Tender Wild
A liberatory queer cultural experience centering Black, Brown, Indigenous, Trans, and Gender-Expansive artists and community.
Event Details
Kick off Pride Month with a night of joy as medicine, movement as healing, and pleasure as resistance.
Date: Saturday, May 30, 2026
Event Window: 5:00 PM – 11:00 PM
Core Program: 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Location:
Sebastopol Community Center
390 Morris St, Sebastopol, CA 95472
This gathering takes place on the unceded lands of the Southern Pomo, Kashia Pomo, Wappo, and Coast Miwok peoples. We honor their stewardship and commit to being in right and accountable relationship with the land and its original caretakers.
Tender Wild is a space where QTBIPOC folx gather to alchemize grief, amplify joy, and be fully seen, celebrated, and held.
We gather because queer joy is powerful medicine.
Joy is fuel, strategy, and survival.
Our ancestors endured political violence, erasure, and exhaustion through celebration, sensuality, ritual, and collective release, and so will we.
This is the future we are practicing together.
What to Expect
Performances
Drag performances honoring gender liberation and revolutionary artistry
Ballroom and vogue performances celebrating radical kinship and storytelling
DJs and live music with deep bass and rhythm designed to move the body
Go-go dancers celebrating body autonomy and expression
Ritual + Ceremony
Opening ceremony, hula and erotic prayer reclaiming sensuality, spirit, and ancestry
Live collaborative art created throughout the night
Tarot, reflection, and ritual offerings
Spaces to Explore
High-energy dance floors
Quiet decompression and care rooms
Community lounges for connection and conversation
Sensory and erotic exploration education spaces (consent-forward and optional)
Care + Accessibility
Visible consent and safety team
Sober options and non-alcoholic bar
Hydration stations and harm-reduction tools
Low-sensory integration rooms for nervous system care
Your presence is part of the creation.
Our Deeper Intention
Tender Wild is where past, present, and future meet.
We remember those who danced before us.
We care for those beside us now.
We practice the world we are becoming.
We are revolting.
And we are doing it together, nasty, tender, intentional, and free.
Contact us
We’d love to hear from you—reach out to learn more, ask questions, or co-create something meaningful together.