Aerial scene from the Indigiqueer Festival at Waterfront Park — a joyful celebration of Two-Spirit and Indigiqueer identity, culture, and community, hosted on Pier 62. Photo by Jo Cosme

Scenes from the Indigiqueer Festival at Waterfront Park — a joyful celebration of Two-Spirit and Indigiqueer identity, culture, and community, hosted on Pier 62. Photo by Jo Cosme

Indigiqueer Festival

Pier 62 | Free
Saturday June 27, 2–8 pm

Celebrate Pride weekend by enjoying food, drag, music, dance, and more at the fifth annual Indigiqueer Festival!

Open to all ages!

2025 Indigiqueer Festival. Photo by Jo Cosme.

2025 Indigiqueer Festival. Photo by Jo Cosme.

About Indigiqueer Festival

Connect with the Indigiqueer, Two-Spirit, and LGBTQIA+ Indigenous community this Pride weekend at Seattle’s Waterfront Park. Honoring the identities that have existed on these lands since time immemorial, this festival includes performances, workshops and an artist market with Indigiqueer creatives from the Pacific Northwest.

Planning on attending? RSVPing helps us understand how our community uses Waterfront Park, and shapes future events and park experiences. 

Meet the Performers

Aiyana Reid

Meow Media

Meow Media is a creative agency led by Kitty Keene, specializing in art, identity, and movement. We blend choreography, fashion and native values to celebrate Indigenous queer joy through transformative storytelling and high-impact performance.

Cherri Bepsi

Cherri Bepsi is a two-spirit indigenous drag performer who is making waves in the Seattle/Tacoma area! She is your aunties’ favorite auntie, AND your uncles’ favorite uncle!

Duckhunt

Duckhunt is a two spirit drag artist and harm reductionist

Gila Suspectum

Gila Suspectum is a creature from Portland, Oregon and a proud family member of the house of smokes drag family. They are a Two spirit adoptee advocate and strive to celebrate life beyond the binary.

Lio Moonflower

Moonflower is a Queer Two-Spirit Transmasculine Mescalero Apache Latino and Chinese performing artist and Draglesque performer. He is an advocate for erotic embodiment, queer trans joy, and pleasure expansion. Art in all forms for him is the medicine that weaves us all together.

Willy Wankme

Here to pleasure this audience with his ‘Big Willy’ energy. It’s the uplifter of community, producer of first Friday’s all king & thing show – King’s Gambit and bi-monthly Tuesday’s dry open-call show – Full Bloom. He was the 2023 ‘King Dad’ titleholder! It’s Willy Wankme

Bambi St Germaine

The debonair devastation from the bayou. Bambi is a proud descendant of the Mississippi band of Choctaw. She has performed on stages all across the US, and she is excited to return to Seattle Indigiqueer.

Destiny Smokez

This Regal Nightmare will keep you hypnotized. With her mysterious sultry ways shel’ll keep you entertained. She is the Mother of the house of Smokez and the Producer of Melange, a Queer P.O.C. variety show at the Clinton St Theater every Sunday of the month.

Ésminà James-Secret

Ésminà is a 2Spirit Coastal Salish and Alaskan Native performer located in Seattle. You can find them in community at coastal jams and balls in the local kiki scene.

Holli B. Sinclair

Holli B. Sinclair is the Seattle-based drag queen with 12 years of experience, originally from Tucson, AZ. She is known for her bold style, performing classic throwbacks and seasoned artistry.

Camilla Ray Sumerz

Born and raised in the Pacific Northwest moved to Las Vegas recently trying to live the city girl life.

DJ Libbi

DJ Libbi is a Choctaw and Chickasaw femme DJ based in Seattle, WA. Originally from the south, she is known for groovy and bassy sounds that are found in southern hip hop. They currently hold a residency at CARAVAN Seattle where she blends bass music, world sounds and deep trap.

Reckless Volt

Reckless Volt has grown up all over Washington but their hometown is Omak. They are a very proud mixed native. I am Colville, Lummi, and Black. I spend most of my time working with the homeless community in Yakima and trying to give back.

