Get ready for the biggest celebration of music, love, and community as Mother presents the Mother Pride Block Party 2025 – a dazzling day-to-night outdoor Pride party packed with top-tier entertainment, fabulous performances, and pure queer joy!
Taking over the glorious surroundings of the National Museum at Collins Barracks in the heart of the city on Saturday, June 28, the Mother Pride Block Party will feature three stages, fairground rides, multiple bars, and a full-on festival atmosphere that fuses music, arts, food, drink, and above all – Pride.
Headlining the mainstage of Mother Pride Block Party for its 2025 outing is The Blessed Madonna, a globally renowned DJ and producer known for her genre-defying sets, deep-rooted love of disco, house, and techno, and her fierce commitment to inclusivity on the dancefloor, she’s become a true icon of global club culture.
Whether headlining festivals, remixing Dua Lipa, or tearing up underground dancefloors, The Blessed Madonna brings pure, joyful energy wherever she plays.
She will be joined by drag megastar, and all-around icon and LGBTQ+ legend, Trixie Mattel for a very special Pride DJ set.
Trixie Mattel is a drag performer, author, and recording artist best known for competing in the seventh season of RuPaul’s Drag Race and the winner of season three of RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars.
Ireland’s own pop sensation, Samantha Mumba will be bringing her chart topping hits to the Block Party stage.
Joining them are the beloved Mother DJs, along with a vibrant lineup of performers, collectives, and artists including: Sing Along Social, Haus of Wig, Drag Aerobics and more.
We are debuting a new collaboration on site this June with The Sweatbox Stage.
Sweatbox is Dublin’s Queer Rave Institution, A high-energy, all-sweat-no-regrets queer rave night established in 2011 that has become a staple of Dublin’s underground scene. It delivers a fierce blend of thumping techno, house, electro, and club chaos — all served with a distinctly queer, inclusive, and hedonistic energy.