Rio Freestone Drag Queen

11 Jul 2025

The Beacon – Cliffe Castle Park

Drag-Ford

Bradford Drag Collective

An evening of cabaret with five local drag artists from Keighley and beyond.

A fabulous celebration of pride and the moments and places that make us who we are.

Five local drag artists from Keighley and beyond performed the best of Bradford Drag, featuring Dolls Nest, Rio, Anita Biff and Luka Nother Queer.

There was also a chance to find out more about drag makeup with Rio and their drag makeup workshop! If you’ve ever wanted to ask a drag queen about makeup this was your chance!

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Photo courtesy of Rio

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