CITRUS JUICE TWIST: ROCHESTER PRIDE 2025

Happy Rochester Pride 2025!! This year, JUICE BOX is joining forces with two amazing local host parties: CITRUS and PLOT TWIST, to deliver the biggest pride celebration we’ve ever done. We will be taking over the ENTIRE venue of WATER STREET MUSIC HALL on Friday, July 18, 2025 from 9PM - 2AM with sickening talent delivering entertainment on TWO DANCE FLOORS.

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On the CLUB SIDE, Rochester’s Sapphic(+) party: CITRUS will be the host for your entertainment.

For music, we are excited to bring the fabulous LYDVICIOUS from Buffalo, NY back to our Rochester dance floor. From her residencies at Twentysixallen and Sober One Six, to guest performances at party collectives including JUICE BOX, F.L.U.I.D., and The Honey Group, Lydvicious has swiftly carved a name for herself through the Western NY scene. Additionally, we will have the multitalented LITTLE MX. BUNNY on decks providing local support. We hope you are ready for the musical journey you will be experiencing on their dance floor with these two wonderfully talented DJs. Get ready to boogie all night long.

For drag, we will have special performances by three iconic queens: Buffalo's Bleu Darlin', Mrs. Roar 2024: EDEN ALIVE, and the newly crowned Miss Gay Pride Rochester 2025: SABRINA LA PERLA. These three divas are known for bringing high fashion, high energy, and hijinks to their numbers. Have your cash tips ready for when they grace the CLUB SIDE stage.

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On the HALL SIDE, JUICE BOX and Rochester’s Alt Drag Show: PLOT TWIST will be the hosts for your entertainment.

For music, we are very honored to once again have the fabulous JON ALI behind the decks as our headliner for JUICE BOX Pride 2025. JON ALI has won the ‘Best Club DJ’ at the 2024 NYC Glam Awards for his iconic work throughout the NYC nightlife scene. We will also have our JUICE BOX co-founders and residents DJs BRIAN BUTTLETT and MAXXIE back-to-back on the decks as local support. With a trio like this, you know the night is going to be as juicy as ever. Expect queer bops, bangers, and pride anthems all night long. Prepare to dance and prepare to sweat!

For drag, you will be treated to a special drag performance put together by the incredible talents of Rochester’s Alt Drag Show collective, PLOT TWIST. Featuring the show’s talented trio emcees: newly crowned Mx. Gay Pride Rochester 2025: CHINTZ MCMAHON, FAWNA, and XALVADOR XTRAÑO. They’re ready to bring all the twists and turns to the JUICE BOX stage, so ready your cash tips for their performances and expect the unexpected.

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We’re excited to celebrate 2025 pride with you all and this brand new collaboration! This is a pride party so there is no specific dress theme. Just dress whatever is queer to you. Be flashy. Be comfy. Wear the rainbow. But most importantly, be proud! JUICE BOX is a party that prioritizes queerness across the spectrum, creativity over conformity, and community connectivity. Your looks will just add to the magic of the night, and are not a requirement for entry. The only requirement we have for you is to have fun!

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More information about the hosts:

CITRUS is the monthly Sapphic(+) party here in Rochester, centering anyone who feels seen with the term, along with music provided by local sapphic DJs spinning everything hot and good for the babes. CITRUS also offers other fun supports at the event such as free lollipops (for dancing, flirting, or for looking cute when you don’t know what to do with your hands) and chill zones (no moving lights and softer music) with conversation cards and games. CITRUS is currently being hosted at The Avenue Pub.

JUICE BOX is one of the legendary queer dance parties here in the Western New York area. JUICE BOX is an inclusive queer dance party with the top priority of providing a safe and inviting space for queer folks, especially BIPOC, trans, and non-binary folks to dance and connect with other individuals in the community. JUICE BOX is currently being hosted at Water Street Music Hall.

PLOT TWIST the enfant terrible of Rochester drag, throwing a punk rock tantrum down Monroe Ave in the arms of Bar Bad Ending. Emcee’d by trio Fawna, Xalvador Xtraño, and Chintz McMahon, Plot Twist brings you drag for freaky-deakies by freaky-deakies.

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HOSTS’ SOCIALS

CITRUS: https://www.instagram.com/citrus.roc

JUICE BOX: https://www.instagram.com/juiceboxroc

PLOT TWIST: https://www.instagram.com/plottwistroc

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TALENTS’ SOCIALS

LYDVICIOUS: https://www.instagram.com/lydvicious_

LITTLE MX. BUNNY: https://www.instagram.com/littlemx.bunny.offical

BLEU DARLIN': https://www.instagram.com/blue.q

EDEN ALIVE: https://www.instagram.com/eden_alive

SABRINA LA PERLA: https://www.instagram.com/laperlasabrina

JON ALI: https://www.instagram.com/jon_ali

BRIAN BUTTLETT: https://www.instagram.com/brianbuttlett

MAXXIE: https://www.instagram.com/maxxie.1129

CHINTZ MCMAHON: https://www.instagram.com/chintzmcmahon

FAWNA: https://www.instagram.com/shutup.fawna

XALVADOR XTRAÑO: https://www.instagram.com/xalvador_xtrano

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