the big queer weekend is here!
Four days. one big queer weekend.
september 24-27, 2026 | Austin, texas
aGLIFF’s The Big Queer Weekend brings together queer film, music, art, makers, and community for four unforgettable days across Austin. Experience award-winning indie films, visiting filmmakers and live conversations, queer music, local artists, parties, brunch, and plenty of opportunities to connect and celebrate.
Come for a film. Stay for the weekend.
JUST ADDED: THIS IS TEXAS
Austin voices. Texas courage. This Is Texas: AGMC’s Journey to GALA has officially joined The Big Queer Weekend lineup! The award-winning documentary short follows nearly 100 voices from the Austin Gay Men’s Chorus as they take the international GALA stage, using music as community, protest and power.
See it Friday, September 25 at 6 PM, screening immediately before The Dads at Galaxy Theatres Austin.
PRIDE IN LOCAL MUSIC® — FREE!
There’s no single sound of queer Austin. Join us Saturday, September 26 at Drinks Backyard for a FREE celebration of queer music, drag, art and community, headlined by Melissa Carper with Steph Cash, Painterly, Maru Haru and more—plus drag performances, the Queer Artist Marketplace, and a closing DJ and breakdance set from Bboy Wicket.
Free advance registration is highly encouraged!
The Big Queer Creatives Brunch & Pool Party
Get networked during The Big Queer Weekend with a casual poolside celebration connecting Austin’s LGBTQ+ filmmakers, musicians, artists, creative professionals, aGLIFF fans, and Austin LGBT Chamber members.
Sunday, September 27 | 11 AM–1 PM
A suggested $10 donation to aGLIFF includes breakfast tacos, Fara Coffee, and a pool pass for the afternoon. Pay what you can ($1 minimum). The Skyline Bar will offer signature Deep Eddy Vodka cocktails and other beverages for purchase.
Want to get moving first? Join StartOut for a casual morning walk to brunch, connecting LGBTQ+ entrepreneurs, creatives, and friends along the way. Separate registration/fees apply.
StartOUT with a walk. Enjoy the brunch. Make a connection. Stay for the pool.
QUEER CINEMA: LOST & FOUND SERIES
CASTRATION MOVIE CHAPTER III.II JUNIOR GHOSTS — PREMORPHIC DRIFT; A FRAGMENTARY PASSAGE
aGLIFF is proud to partner with AFS Cinema for another installment of Queer Cinema: Lost & Found, celebrating bold, boundary-pushing works of queer filmmaking.
Visionary filmmaker Louise Weard brings us CASTRATION MOVIE CHAPTER III.II: JUNIOR GHOSTS — PREMORPHIC DRIFT; A FRAGMENTARY PASSAGE, a provocative standalone chapter from Weard’s sprawling postmodern epic. The film follows Izzy (Avalon Fast) as she attempts to stop her partner from transitioning, offering an uncompromising exploration of identity, relationships, and trans experience.
The screening will be followed by a special Q&A with Louise Weard, moderated by queer film historian, filmmaker, and series programmer Elizabeth Purchell.
austin rainbow theatre presents
🎭 The Recipe Box
Sept 4-19, 2026 | Ground Floor Theatre
From aGLIFF alum Del Shores, creator of Sordid Lives, comes The Recipe Box—a hilarious and heartfelt new Southern queer comedy about heartbreak, healing, and the unexpected chosen families we create along the way. Starring Emerson Collins, this regional premiere from Austin Rainbow Theatre runs September 4–19 at Ground Floor Theatre.
Based in Austin, Texas — aGLIFF’s mission is to create positive and visible film programs relevant to the lives of LGBTQ+ identified people, to educate the community about LGBTQ+ issues, to produce and promote the best in LGBTQ+ community building events, and to support and partner with other organizations to enlighten the public.
