PRIDE FESTIVAL LINE UP

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  • Maya Mem Saab kicks off the Edmonds Pride Festival.

    Meet “Maya Mem Saab”, a South Asian drag queen with a Bollywood-infused spirit. As the Queen of the Pacific NorthWest Bearded Empire 2024, Maya's presence is a celebration of diversity and the fluidity of identity. Their name “Maya” means “illusion”, “Mem” and “Saab” is Hindi for “Madam” and “Sir”. A true representation of their non-binary self. From dancing in solitude to captivating stages, Maya embraces their passion for Indian music, ready to dazzle the world with charisma and charm.

  • Hetakuso is a Seattle-based alternative and punk band that draws heavy inspiration from Japanese rock (J-rock) and anime closing-theme music. The queer and trans-led group performs regularly in the local Pacific Northwest music scene and features a multi-instrumentalist lineup of local artists.

  • Indie Scent is the Pastel Witch of the PNW. She has been stunning audiences everywhere with her retro glamour and sensational theatricality. Once you take a sip of her secret potion, you might just fall under her love spell!

    Navouny Divine performs a variety of different styles, including Pop, R&B, Soul, Jazz, HipHop, Indie, Disco and beyond! They have done it all including performances specific to their own identities as a Mixed Black and Indigenous Trans Woman.

    Miss Diamond brings a high energy performance of mash-ups! Fun and hype with a few surprises - their set is not to be missed!

  • Americana Storyteller Auntmama gathers audiences up in tales and tunes with original tales from the Northwest and growing up in the South. As Seattle's Entertainment reviewer once said, Auntmama whips up silver, spit-shined tales.

    Auntmama tells stories throughout the Northwest and can be heard at KBCS 91.3 FM, The Bent Institute, Seattle Storytellers Guild, Second Tuesday Poets and Writers, Northwest Folklife, and the Pegasus Coffee Shop.

  • Host Maya Mem Saab delivers mid-festival announcements and information.

  • Michigan native and Seattle-based singer-songwriter Sarah Brunner brings a rich acoustic Americana sound shaped by over 15 years of live performance. A full-time performer both solo and with her band, The Hipocrats, she blends Americana, folk, and country into a cohesive, genre-spanning style.

  • Learn the infamous beginnings of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence from Sister Juno Iluvu. Some fact, some fiction….who knows?

  • Navouny Divine and Maya Mem Saab return to the stage to deliver the final performances of the festival.

  • Maya Mem Saab closes out the 2026 Edmonds Pride Festival.