Queer Utopias ✨

Queer Utopias ✨

A festival of queer culture for the LGBTQIA+ community and their friends️‍, featuring exciting artists, writers and performers.

By Wysing Arts Centre

Date and time

Sat, 18 May 2024 14:00 - 22:00 GMT+1

Location

Wysing Arts Centre

Fox Road Bourn CB23 2TX United Kingdom

Refund Policy

Contact the organiser to request a refund.
Eventbrite's fee is nonrefundable.

Agenda

2:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Arrivals at Wysing

Reception

2:30 PM - 2:50 PM

Opening Ceremony from bones tan jones (they/them)

Amphis building

tan jones’ soundscapes intuitively emerge from roots in the earth and in their lungs, looping and soaring into psalms and mantras. Let them guide you into the day with a warm and welcoming ceremony. ...

2:50 PM - 3:00 PM

Welcome from Rosie Cooper (she/her), Wysing Arts Centre Director

Project space

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Diarmuid Hester (he/him) and Noreen Masud (she/her) in Conversation

Project space

Dive into a world of queer love, lives, and landscape with Diarmuid Hester author of Nothing Ever Just Disappears, and Noreen Masud whose book A Flat Place has been shortlisted for the Women’s Prize ...

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Crafting Queer Dreamcatchers with Zaki Musa (he/they)

Open Studio

Drop in any time to create symbolic artefacts that encapsulate your aspirations for what a 'queer utopia' could feel like for you. 

4:00 PM - 5:30 PM

Workshop with Ama Josephine Budge (she/her)

Amphis building/grounds nearby (weather dependent)

Join Pleasure Activist Ama Josephine Budge for a breathing and writing workshop. Come prepared to drift off into your own queer imaginings…

4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Kickabout and football match with Babeworld (she/her)

Top Field

Prepare yourself to take part in the most low-key football match of all time—brought to you by the most passive football fans ever. Spectator, player or hater, we’ve got space for you. Drop ins ava...

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Open Mic Performances 

Project space

The night will close Club Urania style, with Open Mic performances from performers and DJs from Cambridge and further afield!

9:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Closing Ceremony from bones tan jones

Project space

As the night winds down, brace yourself for fire and a mesmerising closing ceremony by bones tan jones.

10:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Pre-booked taxis depart

Reception

Throughout the day

2:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Diana Puntar's dance floor

Project space

Residency artist Diana Puntar is creating our very own Queer Utopias dance floor! Think lights, disco balls and mushrooms.

2:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Zine Fair

Window room

Explore some of the finest queer publications around.

2:00 PM - 6:30 PM

Swamp Fairy Nails

Reception

Sign up for appointments for Swamp Fairy’s pop-up nail bar. Inspirations for their creations range from aliens to algae bubble baths!

2:40 PM - 7:00 PM

Tarot Readings with Mister Lucien (it/he)

The Shack

Have your future unveiled by the incredible Mister Lucian from 2:30-7 PM. Discover what lies ahead. Sign up at the Shack for a 15-minute reading.

2:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Food trucks

Courtyard

A selection of food trucks will be serving vegan bites, drinks and coffee.

About this event

  • 8 hours

🏳️‍⚧️ Join us for Queer Utopias, a festival of queer culture for the LGBTQIA+ community and their friends! 🏳️‍🌈

Expect relaxed workshops, stimulating conversations, electrifying performances, a zine fair – and a football match! You’ll be accompanied by some of the most exciting artists, writers and performers around.

The event unfolds across our Wysing's site, with more than one activity happening at one time. Sign-up sheets will be available on the day in reception.

Frequently asked questions

How accessible is the site?

Accessible parking and accessible toilets are available and a decompression space are available onsite. The outdoor grounds at Wysing are uneven and have varying surface textures, which may cause some difficulty for unaccompanied wheelchair users.

Organised by

Wysing Arts Centre
From £11.55