QueerCore Fest 2025

ANNOUNCING THE SECOND ANNUAL QUEERCORE FEST!!

DATES: September 12th and 13th

PLACE: CitySpace, Easthampton, MA

With the community ethos of a DIY basement punk show, QueerCore Fest celebrates and affirms our shared humanity with an incredible lineup of punk and hardcore bands centering BIPOC, queer, trans, gender-diverse, and femme artists. The event will include tabling by local 2slgbtqia+ organizations, a maker’s market in partnership with Yet Another Queer Pop-up Market and food trucks, creating a space for authentic connection, affirmation, and collective resistance as we come together to build the world we believe is possible.

The music will be loud! The voices will be proud! And, we want you there to be a part of it with us!

Follow us on instagram @queercorecollaborative for more announcements!

LINEUP:

Twelve bands, two days!! Announced so far...

• AFK

• Bubble Scary

• Film & Gender

• Letters of Marque

• No Man

• Sgraffito Kill

• Soji

• Told Not To Worry

• more to come!!

Band announcements will be made every Monday, Wednesday and Friday starting July 11th!

EVENT DETAILS:

• All ages event

• Doors: Friday 6:30pm, Saturday 3pm

• Performances: Friday 7pm, Saturday 4pm

• Makers market hours: Saturday, 3pm-7pm

• Free admission to makers market

• Sliding scale entrance fees for music performances

• Wheelchair accessible space

• On-site food truck

• No food or alcohol indoor

• N-95 masks are required as a means of radical community care and solidarity (a limited quantity will be available at the door)

ACCESSIBILITY:

The venue is wheelchair accessible. The accessible entrance is on the lefthand side of the building. Please notify us of any accessibility needs you have so we can support you.

TICKET INFO:

We are expanding to two days this year! Get tickets for either day or both!

We are using the power of the collective and sliding scale ticket prices to increase accessibility by offering a limited number of reduced price general admission tickets for Saturday ONLY, which we are calling "Community Empowered Admission". These are offered on a first-come-first serve basis for $10/ticket. Please conscientiously consider how you can participate in this collective support of each other by self-selecting the ticket type and cost that meets your capacity at this moment, knowing that your participation is directly supporting the participation of others!

There is also a limited "Early Bird" advance 2-Day ticket special!!

Ticket pricing is as follows:

COMMUNITY EMPOWERED TICKETS

• Limited quantity "Community Empowered" ticket for Saturday ONLY, at $10

EARLY BIRD TICKETS

• Limited quantity Early Bird ticket special is for reduced price 2-Day ticket only, sliding scale, starting at $25 until July 16th

ONE DAY TICKETS

• FRIDAY Advance General Admission ticket, sliding scale, starting at $10

• FRIDAY Day-of General Admission ticket, sliding scale, starting at $15 at the door

• SATURDAY Advance General Admission ticket, sliding scale, starting at $20

• SATURDAY Day-of General Admission ticket, sliding scale, starting at $25 at the door

TWO DAY TICKETS

• 2-DAY Limited quantity Early Bird ticket, sliding scale, starting at $25 until July 16th

• 2-DAY Advance General Admission ticket, sliding scale, starting at $30 after July 16th

• 2-DAY Day-of general admission ticket, sliding scale, starting at $35 at the door

FEST SPONSORS/PARTNERS

A huge thanks to our incredible partners and sponsors for their support and belief in this project, and all they've done to make this all possible. Not only are they a critical part of bringing this festival to life, but they are so very active in contributing to the ecosystem of queer community in our region, playing key roles in working to nurture and resource the vibrance and interconnectedness of queer community in Western Massachusetts and beyond.

• Yet Another Queer Pop-up Market: is a fledgling pop-up market centering 2SLGBTQIA+, BIPOC and emerging artisans and makers exploring their craft in Western MA. Their goal is to provide the additional support that folks have been looking for in preparing for a craft or maker market as a newbie.

• Silver Screen Design: Since 1975 Silver Screen Design has helped colleges, businesses and organizations nationwide meet their promotional needs. They're a small company in a small town. Since starting out printing greeting cards and concert posters in 1975 they've put quality of life and relationships first. With Silver Screen Design you also get design support, promotional expertise, and, at no extra cost, the famous Silver Screen “can do” attitude. Every job comes with a dedicated project manager who will shepherd your job from design through delivery.

• Cityspace: Cityspace is transforming Easthampton's historic town hall into a sustainable economic catalyst for a thriving Main Street. This project supports a healthy, vibrant community by fostering affordable and accessible arts for all in Western Massachusetts.

• Bombyx Center for the Arts and Equity: is a non-profit organization established to steward the property at 130 Pine Street, in Florence, Massachusetts - a historic gathering place founded by abolitionists who championed anti-slavery, gender equity, and religious tolerance. Carrying these values forward, we serve our community as a venue for transformative arts experiences, spiritual growth, and challenging conversations.

• Rough Chop Truck: Serving seasonal cuisine from the heart of the Connecticut River Valley, Rough Chop Truck is your favorite food truck's favorite food truck! Inventors of New England style BBQ and home of the original cornmeal buttermilk biscuit!

• More to come!!