Friday, October 2
Welcome Home Tea Dance
with DJs Yung Justice & Dimple
3-7pm @ Cherry’s on the Bay
Fresh off the ferry, after you have CG WoW wristband, Zine, and settle into your accommodations, join us to shake off the default world. DJ Dimple and Yung Justice serve the beats to set the tone for a weekend of queer joy, liberation, and shared space.
CG WoW Welcome Workshop: Building A Culture of Connection with Tess Itura
7-8pm @ the Ice Palace
The weekend will manifest what we create together as a community. Participate in a conversation about identity, consent, communication, allyship, and community care: the everyday choices that help people feel seen, respected, and free to show up fully as themselves.
Dames & Daddies Sadie Hawkins Speakeasy
8pm - 12am @The Ice Palace
A queer twist on a classic tradition: ease into the weekend with an evening of romance, flirtation, and connection.
Live music from sexy chanteuses Sarah Glassman, Malea Kimberly, Melissa Driscol, Hannah Gill, and LEXXE, electrifying burlesque and drag performances from Kellen DeGenerate, Jewel Marquee, Tess Itura, and Cheetah Quila, and boundary-pushing BDSM performances by Lady Dragon Tears, Miss Stevie, and Salem the Sadist.
Sapphic Music Sessions
1-5pm @Cherry Grove Pizza Place
Spend the afternoon at Cherry Grove Pizza, a quaint al fresco establishment where good food meets great entertainment. Carissa Johnson, Rorie Kelly, Katryna Marttola, Zigs, Melanie Morin, Rebel Elle, and Sarah Glassman bring live Country, Folk, Indie, Pop, and Alternative music to the open air. Grab delicious homemade pizza and Italian entrees and let these incredible voices and songwriters help your soul sing.
Saturday, October 3
The Very Fairy Beachside Bazaar
1-5pm @The Ice Palace
Browse, shop, and connect at this vibrant market featuring fabulous wares from over 20 sapphic makers and creatives, including GO Magazine and Olivia Travel. Get a flash tattoo, a fresh fade, blowout or fairy hair that'll carry you through the weekend. Enjoy acupuncture, Reiki, and massage, discover original fashion and art, and maybe find the perfect accessories to go with your Belvedere Ball lewk for Season of the Witch.
The Belvedere Ball - Season of the Witch
8pm - 12am @The Belvedere Guesthouse for Men
The Witches of Cherry Grove breach the forbidden walls of the Belvedere Guest House for Men. Come conjured and strut before the coven for Best Witch, Best Familiar, Best Couple, and Best Coven. DJ Dimple spins, High Sorcerers Jewel Marquee and Cheetah Quila preside, and Apocalypse Noir closes the night. Open bar, light hors d'oeuvres, and Tasting Tops to whet the other appetites.
The Afterparty
11pm - 2am @Cherry’s on the Bay
But the show’s not over! DJ Yung Justice takes it from the Belvedere to the bay, where every look from the Ball gets an encore. You didn't put that outfit together to have it seen once!
Sunday, October 4
Sapphic Spa and Sunset Dance Party
3-7pm@ The Belvedere
Open Bar & hors d’oeuvres, DJ Gigi Disco, hot tub, cold plunge & gym, massage, acupuncture, tarot readings. Come in your finest resort fashion, mixing Cherry Grove queerness with Miami glam and Caribbean joie de vivre.
Cherry Pop Theater
8-11pm @The Ice Palace
A night of performances with an open mic spirit — part curated bill, part free-for-all, all of it happening in front of a supportive audience. The evening opens with Lesbutante, a one-act written and performed by Susan Thornton, a septuagenarian and longtime Cherry Grove resident looking back on her years as a stripper in the 1970s, followed by comedians Madelein Murphy and Kendra Dawsey. Then the stage is up for grabs. Come see what happens when the stories we don't usually get to hear finally get a stage.
