Third Annual Queerfest Set To Return To Nashville This August
Queerfest has been providing a space for queer music and communities in Nashville since 2021. This year’s festival features 13 LGBTQ+ identifying acts in a two-day, multi-venue festival in East Nashville on August 11 + 12, 2023.
NASHVILLE, TN (July 11, 2023) - The Nashville Scene’s 2022 “Best New Music Festival” returns for its third year celebrating queer artists in Music City this August. Founded by artist and entrepreneur Sara Gougeon in 2021, Queerfest has continued growing and transforming each year thanks to Gougeon’s dedication, passion, and effort to create a safe space for LGBTQ+ artists and fans in Nashville. Audiences can expect intimate performances from 13 rising Nashville artists starting at Dee’s Country Cocktail Lounge on day 1, and finishing at The 5 Spot and The Basement East on day 2. Tickets are available on the Queerfest website with a general admission pass to the Basement East as well as a limited amount of full-festival passes. Once the full festival passes are sold-out, the remaining tickets for Dee’s Country Cocktail Lounge and The 5 Spot will be sold at the door.
Formerly known as Queerfolk Fest, the event has since expanded its lineups to feature artists across a variety of genres in addition to the folk and bluegrass styles that the festival became known for in 2021. Besides being recognized by The Nashville Scene as the “Best New Festival” in 2022, Queerfest continues to thrive off of the connection and community that come to fruition at every event. Whether it's meeting new friends, collaborators, or simply embracing a safe space and positive community, Queerfest will always be an event for members of the LGBTQ+ community to look forward to.
About Queerfest:
Queerfest creates spaces for the queer community and provides opportunities for LGBTQ+ identifying artists and bands. They book monthly shows and an annual festival for the LGBTQ+ community to gather, celebrate, and connect. Queerfest is presented by Pineworks Creative, a live entertainment and event planning organization based in Nashville, TN.
In 2022 Queerfest was named "Best New Music Festival" by The Nashville Scene.
Queerfest 2022 took place on July 24 in Nashville, TN. Last year, Queerfest was a one-day multi-venue festival in East Nashville. They presented live music from 1-10 pm on July 24th at The 5 Spot, The Groove, and The Basement East. The lineup featured Jobi Riccio, Olivia Barton, Eva Westphal, Zach Day, Heather Batchelor, Alex Barnes, Cali Wilson, Zoe Cummins, Cassidy Maude, Liv Greene, Purser, Carmen Dianne, Mercy Bell, and Mary Bragg!
The inaugural festival was hosted virtually on June 12, 2021, in partnership with historic folk venue Club Passim, based in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
In the summer of 2021, they started producing outdoor shows in Nashville. Queerfest has since grown to host monthly shows at Vinyl Tap and occasional shows at other local venues.
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