Events & Workshops

24.07 | Queertropolis Grand Opening

⏰ From 18:00 onwards | Exhibition Open, Interactive Rituals & Live Performance - FREE ENTRANCE and FREE ACTIVITIES!

Celebrate the official birth of our sanctuary! The evening kicks off a continuous fortnightly journey of art, connection, and shared governance. Food and drinks will be flowing at the bar!

• 🗺️ The Living Map Launch: Cross the threshold and make your mark. Visitors are invited to actively draw the ideal borders of our community on a monumental, ever-evolving cartographic installation.

• 🪪 The Bureau of Identity & ID Cards: Claim your official Queertropolis ID Card—a symbolic passport celebrating the plurality of our existences and marking your official citizenship.

• 🗳️ The First Mayor Nomination: Every visionary city needs an ethical guide. Cast your voice tonight in nominating and electing our town mayor.

• ✨ Special Opening Workshop (18:00 - 21:00): Pride Marbling on Silk – Collaborative Water & Colour Workshop by Seçil. Dive into a shared tray of water, color, and fluid textile composition.

• 🛁 The Live Performance — RAVAGE: "Bathtub & Bath Ducks" (Starts during the evening): Conceptual artist Raffaella Allegra activates her seductive yet unsettling visual installation on overconsumption through a raw, theatrical contemporary dance performance. Choreographed by Sophie Gisbertz and danced by Thea Atladóttir, movement becomes a physical extension of domestic privacy and consumer excess dragged into the public light.

25.07 | Goblin Market (Pride Edition)

⏰ 15:00 – 21:00

Organized by Babet Klaassen (Haus of Trout), explore a vibrant wonderland of queer creativity featuring around 30 independent queer stands, crafts, and unique creations. Food and drinks available at the bar all day.

26.07 | Poetics of Form: Beginner Jewellery Workshop

⏰ 15:00 – 17:00 | By Cristina Iordache (agga concept)

An intimate, hands-on workshop focused on exploring texture, form, and personal storytelling through metalwork. Learn to manipulate rigid materials into wearable, organic art.

28.07 | Blackout Poetry Dinner

⏰ 18:00 – 21:00 | Hosted by Elisa Brunelli in collaboration with Vegan Bear Chef

A unique, multi-sensory 3-course culinary experience. Recipes and personal histories connected to each dish are physically transformed into raw poetry using the blackout technique.

29.07 | Monster Zine Workshop

⏰ 19:00 – 21:00 | By Cat Moran (Meat_daughter)

Deconstruct normal boundaries and embrace the queer macabre. Learn to piece together short stories, visual fragments, and collages into your own independent zine.

30.07 | Disco Dreams Craft Workshop

⏰ 18:30 – 21:00 | By Bruna Souza

Bring your sparkling visions to life in a hands-on crafting session filled with nostalgia, community, and shimmering textures.

31.07 | Embrace Your Inner Monster - Drag Makeup Workshop

⏰ 20:30 – 22:30 | By Maria Escarpenter

An experimental, collaborative space to play with fluid identities and transform your look.

24.07 | Night at Our Place (Special Pride Edition)

⏰ From 20:30 onwards | Transforming Workshop, Flash Tattoos & Party

An ultimate Pride pilgrimage that turns a regular night out into a collective ritual of transformation and queer joy. Come early, change your skin, and stay for the night:

• 💄 Step 1 — The Transformation (20:30 - 22:30): Embrace Your Inner Monster – Eyes Drag Makeup Workshop by María Escarpenter & Seçil. An experimental, collaborative space to play with fluid identities and transform your look.

• ⚡ Step 2 — The Mark (During the evening): Treehouse’s resident tattoo artists Wouter Space, Charlotte Aper, Robert Beekelaar, and Tom Veldkamp exceptionally open their studio doors, offering exclusive, custom queer flash tattoos.

• 🎸 Step 3 — The Celebration (22:00 – 03:00): For the third edition of the Night At Our Place, we're turning up the color and celebrating PRIDE with a very special lineup. Rave Radar has curated an exciting selection of DJs and electronic live acts from their LGBTQ+ community, joined by incredible performers from Treehouse NDSM and a very special guest from Germany! The DJs' set, will merge with an acoustic-electronic hybrid set by Guido and Kalle, merging intimate indie storytelling with atmospheric synths. This paves the way for an explosive, boundary-pushing Drag Show by Germany's own Samt und Seuche (Velvet and Plague), featuring an inclusive lineup of Drag Quing, Drag Thing, and Drag King/Queen acts, followed by continuous music to dance through the dark [Instagram: @samtundseuche].

Graphic Design & Visuals: Chiara Fehling (-/they) | @chiarakunst - Artist Care & Coordination: Anna (all)

02.08 | Create Your Own Talisman

⏰ 15:00 – 17:00 | Wearable Art Workshop by Rika Maja Duevel

Draw inspiration from history and your personal journey to craft your own protective talisman or custom pin, mixing acrylic and mixed-media design.

04.08 | Pride Patch Workshop

⏰ 19:00 – 21:00 | By Babet Klaassen (Haus of Trout)

A tactile textile session centered on identity and eccentric self-expression. Learn to stitch and customize your own symbolic Pride patches from upcycled fabrics.

05.08 | Polystories: Neurodivergent Love

⏰ 19:00 – 21:30 | Storytelling & Discussion by Suzanne Allegonda

An open, safe space and panel exploring the beautiful, complex intersections of neurodivergence, non-monogamy, and diverse relational structures.

06.08 | Liquid Gold Cocktail Workshop

⏰ 19:00 – 21:00 | By Bruna Souza

Master the art of mixology with a queer twist. Learn to balance flavors and colors to create your own signature utopian drinks.

07.08 | There Was A Time Before: Panel & Performances

⏰ 18:00 – 22:00 | Co-presented by MenAsWell and the There Was A Time Before Collective

An evening of deep reflection, historical tracing, and moving live performances.

Gabriele Bonomi

Crafting connections through sustainable artistic experiences.

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