Trans Pride Festival – SO36
Berlin Ballroom Festival for the Visibility and Empowerment of Transgender People – Kiki Ball, Workshops, and Afterparty at the Legendary SO36 Kreuzberg
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Ballroom as a Political and Artistic Space
Ballroom – originally emerging from the queer BIPoC subculture of New York in the 1980s – is now a global artistic and political movement. In competition formats ('Balls'), performers compete against each other in categories: Vogue, Runway, Hands, Realness, among others. 'Houses' form chosen families that support queer and trans individuals who have experienced discrimination in their families of origin.
Workdatcxnt – Berlin's Transmasculine Voice
The organizer of the Trans Pride Festival is the Berlin-based grassroots collective Workdatcxnt. It describes itself as a platform for BIPoC transmasculine voices in ballroom culture and, in addition to the festival, hosts monthly events, workshops, and a podcast. The collective specifically advocates for transmasculine visibility within the ballroom community, where trans-feminine performers have historically been more prominent.
Kiki Ball Format + Afterparty + Workshops
The festival combines two components: Firstly, the Kiki Ball – a ballroom competition with several categories (Runway, Vogue, Hands, Performance, Realness), where performers compete for prize money and status. Secondly, free panel talks and workshops discussing topics such as ballroom history, HIV prevention, self-care, and queer body autonomy.
SO36 – A Queer Berlin Hub
The main venue is SO36 at Oranienstraße 190 – one of Berlin's oldest and most influential queer clubs, founded in 1978. With its history as a politically aware subcultural space (punk, queer scene, squatters' culture), it is the ideologically and atmospherically fitting location for a festival that combines artistic brilliance and political ambition.
Trans Pride Festival — edition 2026
The Trans Pride Festival is established as an annual format. In 2025, the edition took place on August 23rd at SO36; for 2026, an August edition is typically expected again, but a specific date had not yet been publicly announced at the time of this entry (May 2026). The SO36 program was viewable without a Trans Pride entry until March 2027; the Workdatcxnt Collective usually plans the format with shorter notice than commercial festivals.
Content-wise, each edition follows the same pattern: Free workshops and panels during the day on ballroom history, HIV prevention, self-care, and queer-trans-specific health topics. In the evening, a Kiki Ball with competition categories (Runway for beginners and transmasculine, Realness, Performance, Vogue, Hands, Arms Control, Open-to-All Battles), followed by an afterparty with DJ sets.
Programme Trans Pride Festival 2026
Expected Program Structure (Based on 2025 Edition)
Daytime – Free Program Items
- Panels on ballroom history and the politics of the trans and BIPoC community
- Workshops: HIV prevention, self-care, queer body autonomy
- Workdatcxnt podcast recording
Evening – Kiki Ball (Doors open approx. 8:00 PM, competition starts 10:00 PM)
- Multiple competition categories: Runway (Beginners, Transmasculine, Realness), Performance (Vogue, Hands, Arms Control), Open-to-All Dance Battles
- Judging by international ballroom stars
- Total prize money €400 (as of 2025)
Night – Afterparty
- DJ sets at SO36, Sound: House, Vogue Beat, Ballroom Classics
- Bar with cocktail and alcohol-free cocktail options
Note: The exact date for 2026 will be announced by the Workdatcxnt Collective and SO36 (as of May 2026: not yet public). This entry will be updated once the date is confirmed.
Highlights Trans Pride Festival 2026
- Berlin's ballroom-centric trans visibility festival
- Kiki Ball with multiple competition categories
- Free panels and workshops during the day
- Organized by the Workdatcxnt Collective (BIPoC-transmasculine)
- Venue: SO36 Kreuzberg, a queer Berlin subculture hub since 1978
- Funded in 2024/25 by the Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion
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Getting There
SO36, Oranienstraße 190, 10999 Berlin (Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg district, Kreuzberg locality). U-Bahn U1/U3 Görlitzer Bahnhof approx. 5 min. walk. Bus M29.
Tickets
In previous years, tickets were exclusively available at the box office, cash only: €5 for participants, €10 for the general public. Details for 2026 will be published by the collective and SO36 when the festival dates are set.
Organizer
Workdatcxnt Collective. Funded by the Berlin Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion (for two consecutive years).
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SO36
Oranienstraße 190, 10999 Berlin
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