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ADIRA Drag Festival 2.0: Queer Arab* Futurism

Past event
14.11 Fri
2025
From 7:00 PM
To 15.11 - 6:00 AM

The Organizers

ADIRA
ADIRA Drag Festival returns for its second edition from November 12th until the 14th this year with a three-day program of workshops, performances and DJ sets. ADIRA Drag Festival 2.0 explores queer Arab* futures through speculative visions of erased histories, reclaimed mythologies, and radical fantasies.
This year’s edition imagines a future of sovereignty, a world where borders don’t exist, legacy is redefined, astrology takes the place of authority, and pop divas honor the queers and girlies who shaped them.
In 2024, ADIRA made history by launching the world’s first Arab* Drag Festival, which welcomed more than 700 attendees and featured over 30 artists from Arabic-speaking regions and cities across Europe. This second edition builds on that legacy, continuing to carve out a space where queer Arab* imagination thrives.

With 


📆 WHEN? 12 & 13 Workshop Days | 14.11 The BIG Night: Panel, Performances & Party! 
📍 WHERE? 12 & 13 Barazani | 14.11 Festsaal Kreuzberg
Accessibility: The venues are wheelchair accessible. For additional support or specific needs, please reach out in advance: [email protected]
This Project is funded by Musicboard GmbH through Critical Queer Solidarity e.V

Wednesday, November 12, 2025 – Workshop Day 1:

  • 14:00 - 17:00 | Workshop 1: Drag as Archive: Workshop in Persona Invention by BolBola
  • 17:30 - 21:00 | Workshop 2: ADIRA Glam Lab: Drag Make-up 101 by Hassandra 


Thursday, November 13, 2025 – Workshop Day 2:

  • 14:00 – 18:00 | Workshop 3: Threading Futures: Upcycling and Mending with Alia Asaad (3ain) & Arwa Damerji 


Friday, November 14, 2025 – Drag Shows & Afterparty:

  • 19:00 – 06:00 | Tribute Panel, Drag Performances, DJ Sets.

About Organizer

ADIRA

ADIRA is a queer Arab* party, community, and cultural event series centering voices from Southwest Asia and North Africa. Founded in 2023 by Hassandra and Zuher Jazmati (xanax_attax), ADIRA emerged as a platform that celebrates Arab-pop culture while reclaiming queer memory, archiving diasporic experiences, and building connections across cities and communities.Rooted in Arabic pop nostalgia from...

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