Black Like That Community Festival

Black Like That is a bold, vibrant community festival produced by The Normal Anomaly Initiative, Inc., in partnership with Pride Houston 365. It’s a cultural celebration rooted in Black and queer excellence — proudly visible, proudly joyful, and unapologetically itself.

Black Like That is the evolved form of the beloved Black Queer AF Music Festival (BQAF), now reimagined with a renewed focus on community, culture, and celebration. The event centers the voices, stories, and brilliance of Black LGBTQ+ culture while creating space for collective joy, creativity, and connection.

The 2026 theme is “We Ain’t Going Nowhere.” It’s both a celebration and a declaration — a statement of resilience as The Normal Anomaly Initiative marks its fifth anniversary amid ongoing challenges to Black and queer communities.

Black Like That is an inclusive space for every race, color, identity, and sexuality, but this year centers women of all experiences — including Black and Brown women, queer women, trans women, cis women, and allies — highlighting their influence across music, fashion, comedy, entrepreneurship, and more.

What to Expect:

• Live performances from local and national LGBTQ+ artists
• Spaces for community celebration, storytelling, and cultural expression
• Opportunities for artists, vendors, and community partners to participate and showcase work
• A festival experience that honors the legacy of LGBTQ+ liberation — fittingly scheduled near the anniversary of the Stonewall uprising — and continues that work in the present.
  

Info: VIP and Section patrons will enjoy a limited open bar for 2 hours. All other patrons will enjoy a $10 You-Call-It Special.

Info: BroKode will discuss the erasure of masculine-presenting women and transmasculine people in the broader LGBTQ+ community.

Info: Hosted by Jovaun Davenport, enjoy the live sounds of S.O.U.L.A.S.P.H.E.R.E, Tré Ward, and Tanya Nolan.

Info: Presented in memorial to Houston greats Cookie LaCook, Monica Roberts, and Hyron Hall, bear witness to the people carrying their work forward: Nishia "DaDive" Jackson, Dominique Morgan, and Teriko Ross Perkins, respectively.

Info: Hosted by Alexyeus Paris and in celebration of the Stonewall Riots, we bring you some of the best drag entertainment in the world with performers based right here in Houston, Texas, including Tommie Ross, Krystal Smith, Chevelle Brooks, and Jazell Barbie Royale.

Info: Urban Souls Dance Company presents a special live tribute. Afterward, we are joined by Vockah Redu for a journey to Bounce Music like we are in New Orleans; a Shakedown you do not want to miss!

Info: Hosted by social media influencers Dominique Morgan and Chante Joseph, our headliners join us for an epic end to the event, including Amari Noelle, Erica Banks, and Durand Bernarr.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

The Hall at Ironworks, 711 Milby Street, Houston, United States

Concerts, fests, parties, meetups - all the happenings, one place.

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