Need to juice up on your NONBINARY energy but can’t wait until November for the THEYFRIEND Nonbinary Performance Festival? Well enbies, you’re in luck! Join us August 15 at the Brava Cabaret for a thrilling night of live performance uplifting, centering and celebrating nonbinary identity!

This intimate event featuring nonbinary performers gives a peek inside the creative process and the search for nonbinary belonging. Featuring performances and a panel discussion from Honey Mahogany, Criibaby, and Vin Seaman! Although this event focuses on nonbinary identity, we welcome people of all gender identities to deepen their understandings and enjoy the performances.

Diamond Wave and the James C. Hormel LGBTQIA Center present THEYFRIEND: Enby Day! A performance and panel celebrating 2024 International Nonbinary People’s Day at the SF Public Library. Join us July 13 for a one-of-a-kind event dedicated to honoring and uplifting nonbinary (enby/enbie) voices as we dive deep into the heart of nonbinary experiences.

Find out more about the 2024 THEYFRIEND Nonbinary Performance Festival and our performer application process. This workshop will walk through the application and offer a space to ask questions about the overall festival and our five distinct showcases.

Join us for an all AAPI showcase of our spring THEYFRIEND Nonbinary Cabaret series featuring Asian, Asian American and Pacific Islander multidisciplinary nonbinary artists!

Join us for our April THEYFRIEND Nonbinary Cabaret featuring multidisciplinary nonbinary artists!

Dive into a treasure trove of gently used clothes, costumes, wigs, creative supplies, and more at Diamond Wave’s Artist Rummage Sale.

Join us for the launch of our spring THEYFRIEND Nonbinary Cabaret series featuring multidisciplinary nonbinary artists!

Join artist and grant specialist Vin Seaman for a hands-on workshop about writing successful grant applications.

Unlock the secrets to funding your creative practice in this engaging in-person workshop led by interdisciplinary artist and Diamond Wave Director Vin Seaman.

We’re closing the THEYFRIEND 2023 Nonbinary Performance Festival with an unforgettable lineup of nonbinary music and performance!

The THEYFRIEND 2023 Nonbinary Performance Festival continues with compelling spoken word, bumping music, and dynamic performance!

Enjoy an extravaganza of sensational videos from national and international nonbinary performers from the comfort of your own couch!

Join us for day two of the 2023 THEYFRIEND Nonbinary Performance Festival at San Francisco’s premiere LGBTQ nightlife venue, OASIS! Co-hosted by 2023 San Francisco Drag King of the Year LOTUS BOY and drag deity Gothess Jasmine (Austin), this showcase features live music from Krudas Cubensi & theyfriend and drag & burlesque performances from Harddeep Singh, JanpiStar, Ling Ling Super Bloom, & Piss E Sissy! Come early & stay late to dance with DJ Digital Kitkat!

Join the kickoff event of the 2023 THEYFRIEND Nonbinary Performance Festival with a facilitated discussion and performances featuring local and national nonbinary artists. Hosted by multidisciplinary artist SNJV, the event will begin with a pre-panel conversation, “What is Nonbinary?” with Sam Favela from the Transgender District. The showcase will include performances from drag artist Mojo Carter, musician Joce Ryder, poet Zara Jamshed, and short film from Riy Mutakabbir. After the performance showcase, SNJV will moderate a panel discussion between the performers, discussing the relationship between their art and their nonbinary identities.

Join artist and grant specialist Vin Seaman for an in-person, hands-on workshop to learn how to write successful grants for drag.

A community event centering queer health & wellness Resources - Music - Practitioners - Food - Performances - Workshops

Join artist and grant specialist Vin Seaman for an in-person, hands-on workshop to learn how to write successful grants for drag.

Join us at Harvey Milk Center for the Arts for soft defiance, a collaboratively-curated visual arts exhibition exploring the intersection between softness & queer mental health. This Art + Pride exhibition, featuring over 30+ Bay Area visual artists, runs from June 17–July 15, 2023.

On Friday, June 30, join soft defiance exhibition curators and artists Bon Bon, Nicola Bosco-Alvarez (Harvey Milk Center for the Arts), Ryan MacCarrigan (Queer LifeSpace) and Vin Seaman (Diamond Wave) in the Harvey Milk Photo Center Gallery for a conversation about the exhibition, and the relationship between creative expression and mental health.

Join us 6/17 at Harvey Milk Center for the Arts for the opening of soft defiance, a collaboratively-curated visual arts exhibition exploring the intersection between softness & queer mental health. The opening, hosted by Kai Kai Bee Michaels includes live performances by drag artists Jota Mercury, Linty, and Panaea; stand up comedian Matthew Beld; and performance duo Vin Seaman & Zackary Forcum.

A Transgender & Asian American, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander Showcase

Join artist and grant specialist Vin Seaman for a virtual hands-on workshop about writing successful grant applications.

Join artist and grant specialist Vin Seaman for a hands-on workshop about finding grant opportunities and writing successful applications.

Interdisciplinary artist Vin Seaman leads an interactive workshop about cycles and rebirth.

Hosted by Vin Seaman and LOTUS BOY

Video from Sydney Scott (Toronto), Syd Franz (NY), Hennessy Williams (Oakland), Cecil Opia (Helsinki), The Living Altar (New Orleans), Christie Blizard (Concord, TX), Evan Spigelman (NY), Moonyeka (Seattle) and more!

In partnership with Brava! for Women in the Arts

FREE, donations encouraged

In partnership with Oasis and the LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District

Join us for the featured performance of the 2022 THEYFRIEND Nonbinary Performance Festival in San Francisco, co-presented with KQED Live. Hosted by Diamond Wave Director Vin Seaman, this sensational showcase of nonbinary performance will include newly commissioned work from this year’s featured performers– Rawiyah Tariq, Sharmi Basu, & Tyler Holmes– as well as video from Evan Spigelman & Moonyeka.