: Galactic Gardens

June 28 – We take Queer Power back to Earth.

Space 550
(550 Barneveld Ave, San Francisco)

06/28/25 - 10 PM
until
06/29/25 - 6 AM
Doors close at 4 AM

We are volunteer led non-profit and we meet new friends & chosen family through volunteering!

If you identify as trans, or BIPOC, or the tickets are out of reach, there will be tickets at the door available. Online registration is closed!

You made it through the Fairy Labyrinth. Now, the stars open before you. Under celestial light, Queermos welcome you home:

Breathe in,let it rise

- Do you feel it?

The Power of Queerness,

burning bright

in endless sky.

Here, queerness isn’t questioned - it reigns. No binaries. No shame. Just power, rooted deep and reaching for the stars. Step forward. Let it transform you. Will you rise with it?

But the journey isn’t over. Not yet.

When the last light of Afterglow Pride fades on June 28, a choice remains: Return to Earth. Carry the fire.

And at Playa – Burning Man: Tomorrow Today, the final chapter ignites.

Queerness is the future. Are you coming?

Pride Show based on the fairytale Once Upon a Queer.

Body & face painting—because nothing says “galactic royalty” like glowing skin.

Miso station—for when you need a warm cosmic recharge.

Waves of fresh fruit—because queers deserve midnight vitamins.

Professional photography & photoboothserve the look, save the memory.

AFTERGLOW = COMMUNITY, NOT JUST A PARTY

Afterglow is more than a party—it’s a celebration of queer art, expression, and radical inclusion. Hosted by Comfort & Joy, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, proceeds help us:

Throw fabulous future events.

Build our legendary village at Burning Man.

Support queer art.

Host free or discounted events that welcome ALL of our vibrant queer family.

Floral Nebularium

Main Room

The heart of the Galactic Gardens, where celestial blooms burst to the rhythm of the Universe. Nebulae flowers unfold as the dance floor glows with the heat of cosmic creation.

Sicaria and her dream team CurveballHera WynnStaryaJames, and Hamish are conjuring Part IV of our Once Upon a Queera drag spectacle you absolutely won’t want to miss. 

Stardust Vortex

Side room

A space where sound spins and bodies move like they’re slipping between dimensions. Beats hit different here, warping time, stretching moments, pulling you deeper. Step inside, lose yourself, and let the night rewrite the rules.

We’re beyond excited to welcome DAD DJs: Kelly Naughton, Faster Kill Faster, Ennui Pete, Booty Juice, and Mondo Nexus in the side room, where walls adorned with Queer Diva murals (by Verde) come alive under a kaleidoscope of lasers and light (by Loki)! Expect a sweat-dripping set of classic + modern disco, Italo, Hi-NRG, synth-pop, 70s–80s funk, soul, boogie, and deep house grooves to keep your body moving ‘til sunrise.

The Singularity

Mezzanine

A gravitational anomaly of pleasure, where all paths curve inward, drawing bodies together in singular attraction. Here, touch distorts and nothing escapes the pull of unfiltered queer magnetism. What happens in The Singularity stays in the quantum fabric of spacetime.

In the Mezzanine we have Young Ella Bake, Encounters and Treedub.

The Celestial Expanse

Patio

A transdimensional shortcut through the cosmos where intergalactic wanderers collide. Here, connections form at impossible speed, leading to unknown futures, deep conversations, and unexpected journeys through queer infinity.

Galactic MISO will be floating and pulsing through the night in Celestial Expanse!

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