Reserved Seating: Tickets go on sale April 15!
When: Saturday, May 30 @ 7pm
Where: KiMo Theater, 423 Central Ave NW, Albuquerque, NM
ASL Interpreted
Next Volunteer Meeting April 29!
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About QueerJoyFest
WIMINFEST was a joyful, inclusive, lesbian+ celebration of women's culture that happened in ABQ from 1985-2005. After a 20-year absence, amid this current political climate, our strength, diversity and unity need celebrating more than ever before. We are producing a comeback that welcomes everyone in the LGBTQIA2S+ community: QueerJoyFest.
Join us Saturday, May 30 at KiMo Theater for a celebration filled with joy, inclusivity and connection! Doors open at 6 pm. Performances start at 7 pm.
AfterParty/Dance from 9 pm - 1 am at El Rey Theater, 622 Central Ave SW, Albuquerque, NM. Your QJF Ticket includes the dance. Have your ticket with you. Or $10/door.
Featured Artists
Marga Gomez
GLAAD award winning comedian and author Marga Gomez has been an out Lesbian comic since Ellen Degeneres was still in the closet. Marga’s stand-up has been featured on LOGO, PBS, Showtime’s Latino Laugh Festival, and on HBO’s Comic Relief at the invitation of the late Robin Williams who called Marga “amazing…a Lesbian Lenny Bruce” She has performed LGBTQ+ comedy at numerous Pride celebrations from New York to San Francisco. Marga was the first comedian to ever sail with Olivia Cruises and was featured in their 2025 cruise to Alaska. Marga is also the writer performer of 15 critically acclaimed one person shows. Marga has wonderful memories performing at WIMINFEST in the 1990s and is thrilled to be back.
Joy Clark
Louisiana born-and-raised singer-songwriter and guitarist Joy Clark is charting her own path with her debut album Tell it to the Wind. As the youngest of five children born into a tight knit, deeply religious family just outside of New Orleans, her release is both a declaration of her independence and a love letter to the traditions that shaped her.
The album marks Clark’s arrival on the national stage as a proud, queer, Black woman blending the social consciousness of folk, the rhythms of Southeast Louisiana, and the soul-centered music she grew up with.
Kristy Lee
Kristy Lee brings fire, soul, and serious heart to every stage she steps on. A powerhouse vocalist and songwriter, she blends Southern grit, gospel roots, and raw storytelling into performances that are equal parts intimate and electrifying. One moment, she can stop a room with her intense lyrics, the next, she has it glowing and lifted through the roof. Bold, passionate, and deeply human, Kristy’s music doesn’t just entertain—it connects, pulls you in, and stays with you long after the last note fades. QueerJoyFest is excited to welcome Kristy Lee to open the night on Saturday, May 30th, as part of our wonderful line-up of artists.
Havens Levitt
Havens is a proud, old, lesbian-feminist, a New Mexican by birth and retired math teacher. She co-founded and frequently coordinated and emceed WIMINFEST. Some of her fondest memories are standing on stage in a sold out KiMo experiencing the transformative community of love and joy the festival created for 20 years. She is delighted to be part of this reimagining and have another opportunity to lean into her signature fun with costumes.
CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS!
We are putting on a show! We need your help! Our next volunteer meeting is taking place at Casa de Cultura Wednesday, April 29. Hope to see you there!
When: Wednesday, April 29 at 5:30 pm
Where: 804 Park Ave SW, Albuquerque, NM
Who We Are
These are some of the folx that produced WIMINFEST all those years ago and they’re dusting off their production chops to bring you the reboot: QueerJoyFest.
