Returning to the National Museum on Pride weekend, Friday June 28 and Saturday, June 29, Mother will host two major queer events to celebrate Pride in our capital city. Here's everything you need to know.

Braza

On Friday night at the Braza Block party, Co-headliners DJ Pedro Sampaio and Drag Queen Gloria Groove will be joined by a host of local talent for an unforgettable evening celebrating Brazilian and queer culture.

Kicking things off at 6pm is Pablo Coutinho, who will be shortly followed by Kat & Mike at 7pm.

The first co headliner of the night, Gloria Groove is due to hit the stage at 8pm, she will be followed by Pedro Sampaio at 9pm.

Mother Pride Block Party:

On Saturday June 28, events will kick off at 4pm, with two stages, the main stage and the Clarke Square stage.

Mother Pride Block Party 2024 site map

An array of Queer icons are billed to perform as part of Mother Pride including COBRAH, Princess Superstar, Robin S, Sasha Velour and Blu Hydrangea.

Joining them on the mainstage across the day will be DJ Billy Buzari kicking things off at 4pm, followed by Sexy Tadhg at 5.30pm.

Taking over the reins at 6pm will be Irish rapper Celaviedmai. They'll be drag in the form of RuPaul's Drag Race alumni Sasha Velour and Blu Hydrangea.

The pair be joined by Dublin's own drag collective Haus of WIG at 6.30 pm.

Princess Superstar is billed to appear at 7.30pm, with Robin S following not long after at 8.10pm.

Rounding off the night is Cobrash who's joining the stage at 8.50 pm followed by an array of Mother DJs at 9.30pm.

The Clarke Square stage will see festivities kick off at 4pm with Roo Honeychild, followed by Drag Aerobics at 5pm.

Sing Along Social will command the stage at 6pm and SIS will follow hot on their heels at 7pm.

At 8pm, Ping Pong Disco will take to the stage, before Glamo takes over at 9pm.

Finishing off the night is Conor Behan who will take over at 10pm.

They'll also be appearances from Claire Beck, Ghostboy, and Ruth Kavanagh.

Drag performances across the site are from Anziety, Avatar Guille, Dan the Man Donna Fella, Faux Joli , Mia Gold ,Naomi Diamond, Richard Joke, Shaqira Knightly, and recent Hot Press Best of Ireland interviewee Viola Gayvis.

 

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Further Information: 

The weekend will also host the HSE's Safer Nightlife programme to reduce harm this summer.

‘Back of House’ drug checking will be on site at the Block Party all weekend with the HSE’s Safer Nightlife Programme providing harm reduction outreach teams and ‘back of house’ drug checking with the aim of reducing drug related harms and increasing understanding of current drug trends.

Tickets for Mother Pride start at €45.30 and are available for purchase here. 

Tickets for Braza Block Party are priced from €50.97 and are available here.