Koko Swallowz

I’m Koko Swallowz and I’m your favorite uncles favorite aunty. The owner of the Bottoms Up party and drag show from central Washington showcasing drag queens from all across the Pacific Northwest! Loud, Large and the one in charge.

Hailey Tayathy

Hailey Tayathy is a member of the Quileute Nation and Seattle’s premier Coast Salish drag queen. Tayathy uses their queer Native experiences to inform their unique brand of drag through which they aim to bring healing to Indigenous communities and to show everyone that Indigiqueers are still here and are stronger and more beautiful than colonized minds can imagine.

Coco Paxi Lopez de la Cruz

Coco Paxi Lopez de la Cruz (Coco for short) is your favorite performer’s favorite stage kitten. Always down to help out the talent, clean up the sparkles off the stage and hype you up. You bring the vibes and Coco will bring the energy!

Beau Peep

Beaupeep is a 31 year old nonbinary indigenous drag artist. Peep is the bearded princess of pioneer square. She’s the queen of the flock and the new beard on the block!

MEKA

MEKA, based in Seattle is led by creative Mary Kelsay, a slow fashion artist who specializes in designer made custom, redesign and her own unique collection of body diverse one-of-a-kind designs. Her garments and tee shirts inspired largely by her Unangax heritage.

DJ K-Wala

Yakama native and resident DJ for Bottoms Up Party & Noches Goticas en Yakima. DJ K-Wala is known for curating diverse musical atmospheres, working side by side in community projects and doing their part in being an active contributor in queer spaces throughout the valley.

Kellen Trenal

Kellen Trenal (pronounced like “Chanel”) is a queer Black niimiipuu visual artist, performer, small business owner, alumnus of the University of Notre Dame, and holistic wellness practitioner, born and raised in the Northwest.

Risaki Diego

Washington-raised, CHamoru gela’ creating the world they dream of through fashion. Fashion as self expression is liberation, and the pieces they make are their love letters to nature, culture and self

Vaquero Azul

Vaquero Azul is a Otomí, Maya and Boriken-Taíno, Two-Spirit Illustrator and Sewist. Their work focuses on Trans Euforia and Mexican & Mesoamerican Indigenous joy.

2025 Indigiqueer Festival. Photo by Jo Cosme.

2025 Indigiqueer Festival. Photo by Jo Cosme.

Indigiqueer Festival 2025. Photo by Jo Cosme.

Indigiqueer Festival Schedule

2:00 p.m. Opening

2:30 p.m. Music by DJ Gila Suspectum

3:00 p.m. Drag Show featuring Lio Moonflower, Destiny Smokez. Beau Peep, Bambi, Gila, Duckhunt and Holli B. Sinclair

4:00 p.m. Guma Gela

4:45 p.m. Music by DJ Libbi

5:30 p.m. Dance Performances featuring Aiyana Reid, Meow Media and Kellen Trenal

6:00 p.m. Fashion Show featuring Risaki Diego, Valentine and MEKA

6:30 p.m. D K-Wala

7:00 p.m. Drag Show featuring Reckless Volt, Camilla, Willie Wankme, Koko Swallowz, Ésminá Secret, Cherri Bepsi and Hailey Tayathy

Vendors & Food

Natonks Metsu

Natoncks Metsu is an Indigenous-led culinary and cultural enterprise rooted in storytelling, community, and tradition. We provide full-service Indigenous catering, craft small-batch plant-based syrups inspired by ancestral knowledge and offer chef-led talks and live demonstrations that educate and connect audiences to Indigenous foodways.

Off the Rez

Seattle’s first Native-Owned Cafe and Food Truck.

Evagreen Indigiqueen Beadwork

Alex is known for her green hair and forest of earrings! Her beading indigenizes everyday items and continues the medicine of beadwork. Claire her mother, a member of the Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe, started beading at the age of five with Alex’s great grandmother. Alex is the fifth generation of beadwork artists in her family and she aims to indigenize one bead at a time through her specialty peyote stitch. With a focus on sustainability and ethically sourced materials she want to take up space with her creations adding native bling to accessories of all kinds!

