PRIDE takes center stage as Art After Dark returns for our 7th Annual Pride Ball: Flags, Flags, & More Flags!

Get ready for an unforgettable evening where ballroom culture, drag, live music, and interactive art come together in one vibrant celebration of LGBTQIA+ pride and expression. Watch as each ballroom category is inspired by a different flag representing the LGBTQIA+ community. Contestants will bring these flags to life by incorporating at least 75% of their assigned flag’s colors into their looks, creating a spectacular showcase of creativity and identity, for a fierce competition.

Image Credit: @elizabethm.visuals

Your ticket also includes exclusive access to:

  • Access to the Pride Ball and the option to walk any of the categories
  • A private Drag Tour of the museum hosted by the fabulous Harumy Doll (7pm-9pm)
  • Hands-on art-making experiences presented by Invest Newark
  • Community partner activations from Gilead, Rutgers: Research With A Heart, and more
  • Access to a spectacular planetarium show with the purchase of a planetarium ticket (Not included with general admission)
  • A special live performance by Jamaican hip-hop artist 4N Yardi
  • This is more than an event—it’s a bold, joyful celebration of art, culture, and community. Whether you come to vogue, cheer, dance, or simply soak in the energy, this will be a night you won’t want to miss.

Upgrade to VIP for the Ultimate Experience & Take your evening to the next level with VIP access, including:

  • Guaranteed seating all night in the exclusive VIP Lounge
  • Museum swag and sponsored goodies
  • Private bar access
  • Complimentary planetarium admission from 7:00–9:00 PM
  • One free cocktail
  • Additional surprise perks to be announced

Food and beverages will be available for purchase from Ash Bar & Lounge and PJ’s Café.

Please Note: The museum’s main entrance remains open during construction. Guests should enter through the front doors.

🎟️ Tickets are limited—secure yours now and be part of one of the most exciting Pride celebrations of the year.

Commentator for the Night & Host : 2x HOF Overseer NJ Havoc Vintage

DJ- Legendary( Icon Bound) Belindzzz Pink Lady 

Tonight is all about PRIDE FLAGS AND GENDER FLAGS. For every category  75% of your look must include the colors from your assigned FLAG no exceptions. Good luck and LETS LET THE PRIDE FLAGS FLY.

🌈Categories for the Night🌈

🏳️‍🌈Com vs Com🏳️‍🌈 -Original Pride Flag(1978)

  • The 1978 Pride Flag designed by Gilbert Baker was created as a symbol of visibility & pride for the LGBTQ+ Community.
  • 8 colors
  • Pink Red Orange Yellow Green Turquoise Indigo & Violet

🏳️‍⚧️Hair & Nails Affair🏳️‍⚧️- Pride Flag-(1979)

  • Refined flag from Gilbert Baker’s 1978, this Pride  Flag served as a symbol of LGBTQIA+ pride,diversity, and visibility.
  • 6 Colors
  • Red Orange Yellow Green Indigo Violet

🏳️‍🌈Best Dressed 🏳️‍🌈- Progess Pride Flag

  • Created by Daniel Quasar in 2018, this update to the traditional rainbow flag emphasizes inclusion, intersectionality, and ongoing advocacy for marginalized LGBTQ+ groups.
  • 11 Colors
  • Red Orange Yellow Green Indigo Violet White Pink  Light Blue Black & Brown

🏳️‍⚧️Best Dress Spectator 🏳️‍⚧️- Straight Ally Flag

  • This flag represents a heterosexual & Cis Gender  person, who supports equal rights, inclusion and LGBTQIA+ equality.
  • 8 Colors
  • Black White Red Orange Yellow Green Blue & Violet

🏳️‍🌈Master of my Element🏳️‍🌈 A Gender Flag

  • Created in 2010, this flag celebrates individuals who experience little to no sexual attraction. Validating their identities as non broken and distinct from behavioral celebrity.
  • 4 Colors
  • Black Grey White & Purple

🏳️‍⚧️OTA RUNWAY🏳️‍⚧️- Philadelphia Pride Flag

  • Introduced in 2017 by Philadelphia’s Office of LGBT Affairs, this Pride Flag adds black & brown stripes to explicitly include and highlight LGBTQIA+ people of color. This flag emphasizes intersectionality, representation and  the fight against racism within the LGBTQIA+ community.
  • 8 Colors
  • Black Brown Red Orange Yellow Green Blue & Violet

🏳️‍🌈OTA Realness🏳️‍🌈- Transgender Pride Flag

  • Created by Monica Helms in 1999 this flag Trans  Pride, visibility and Trans rights.
  • 3 ColorsLight
  • Blue Pink & White

🏳️‍⚧️OTA Face🏳️‍⚧️- Polyamory Pride Flag

  • Originally created in 1995 this flag symbolizes ethical non-monogamy representing relationships involving multiple partners with full consent & honesty.
  • 4 Colors
  • Blue Red Black & Gold.

🏳️‍🌈PERFORMANCE CATEGORIES🏳️‍🌈

🌈Virgin Vogue🌈- Bi Sexual Flag

  • Created in 1998 by Micheal Page, this flag represents bisexuality. Bisexual individuals and the bisexual community.
  • 3 Colors
  • Magenta Royal Blue & Lavender

🌈 Vogue Fem🌈- Intersex Pride Flag

  • This flag brings celebration & visibility to people with sex characteristics that doesn’t fit typical binary definitions of male and female.
  • 2 Colors
  • Yellow & Purple

🌈Realness with a Twist🌈 -(must walk realness) -Demi Sexual Flag-

  • This flag represents individuals who experience sexual attraction only after forming a strong emotional connection.
  • 4 Colors
  • Black White Grey & Purple

🌈Female Figure Performance🌈- Gender Queer Pride Flag-

  • Created to represent individuals whose gender identity falls outside the male/female binary. It’s an umbrella term for non binary identities.
  • 3 Colors
  • Lavender White & Chartreuse Green

🌈 Legendary Iconic Performance🌈- Gay Men Pride Flag-

  • Represents inclusivity for cis gender & trans gender gay men.
  • 7 Colors
  • Dark Green Green Light Green White Light Blue Blue & Dark Blue

Tonight we give the power of voting to the spectators. The guest judges will crown the winner based off of you the spectator’s response.  The power of the vote lies with you the audience show up and show out for your favorites!  

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