Save the Date
Salt Spring Island Pride
Monday, September 7 - Sunday, September 14, 2025
A week full of Queer Community Events all around the Island!
Parade | Queer As Funk | Drag Burlesque | And More…
DAISSI (Diverse and Inclusive Salt Spring Island) invites you to join us this year for our yearly Pride celebration September 7th-14th. This year we will be going back to our Legacy Pride format (without the camping festival) while the board regroups and gets some foundational work done like transitioning from a working board into a governance board. The goal with this is to build community capacity through creating committees to help hold the wholeness of our collective Pride vision all year round. If you’d like more info or to join one of our committees (including the Pride committee that is beginning to convene currently) please email ssipride@gmail.com. You can view the full Community Hall Presentation for more information on the new model here - https://tinyurl.com/pat5unyk
We are excited to welcome back some crowd favourite performers this year!
Friday has Burlesque performer Kiki Von Kink, a Salt Spring local bringing all her sassy sultry vibes to the stage with her sensual moves.
As well as Sylvester Stalletto, a Victoria based Drag King bringing their fierce glam and inspirational words back to the stage with their death dropping realness!
Saturday will be our well known town takeover Parade that everyone is invited to join either as a participant in the parade or on the sidewalks. Which will end with a performance by the SS Marimba Band in the park.
In the evening there will be a performance by regional legends Queer as Funk up on the big stage at the Farmers Institute followed by a Dance.
Sunday slows us down and brings us into close connection with each other for Community Day! A day to attend workshops and offerings that help us connect deeper with our queerness and the value of being in community together. Opportunities for moving, healing, and learning together.
Events will be running all week long. More details coming soon! Stay tuned!
Queer As Funk - SATURDAY, Sep 13th -
Queer As Funk - SATURDAY, Sep 13th -
Join us for another night of pump stomping, fab strutting, and booty shaking fun with one of the regions best known and diverse 2SLGBTQIA+ bands - Queer As Funk!
Concert will be Saturday September 13th @ 8pm at the Farmers Institute OUTDOOR Stage! Doors open at 7pm with an opener DJ.
The night wraps up with an hour of music by our fav local DJ Tetsu!
Come dressed to impress in your most fabulous attire and stick around for a dance party following the performance.
Volunteer with us!
Events don’t run without volunteers! We need your help to make this week of events a full success.
We ask all volunteers to donate 8 hours throughout the week. Often as two 4 hour shifts.
Most shifts will be taking place on Saturday Sep 13th for the Parade and the Dance.
FRIDAY, Sep 12th - Drag and Burlesque -
FRIDAY, Sep 12th - Drag and Burlesque -
Join us for a fabulous evening of top level local Drag and Burlesque Artists from the region.
Event runs from 8pm-11pm at the Harbour House Hotel
Kiki Von Kinky (she/her) - Burlesque - Salty's badass, shameless, barefoot burlesque goddess -
Kiki Von Kinky (she/her) - Burlesque - Salty's badass, shameless, barefoot burlesque goddess -
Sylvester Stalleto (he/him) - Drag King - The Chilean Stallion -
Sylvester Stalleto (he/him) - Drag King - The Chilean Stallion -
JJ Rabbit (it/they) - Drag - Van Isle's blasion disaster dyke -
JJ Rabbit (it/they) - Drag - Van Isle's blasion disaster dyke -
Woofie (she/her) - Drag Queen - Vic's bearded and campy theatre queen -
Woofie (she/her) - Drag Queen - Vic's bearded and campy theatre queen -
Tetsu - DJ - Salty's groovies, good vibes, playful DJ -
Tetsu - DJ - Salty's groovies, good vibes, playful DJ -
Salt Spring Pride's tantalizing evening of Dragtastic and Bootyful Burlesque performers!
Inviting back some of our top local burlesque and drag artists along with some new regional talents filling the stage with sassy sultry vibes, fierce glam, and death dropping realness!
Introducing our performers!
Kiki Von Kinky (she/her) - Burlesque
Kiki is a burlesque artist who has been teaching and performing for over 7 years solo and as part of a troupe. She has graced stages from festivals to private parties, as the headliner at the Victoria Events Centre and at Salt Spring Pride events. She is passionate about sharing her knowledge in her “Burlesque for Beginners ”workshops where everyBODY is welcome.
Burlesque has been a tool for growth and healing mirroring her personal journey from trauma to self love. You can follow her journey as she discovers her fierce and unapologetic sensuality and the playful joy that comes with inhabiting her body fully. Kiki takes up space as one badass, shameless goddess coming to you barefoot straight from the wilds of South Saltspring
Sylvester Stalletto (he/him) - Drag
Sylvester Stalletto is a Latinx Drag King, former boob haver and current boob lover & the soon to be charmer of your dreams. The Chilean Stallion has been packing a punch and dominating the West Coast flaunting his tricks, stories & style. This powerhouse is back in Salt Spring as your headliner, prepared to be blown away by The Chilean Stallion, Sylvester Stalletto!
Woofie (she/her) - Drag
Woofie has been bringing big beard energy to stages across the island. Known for early 2000's pop music, classic musical theatre numbers,
campy diva behaviour and big hair and big thighs. Woofie has been seen on stages, queer bars,
breweries, back alleys, and Zoom screens across Vancouver Island. This bearded queen is
passionate about bringing queer art to new spaces and hosting pop-up events in non-queer
spaces. Now let's hear you say WOOF WOOF WOOF.
JJ Rabbit (it/they) - Drag
JJ Rabbit is a multicultural and multifaceted drag monster hailing from both Japan and Grenada. As Van Isle’s only Blasian drag beast, they’re hoping to scare you… but maybe turn you on a little at the same time. It’s JJ Rabbit!
DJ Tetsu (any) - DJ
Grooviest Dj set + dance party + high energy + good vibes = DJ TETSU!
“I’m here to spread love and positivity. To celebrate life through music and dance. To play with you!!! Come see me! We’re gonna have a blast!”