The Flowers Edge

The Flower’s Edge is Two Spirit hand crafted healing body balms and oils. Our Pain Relief Balm is no-scent and contains hand foraged and grown PNW medicines that relieve both topical and rooted joint and muscle pain. Our Clove and Thorn body oil leaves the skin feeling refreshed and sensual.

Felicia Bryan

Two spirit Chinook art student out of Seattle studying traditional and modern contemporary art and how to branch art as a mixed indigenous person in the modern world.

Enushen Inc.

Tava Maliaaq Kairaiuak is a multidisciplinary artist of Dena’ina, Yup’ik, and Aleut heritage, based in Seattle, Washington. With roots in the villages of Nondalton, Chefornak, and Karluk, Tava’s work is deeply influenced by their cultural background and upbringing in Anchorage, Alaska. Specializing in traditional techniques such as beading, skin sewing, and incorporating graphic design, Tava creates contemporary artwork that blends ancestral knowledge with modern forms.

Stars Gould

Stars Gould (he/they) is a multidisciplinary artist based in Washington state. He designs and illustrates to reflect and celebrate Two-Spirit experiences. Their work has been featured in online and printed curations. He also sells art products themed around love and belonging.

Uncle Deadly Creations

Uncle Deadly creates contemporary pieces made with traditional materials. Be ever deadly wearing Uncle Deadly.

Mateo Smith

Hello, my name is Mateo Smith and I’m a 24-year-old traditional artist. As I connect to Formline, I hope to encourage others to explore their traditional art as well as bring joy

Alex Mikinaak

Alex is a two-spirited descendant of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa, a historian, and a practitioner of traditional Hellenistic astrology who lives on Coast Salish land in Tacoma, Washington. Alex’s work interweaves Indigenous culture and history with ancient Greek wisdom traditions, creating a syncretic spiritual foundation for radical self-acceptance and empowerment. Alex shares their astro-historical research on Instagram and Patreon, among other platforms, and can be found at their website, ishpimingastrology.com.

Trevor Thompson

Trevor Thompson is an Indigenous 2S creator utilizing vintage, new, and natural materials to create one of a kind, contemporary indigenous style jewelry pieces. Because of the scarcity of some vintage repurposed items, no two designs are the same. Trevor processes many of the natural products used in his works (buckskin, pelts, hides, shells, stones) himself using both old and new techniques to bring about balance and beauty in his works.

Kellen Trenal

Kellen Trenal (pronounced like “Chanel”) is a visual artist, performer, alumnus of the University of Notre Dame, and holistic wellness practitioner, born and raised in the Northwest. As a contemporary Black niimíipuu (Nez Perce) voice, storytelling, cultural arts, and language revitalization are key ingredients in each of Kellen’s pieces. His art embraces both traditional design practices and modern-day innovations. He shares his (he)artwork through Trenal Original, a small business offering Kellen’s custom creations to collectors. These works include hand-crafted jewelry, fashion accessories, gallery art, traditional niimíipuu regalia, and contemporary apparel.

Pier 62. Photo by Jo Cosme.

Pier 62. Photo by Jo Cosme.

Accessibility

Friends strives to ensure Waterfront Park, and our events are inclusive, accessible, and welcoming to everyone.

Waterfront Park is an outdoor space in downtown Seattle providing various amenities such as wheelchair accessible seating, shade, water stations, cooling fans, and ADA accessible restrooms.

At this event, available accessibility resources include:

  • ASL interpreters (on stage)
  • Closed captioning (on personal devices using QR code)
  • Assisted Listening Devices (request at info booth)
  • Courtesy wheelchair (request at info booth)
  • Sensory tent (lounge chairs in an enclosed space)
  • Nursing tent (for nursing parents)
  • Sensory Kits (request at info booth. Includes: noise-canceling headphones, fidget toys, headwraps, and other items)
  • Reserved priority seating
  • Wheelchair charging station

Learn more about accessibility resources at Waterfront Park..

Please fill out our visitor experience survey here with any feedback on how we can make your experience more comfortable and accessible.

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