Worcester Draglesque Festival: The Grand Showcase
September 19 @ 8:00 pm - 10:30 pm
Apply your glitter, put on your most fab outfit & get your tickets for Worcester Draglesque Fest’s Grand Showcase on Saturday September 19!
Apply your glitter and don your most sensational outfit for the Worcester Draglesque Festival’s Grand Showcase at the historic Mechanics Hall on Saturday, September 19! This year, WDF returns bigger and bolder, taking over downtown Worcester to celebrate queer joy and community pride as part of the Big Queer Worcester Weekend. Following a day of enriching technique classes at Creative Hub Worcester, join co-producers Dolores Sweet, Joey March, and Lady LaRouge in the intimate Washburn Hall for an incredible lineup of drag and burlesque talent from Worcester County to New York. This high-energy celebration of expressive art and local superstars is leveling up and we want you there to witness the talent for yourself!
At the Grand Showcase you can help us celebrate WDF’s values of accessible education, joyful effervesance, and inclusive entertainment.
Worcester is known as The City of Corsets, and at WDF, the corsets are tight, the reveals are jaw-dropping, and the fusion of dynamic drag and sultry burlesque will leave you wanting more.
Miss this, and you’ll be hearing about it all year. Secure your seats now!
“This festival is not just an event – it is a movement of visibility, empowerment, and love that strengthens our entire community.” -Mickey Lee, Mickey Lee Creative
| VIP | $64.01 |
| General Admission | $37.72 |
| Standing Room | $18.86 |
*Prices above include ALL fees. Fees apply to all ticket sales – phone, online, and in person. Ticketing fees not only cover processing costs but also help support the maintenance and preservation of Mechanics Hall as a community treasure.*
Performers
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Ali Kane/Joey March (she/they) March co-produced the 2025 Festival, bringing two decades of experience performing and producing across theater, film, and now, draglesque. They offer business acumen from Bentley University and University of Pennsylvania, in addition to their LGBTQIA+ inclusion work at ALK Consulting. |
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Anna MacInnis/Lady LaRouge (she/they) Best of Burlesque Exceptional Ecdysiast, Worcester Drag Gauntlet 2025, LaRouge co-produced the 2025 Worcester Draglesque Festival. She brought two decades of experience performing and producing across theater, film, and draglesque. A Worcester resident, LaRogue has a BFA in Theater (Salem State University), and has performed nationwide and on the high seas! Her passion for education and research led her to teach about the history of draglesque. |
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Acacia Learned/Dolores Sweet (she/her) We’ve added Sweet to the production team for the 2026 Festival. She brings over two decades of dance performance experience, a decade of teaching dance, plus 2 years of draglesque producing experience, including shows at Rascals and Femme Bar, and burlesque workshops at Worcester Dance. She also had multiple roles in the regional hit The Slutcracker 2024 and brings a long time career in digital marketing. |
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Accessible Entrance
The barrier-free entrance to the Hall is located on Waldo Street. Elevators are located in the ground-floor lobby and provide access to the second and third floors. There is no elevator access to the Great Hall balcony.
Accessible Halls
All of our halls are wheelchair-accessible, where patrons can remain in their wheelchairs or transfer to theater seats. Patrons who cannot or do not wish to transfer from their wheelchairs to a theater seat should request wheelchair-seat locations when ordering tickets. The Great Hall balcony is not wheel-chair accessible.