Bushwig 2019: What To Know And When To Go

BUSHWICK, BROOKLYN — Drag is never a drag.

More than 200 drag performers will gather on the Bushwick-Queens border this weekend to celebrate everything that is wigs, contouring, lip-syncing and sashaying at Bushwig 2019.

The two-day queer music and performance festival will bring some of the biggest names in drag and the people who love what they do to a massive warehouse event space the first weekend in September.

This will be the seventh Bushwig since founders Horrorchata and Babes Trust launched the event in 2012.

"We're not just a drag queen festival but a celebration of queer creative New York," organizers wrote on the event website. "Our mission is to change the face of queer event culture."

Here's what you need to know if you decide to go:

Where's the venue?

The Knockdown Center, a converted warehouse turned music venue, at 52-19 Flushing Ave. near 54th Street.

When will it run?

Bushwig runs Saturday, Sept. 7, and Sunday, Sept. 8 from 1 p.m. to 1 a.m. The outdoor stage opens at 1 p.m., the VIP bar opens at 1:30 p.m. and the main stage shows begin at 2 p.m.

Who's on the line-up?

The marathon extravaganza of lip-syncing and sashaying includes the talents of Lady Bunny, Merrie Cherry, Thorgy Thor and Horrorchata, the legendary event's co-founder.

The line-up also includes some particularly punny Queens: Blake Deadly, Petty Boop, Sham Payne and Lucy Balls, to name a few.

Here's the complete line-up.

Where do you get tickets?

Tickets are up for grabs on EventBrite and cost between $40 and $80.

What to wear?

Anything you like, but Bushwig has a request. "If you have any doubts that your outfit may offend people, we ask you not to wear it! Be you!"

What will security be like?

Bushwig has brought an LGBTQ security team specifically trained to work with the community, organizers said. They will be checking bags so Bushwig requests guests leave the booze and "fun stuff" at home.

How do you get there?

Bushwig will run free shuttle buses from the Jefferson L train exit near Flushing Avenue to the venue from 2 p.m. to 11 p.m. Buses fit 16 people and will run every 10 minutes.

Lyft has also partnered with Bushwig to provide discounted car service. Guests going to or from Bushwig can use the code BUSHWIG 2019 to receive a discounted ride.