{"id":582008,"date":"2026-09-26T22:26:22","date_gmt":"2026-09-26T19:26:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reform.news\/?p=582008"},"modified":"2026-09-27T10:37:19","modified_gmt":"2026-09-27T07:37:19","slug":"belqueerfest-2-0-to-take-place-in-warsaw-bringing-together-belarusian-and-polish-queer-cultures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reform.news\/en\/belqueerfest-2-0-to-take-place-in-warsaw-bringing-together-belarusian-and-polish-queer-cultures","title":{"rendered":"BelQueerFest 2.0 to Take Place in Warsaw, Bringing Together Belarusian and Polish Queer Cultures"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<p>The second BelQueerFest, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bel.queer.fest\">festival<\/a> of Belarusian queer culture, will take place in Warsaw on October 3. The event will be held at two venues significant to Poland\u2019s LGBTQ+ community: QueerMuzeum Warszawa and Ramona, the capital\u2019s oldest gay bar. Guests can look forward to a packed programme, from a special guided tour and performance to a live concert and late-night DJ set.<\/p>\n<p>BelQueerFest 2.0 is a space for bringing together the Polish and Belarusian queer communities in exile. The festival\u2019s key mission is to introduce audiences to shared LGBTQ+ history, build social and cultural connections, and give Belarusian artists a distinct voice on the Polish scene.<\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s on this year\u2019s programme?<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 14:30 \u2014 QueerMuzeum Warszawa: The festival will open with a special guided tour of the main exhibition, featuring a Belarusian interpretation by <strong>Mitya Yermalovich-Dashchynski<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 17:30 \u2014 Immediately after the tour, artist <strong>Kiryl Masheka<\/strong> will present the performance \u201cThe Most Important Thing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 20:00 \u2014 Ramona Bar: In the evening, the programme will move to Ramona Bar, where guests can enjoy a live concert by the Belarusian-Polish band <strong>Nocne Ptaki<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 21:30 \u2014 Ramona Bar: Drag Show.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 23:00 \u2014 Ramona Bar: As the night gets underway, a DJ set by <strong>petar_tverkal<\/strong> will begin, featuring guest drag queens.<\/p>\n<p>BelQueerFest is being held in Warsaw for the second time. The first festival, held in 2024, brought together a queer literary slam, lectures and discussions on the history of Belarusian LGBTQ+ activism, and a lively music party, demonstrating the need for such an event.<\/p>\n<p>Time and venue: October 3, QueerMuzeum Warszawa and Ramona Bar.<\/p>\n<p>Languages: Belarusian and Polish.<\/p>\n<p>Admission: Free.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The second BelQueerFest, a festival of Belarusian queer culture, will take place in Warsaw on October 3. The event will be held at two venues significant to Poland\u2019s LGBTQ+ community: QueerMuzeum Warszawa and Ramona, the capital\u2019s oldest gay bar. Guests can look forward to a packed programme, from a special guided tour and performance to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":119,"featured_media":582007,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sharing_image":{"poster":"https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/6ab8c7b20a256.jpg","width":1200,"height":630,"template":"691142dd","mode":"auto"},"_sharing_image_fieldset":{"dTVKfmI95PYT":"BelQueerFest 2.0 to Take Place in Warsaw, Bringing Together Belarusian and Polish Queer Cultures"},"footnotes":""},"categories":[142375,142338],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-582008","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-culture","category-news"],"wps_subtitle":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/reform.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/582008","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/reform.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/reform.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reform.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/119"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reform.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=582008"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/reform.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/582008\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":582012,"href":"https:\/\/reform.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/582008\/revisions\/582012"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reform.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/582007"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/reform.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=582008"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reform.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=582008"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reform.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=582008"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}