Luminesce Lounge: A Ballroom Function–Vogue & Hand Performance Workshops, Dance Party, Live Performances & Exhibition Battle

The Luminesce Lounge, SF Black Pride’s all ages after party, will kick off with Vogue and Hand performance workshops, leading into a dance party featuring live performances and an exhibition Vogue battle. Two teams of elite Bay Area voguers will battle it out for a cash prize.

Tickets will be available online and at the door. Stay tuned for online ticketing link!

• Commentator: Spiider
• Exhibition Battle Teams: Team Karma Saint Laurent vs. Team Jaye 007
• DJ AALIGN of SEEN Collective
• Performers: LBXX of SF Black Pride, Drag Performer to be announced!
• Vogue Workshop Instructor: Legendary Shea 007
• Hand Performance Instructor: Karma Saint Laurent

• Date: Saturday, August 29, 2026
• Admission: sliding scale $10 – $20
• Doors open: 6PM
• Program Schedule: Workshops @ 6:30PM, Event @ 9PM
• Location: SOMArts, 934 Brannan St. SF
• Accessibility: all ages, ADA Accessible Venue

Oakland To All
Oakland to All is a collaborative that seeks to foster an inclusive space for the ballroom community of the Bay Area and surrounding areas. The ballroom scene is primarily comprised of the Black and Latino LGBTQ individuals [communities that continue to be underserved] and our collaborative creates an inclusive atmosphere for LGBTQ+ black and brown individuals, and their allies, to express themselves in a fun, safe, and creative way, while integrating access to resources and linkage to care through our partnership with local LGBTQ community-based organizations.

Our vision for Oakland to All is to provide a permanent safe space for the Ballroom Community. We seek to continue to offer a spectrum of programs, resources, advocacy, and outreach to the ballroom community by holding support groups, classes, and events, and fostering an environment where expression and exploration of one’s self are safe and free from oppression. We envision a space where love comes first and important dialogue, critical feedback, and support continue to aid in the growth and positive change. We hope to continue cultivating a safe, warm, and welcoming space where the ballroom scene, especially its lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer community members can thrive free from homophobia, sexism, transmisogyny, and racism.

AALIGN
AALIGN (he/they) is a visionary and multidisciplinary artist weaving the mediums of music, dance & film. Co-founder of SEEN Collective @beseensf blending global, genre-blurring sounds and cosmic grooves layered with percussion-heavy rhythms that move both body and spirit. A Fillmore native whose journey brought them around the world and back to the Bay, every set is an intentional invitation into release and resonance.

LBXX
LBXX( pronounced lunchbox), is a local Black queer hip hop performance artist, DJ and local activist. LBXX is the Founder of San Francisco Black Pride, a week in August dedicated to uplifting the diaspora of blackness in the city of San Francisco. LBXX the Founder of San Francisco Black Pride Week, a week in August dedicated to uplifting blackness in San Francisco & the Founder of Project Save the Gworls, a local non profit aimed at providing rapid response funding to BIPOC LGBTQIA + & TGNC folks experiencing hardships due to a climate crisis or emergency. LBXX is also the Co Founder of the local DJ collective @__Makeroom known for creating spaces that center Black and Brown people throughout the Bay Area.

SF Black Pride
San Francisco Black Pride sparked to life after local artist and activist LBXX (Gyasi Curry) posted a simple Instagram Reel asking why the city didn’t have its own dedicated Black Pride celebration like other major hubs. ; The question struck a massive chord, going viral within 24 hours as hundreds of queer Black artists, DJs, and organizers flooded the comments, ready to build. That overnight wave of grassroots momentum quickly transformed from an online musing into a fully fledged, volunteer-led movement, culminating in the city’s first official SF Black Pride Week in August 2025. Today, San Francisco Black Pride is the official year round celebration of queer black pride in San Francisco.

Header image courtesy of Randy Lucina, 2025.