Pride Festival Entertainment
When: Sunday July 9, 2023 starting at 1pm
Where: MacDonald Park
This year’s Festival-in-the-Park is bigger and brighter than ever, featuring fabulous local headliners, vendors, games, family zone and more! Join 25,000+ attendees celebrating their Pride and solidarity with 2SLGBTQIA+ communities.
2023 Victoria Pride Festival-in-the-Park Headliners
Queer as Funk
With repertoire ranging from beloved funk, soul and Motown classics, to contemporary pop favourites, Queer As Funk has been playing to consistently sold out audiences since their inception in 2013.
Showtime: 1:30 pm
Vivian Vanderpuss
She’s the jazz hands to your spirit fingers, the indigestion to your all-you-can-eat buffet and the “Oi what did I step on” to that gum you just stepped on. If Camp was a topping at Subway she’d ask “Um could you put a little more please?” Victoria’s quirky cat mother and solution to the rat problem, Vivian Vanderpuss has been dazzling audiences for 6 years. Featured on Canada’s Drag Race Season 3, Vivian brings wild smiles, fabulous costumes and camp-tastic performances every time she hits the stage.
Showtime: 3:00 pm
Eddi Licious
Victoria’s premier human impersonator! Drag king extraordinaire!
Eddi Licious is a Métis Two Spirit Lekwungen territory based dancer, gender bender, shape shifter and performance artist who has been stomping around local and international stages since 2005. A mix of deep thoughts, primal urges, weirdness and whimsy, Eddi delights in entertaining audiences of all kinds with their galvanizing energy, wit and chaotic charm. This artist was featured on Season 2 of CBC’s ‘Canada’s a Drag’ and is locally known as a trailblazer and inspiration to the queer performance art community.
Showtime: 3:00 pm
Henrietta Dubet
Introducing Henrietta Dubet, Victoria BC’s resident drag mother of monsters and purveyor of all things weird and wonderful. When she’s not busy serving looks and turning heads at the Vicious Poodle, Henrietta can be found producing her own shows at various venues around the city. Henrietta claims to have 1 million drag children (though nobody is quite sure where she keeps them all) and despite her eccentricities, Henrietta is a beloved figure in the Victoria drag scene and always knows how to put on a show. Keep an eye on her social media for the return of the Frantic Friday series – a coproduction at the Victoria Event Centre
Showtime: 4:15 pm
Peaches n’ Screams
“Get ready to scream…She’s a bitch, she’s a boss, she’s here to serve high-energy bimbo realness. Coming off a month long Canada wide tour, this performer is ready to bring it all home with a bang this pride season! Peaches N Screams is here to bring the hype, the magic, and a whole lot of unfiltered black queer joy to the Pride MainStage this year.”
Showtime: 5:30 pm
Honey Dewme
Born on Earth but really rattled by Mercury’s cowgirl in reverse – Honey Dewme is the epitome of a good girl gone to 7 Eleven to buy some snacks and sit out this cosmic event, only to emerge stronger than ever. She is the CEO and sole subscriber to Vague magazine, the proud-ish mom of 2.68 children and of course your favourite fruit!
Showtime: 4:15 pm
Main Stage
11:45 – DJ ra/Soul
12:45PM – Elder Welcome
1:30PM – Queer as Funk
2:30 – DJ Kena Leon
3:00 – SHOWCASE ONE Starring Vivian Vanderpuss and Eddi Licious. Featuring Pop Tart, King Fisher, Norma Jean Knockout, Stages Dance Crew, and Hellene!
3:45 – DJ Kena Leon
4:15 – Angie Hehr Band
5:15- DJ Percusshun Kidd
5:45- SHOWCASE TWO Starring Henrietta Dubet, Honey Dewme and Johnny Poutina. Featuring Queef Latina, Leo Moon, Laura Order, and Passion & Performance Dance Crew
6:30 – DJ Percusshun Kidd
7:00 – SHOWCASE THREE Starring Peaches n’ Screams. Hosted by Shelita Cox and JBird. Featuring Fern Flicker, Hazel, Ghost of Judith, Badshah, The Scarlet Bitch, and Cherry Cheeks and Persi Flage Please note SHOWCASE THREE at 7:00PM on the main stage contains some risqué acts, including mature subject matter and clothing removals (burlesque, but no nudity).
If you have any questions please contact our Entertainment Lead Gala Vega at gala.vega@victoriapridesociety.org.
Kids Stage
1:30PM – Drag Storytime with Stashes and Lashes Collective
3:00PM SHOWCASE Hosted by Johnny Poutina. Featuring Johnny Poutine and featuring Chaz Avery and Jackbox Jayne, Aries Moon, Olive This Tea, Passion & Performance, Ket Bush, Miss Demeanor, and Stages Dance Crew
If you have any questions please contact our Entertainment Lead Gala Vega at gala.vega@victoriapridesociety.org.
