WerQfest
Annual Arts & Culture Festival celebrating Black queer art and community.
STL — THE WORLD
- WerQfest 2026 OPEN CALL
- BET —Avery Wilson Owns WerQfest With Unapologetic Black Queer Energy
- 2025 Fête Booth Gallery
American I 6th annual WerQfest was centered by Black queer creative expression- NATIVE SON ARTICLE I 2025
Saint Louis American —"Black pride 365"
STL POST-DISPATCH "St. Louis' WerQfest, a celebration of Black queerness, transforms with the times"- OUT IN STL —"WerQFest Makes July a Black Queer Celebration in The Grove"
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KSDK, CHANNEL 5 SEGMANT: Arts and culture festival aims to promote LGBTQIA+ inclusivity beyond Pride Month
PRIDE.COM EXCLUSIVE: Kevin Aviance and serpentwithfeet dish on headlining WerQfest 2024- GAYEMAGAZINE: Drag Icon Kevin Aviance & Artist serpentwithfeet to Headline WerQfest 2024
- GLITTER COWGURL GALLERY
- RFT GALLERY!
STLPR — WerQfest to honor the intersection of Blackness and queerness during Black History Month- Spotify
- WerQfest 2023 headliner Durand Bernarr helps pave the way for Black, queer artists
INTO — Tre’von Griffith and Shelton Boyd-Griffith Celebrate St. Louis’ Black Queer Community With WerQfest- Best Arts and Music Festival 2022
- RFT — Club Renaissance Gallery
STL POST-DISPATCH 2022—WerQfest gives Black queer artists a big opportunity to shine onstage
STL MAG—WerQfest celebrates Black queer, non-binary, and trans artists at The Big Top- STL AMERICAN—2022
- PRESS: NPR—2021
STL TODAY 2021—WerQfest provides a necessary platform for Black, queer artists in St. LouisWhat is WerQfest?
WerQfest is an arts and culture festival highlighting the Black queer, trans and non-binary community. Our mission is to use the power of arts & entertainment to create safe spaces & amplify artists, organizations, and voices within the Black queer community. Founded and produced by Tre’von Griffith and Shelton Boyd-Griffith
WerQfest was named “Best Arts & Music Festival 2022” RFT.
