The TRINITY Headliners are set to bring the noise

Thursday July 25, 2024

PRESENTING: THE TRINITY KIKI BALL & RAVE

BUMP Festival is ecstatic to announce the full lineup for Trinity Kiki Ball and Outdoor Rave, celebrating self expression, innovation and queer joy in our vibrant city. This collaboration with VOGUE YYC and AMBIEN aims to be the one and only event of the summer to truly have all of us doing the most, dancing the most and delving deeper into the freeness and fun of self and community in Calgary. The Trinity Kiki Ball and Outdoor Rave taking place on August 17th, will close out the 2024 BUMP Festival.

Kicking off with a high-octane kiki ball, where the fiercest vogue walkers from across the country will strut, spin, and slay in a showdown of some dazzling categories including: Realness, Face, Best Dressed, Bizarre and Commentator vs Commentator. As the night deepens, the ball will transform into a rave, with a lineup of DJs to die and death drop for. Our closing party will have delicious drinks to fuel your night – BUMP beers from Establishment Brewing, cocktails from By Hendo and non-alcoholic options as well! Food trucks will be posted up for those of us that need to grab a bite in-between the dancing.

THE RAVE: We’re thrilled to bring the legendary MIKEQ will be headlining our rave! Known for his massive impact on the ballroom and vogue scenes, MIKEQ hails from New Jersey and has been a driving force in bringing ballroom culture to the mainstream. Joining our lineup is Brooklyn-born Jasmine Infiniti, the self-proclaimed Queen of Hell, delivering a powerful mix of thundering techno, house, and experimental hip-hop.

Also gracing the TRINITY stage is Toronto’s DJ duo, REDLINERS. They made massive moves last summer with an incredible Boiler Room set and have built a strong reputation in Toronto’s burgeoning electronic music scene.

THE KIKI: From across the nation, the vogue scene’s rising stars are coming together for our Kiki Ball! Toronto icon Twysted Siriano will be our Trinity commentator, with sounds from Vancouver’s Simone 007. Hosting this incredible night will be another Vancouver supernova, Posh Gvasalia!

Judges Bee Gvasalia, Tamar Telfar, and Ava Galore will be the ones to impress. These experienced walkers will be taking notes, giving points, and making cuts! Best of luck—you have one month to prepare!

Dress Code: You don’t have to dress up to be a part of this fun night, but just incase you’re looking to show off, the theme is TRINITY! You may want to come as The Chosen One or you may want to arrive with an esoteric, otherworldly flair. Either way, come dressed to express! Think bold, think fabulous, think you at your most extra.

All details and upcoming announcements can be found on our event page.