++ This event takes place at Northampton Center for the Arts ++

++ 33 Hawley Street, Northampton, MA ++

Queer Kids Fest is BACK for 2026! On Saturday, October 3, 10am-3:30pm, join us for a joyful festival of music, art, books, and creativity for 2SLGBTQIA+ kids, families, and allies at the Northampton Center for the Arts! Now in its third year, Queer Kids Fest continues to delight families with joyful, inclusive fun. This year’s theme: A universe where every star belongs!

Musical guests this year include Carrie Ferguson and the Grumpytime Club Band; the Rhythm & Radiance Kids Chorus; Queer Joy Chorus; and an open mic youth variety show. (Signup slots available at tinyurl.com/QKF2026).

Art and entertainment this year include crafting and a parade with Resilient Community Arts. Author and entertainer Lindz Amer, known as Mx. Lindz on their YouTube show Queer Kid Stuff (with more than 30K subscribers), will read their picture book, Hooray for She, He, Ze, and They!: What Are Your Pronouns Today? (2024) and perform ukelele tunes. In the afternoon, Amer will lead a workshop for families centered on their nonfiction book, Rainbow Parenting: Your Guide to Raising Queer Kids and Their Allies (2023).

No tickets are necessary for this FREE event. Please join us!

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:

• 10am: Doors open for crafting, face-painting, snacking, books & more! Emcee Wylder Ayres kicks off the fun!
• 10:30-11:15am: Performance by the Grumpytime Club Band
• 11:15am-12pm: Queer Kid Stuff, Live! featuring author and entertainer Mx. Lindz Amer 
• 12:30-1:20pm: Open Mic Youth Variety Show (sign up!)
• 1:30-1:45pm: Crafty Parade with Resilient Community Arts
• 1:45-2:20pm: Performances by Rhythm & Radiance Kids Chorus and Queer Joy Chorus
• 2:45-3:30pm: Rainbow Parenting Workshop with author Lindz Amer

ALL DAY:

• High Five Books vending the best-ever queer kidlit
• A quiet room for regulating and taking a sensory break
• Craft opportunities galore!
• Crooked Stick Pops, Caravan Kitchen, and Sapsucker Popcorn vending yummy snacks!

THANK YOU!!

Queer Kids Fest 2026 is supported in part by the Northampton Arts Council, a local agency that is part of the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency. Additional support for ‘Queer Kids Stuff, Live!’ provided by Greenfield Savings Bank and Easthampton Savings Bank.

Additional promotional support for Queer Kids Fest 2026 is provided by the Northampton Center for the Arts, BOMBYX Center for Arts & Equity, and High Five Books.

This event is funded in part by the New England States Touring program of the New England Foundation for the Arts, made possible with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts and the six New England state arts agencies.