Wigstock

Wigstock
Lady Bunny and other performers during Wigstock 2000 at Pier 54, New York City
Inaugurated1984 (1984)
FounderLady Bunny

Wigstock was an annual outdoor drag festival that began in 1984 in Manhattan's East Village that took place on Labor Day. Continuing, with a few gaps, until 2005, the festival would traditionally act as the unofficial end to the summer for the gay community of New York City. After a 12-year gap, the festival was revived by Lady Bunny and Neil Patrick Harris on September 1, 2018 at Pier 17 of the South Street Seaport in New York City.[1][2][3] The name refers to the 1969 Woodstock Festival.

  1. ^ Bernstein, Jacob (15 August 2018). "Wigstock Returns From the Dead". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  2. ^ Helmore, Edward (2 September 2018). "Wigstock: New York's drag festival of sequins, stilettos and big hair is back". the Guardian. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  3. ^ Nett, Danny (4 October 2018). "Wigstock, 'An Iconic Piece of Drag History,' Lets Its Roots Show At 2018 Revival". NPR. Retrieved 10 October 2018.