We can never seem to get enough queer music festivals, so we really welcome the news from Dublin that they are about to launch the Dykonic Festival.  It will be Ireland’s first-ever large-scale music festival designed by and for queer women, non-binary folk, and the wider FLINTA community. It’s the outdoor extension of Dykon, the iconic queer women’s club night that’s been packing out Dublin dancefloors since 2022. Previously nominated for one of GCN’s GALA LGBTQ+ Award nominations, it’s now launching a full-day festival built entirely around queer music.

At  Orlagh House in Dublin on August 9th, 2025. there will be a lineup that includes Beth McCarthy (Treat Me Like A Rockster), ARXX, Brighton’s iconic alt-rock duo,  singer/singwriter Fox Gunn from London, VANÈS (edgy pop from Berlin & London),  Dutch singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Inge Lamboo, Irish singer/songwriter Bobbi Arlo (Gay Times Artist of the Year 2024)  and Ettie (You’ll Never See Me Cry).

Dykonic Founder Mafalda (Mafi) Hruskova told Queerguru “I wanted a full day where our community is celebrated on the main stage – where we don’t have to shrink. This is about reclaiming space, dancing in daylight, meeting each other fully, and building something we’ve never had before.”