Events

Creative. Collective. Rooted in liberation. We host radically participatory art events that connect rural and urban Trans and BIPOC communities in Northern California. Through immersive events and creative placemaking projects, we cultivate spaces where our people can gather, be fully ourselves, and dream beyond survival and into collective transformation.

City-based

We partner with BIPOC and Trans-led organizations to host creative events in the greater Bay Area. If you are interested in collaborating, please contact us.

Land-based

We host land-based programming on Tranifest Ranch, a 32-acre oak woodland campus with a seasonal creek, wildlife corridor, and gathering spaces that hold grief, joy, rest, and transformation.

We are working towards a signature event, Tranifest, which will be a multi-day, multi-disciplinary arts festival featuring Trans and BIPOC artists. Tranifest will be an annual camp-out event with a theme that rotates yearly.

Past Events

Trans Creator Camp: Making Art, Making Magic

9/3 -9/8

We launched our very first Trans Creator Camp, a radically participatory outdoor art gathering, and we were blown away by the response—75 people registered within days, even though we had initially planned to host just 30. We stretched to welcome 40 artists, 80% of whom were BIPOC, to co-create something truly magical.

We held the container—and the community brought it to life. Over the course of a few days, artists offered Indian food, archery lessons, a rap concert, an aerial silks burlesque performance, a workshop on impact play for folks with chronic pain, and so much more. One attendee sent us a poem they wrote the following week about how it felt to finally experience trans joy—real, embodied, shared.

This isn’t a curated showcase. It’s a collective experiment in dreaming and doing. We believe that when trans and BIPOC artists are given space, nourishment, and trust, what emerges is beyond anything we could plan alone. Come make the next one with us.

Photos by Jovan Wolfe courtesy of GenderJustCA

 

Trans & Queer Land Stewardship Weekend: Erosion

4/12-4/13

We spent the weekend learning about erosion and restoration from a habitat specialist and getting our hands dirty building beaver dam analogs to help slow water flow and protect the land. Willits showed up in full force, and y’all brought the skills and the sparkle.

We took a lopper-themed dance break mid-uprooting of a giant juniper bush that was threatening the house.

We shimmered in the sun, swapped stories under the stars, and ended each day smelling like campfire and kinship. Oh—and the fashion moments? Unmatched. Queers in work boots and eyeliner forever. This is what mutual aid can look like: joy, sweat, land care, and chosen family coming together to build something lasting.

Huge thanks to everyone who joined us—and if you missed out this time, you can still register for our next Land Stewardship Weekends:

5/9-5/11 Wildfire Resilience

6/6-6/8 Infrastructure

 

 Mx. Artist: Alchemy of Resistance

3/27/25

On the eve of Trans Day of Visibility, Trans Bloom and Queer Rebel Fest conjured our second interdisciplinary BIPOC and Trans artist mixer. Held in the heart of SF’s Mission District, the night shimmered with ritual, performance, and collaboration. Aartists shared stories of transformation, channeling grief and joy into vision.

Our interactive apothecary overflowed with handmade salves, inks, and dyes—crafted by Trans Bloom organizers from plants foraged at Tranifest Ranch and Mendocino faerie farms. Guests are still reaching out, raving about the tenderness in each detail. We co-created the Book of Trans Vivification, casting a collective spell, sending love to future generations of trans creators.

More than an event, Mx. Artist: Alchemy of Resistance was a portal—a space where queer ecology met cultural resistance, where trans visibility meant beauty, care, and co-creation in the face of erasure and collapse. We left nourished, inspired, and ready to dream into what’s next. Stay tuned for our upcoming Summer Creator Camp—the magic continues.

“I remember being incredibly suicidal before the election… I am still fearful, but I am also definitely wanting to fight this. There are beautiful aspects of this life. I felt more present in my body than I have in a long time.

I truly believe [this community] is saving my life.”

– Mx. Artist Participant

 Mx. Artist, Our Oakland Launch

11/06/24

We welcomed 60 community members for an interdisciplinary BIPOC and Trans mixer at our launch event at Place, a BIPOC-run live/work community in Oakland. CA. Still reeling from the election, we came together to share stories, make art, connect, and support each other.