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EVERYBODY GET UP AND DANCE! It’s time to ring in the new year with New Queers Eve – Vermont’s annual LGBTQ+ dance party of the season, produced and hosted by Emoji Nightmare! This year, we’re taking a trip back to the legendary NYC nightlife scene with DANCETERIA – inspired by the iconic Manhattan club that helped define an era of underground music, fashion, and self-expression. We are capping 2026 with glamour, club-kid chaos, big beats, and a dance floor that doesn’t know when to quit.

DJs Kate Kush and Skipipop are keeping the party moving straight into 2027! We’ll kick things off with live music from Burlington indie-pop band MOMDAD, followed by a spectacular drag and draglesque show featuring Sticki Honey (Boston), Romeo Mirage (Rochester, NY), Red For Filth (New Hampshire), Jizzo, and Taxidermi.

Whether you’re a downtown disco diva, an underground club kid, a fashion freak, or just here for the beats, Danceteria is where you belong. Channel your inner NYC club kid with avant-garde fashion, vintage nightlife glamour, punk attitude, wild silhouettes, and anything that makes a statement. The bigger, bolder, and more unexpected, the better.

Get ready for a night of queer joy, killer music, performances, and a midnight celebration like no other. New Queers Eve 2026: DANCETERIA!

About Emoji Nightmare:

Emoji Nightmare has been performing across Vermont and the region since 2015 and is one of the state’s leading drag entertainers. She is the host and producer of many of the largest LGBTQ+ events of the past decade, co-founder of Vermont’s chapter of Drag Story Hour, and winner of Seven Days’ annual Daysies Award for Best Drag Performer or Group in Vermont.