5:00pm to 9:00pm – Vendors Room open (First Floor Ballroom and Promenade)
5:00pm to 9:00pm -- Board Game Room (First floor, Center Lounge)
5:00pm to 9:00pm – Silent Auction (First Floor, Promenade)
4:00pm to 9:00pm – Scares That Care International Film Festival screenings (Amphitheater)
9:30pm to 1:30am -- Scaryoke (Pitchers bar): come sing karaoke in the bar!
Celebrity Panels
8:00pm to 9:00pm -- Q&A: Jon Abrahams (First Floor, Auditorium): Actor Jon Abrahams (Scary Movie) answers audience questions and discusses his career. Moderator: Angel Hollman-Gaston.
Author Readings
6:00pm to 6:45pm -- Bitter Karella (First Floor, Room A/B): Join Bitter Karella (Midnight Pals) for a reading and a q+a afterward.
Special Events
4:30pm to 5:00pm – Opening Ceremony (First Floor, Auditorium): join Joe Ripple and the Scares That Care board of directors in kicking off our first-ever Killer Pride weekend! Free for all attendees.
7:30pm to 8:30pm -- An Evening with Psychic and Medium Dakota Lawrence (Second Floor, Room 15): Renowned psychic and medium Dakota Lawrence will conduct live readings regarding loved ones, participants' lives and more. Tickets will be available for purchase here and at convention registration while supplies last. PLEASE NOTE that participants will be chosen at random from the gallery for a reading, and a ticket DOES NOT guarantee a reading. Due to the mature nature of this presentation - ADULTS ONLY. LIMIT OF 40 PARTICIPANTS PER NIGHT. This is a ticketed event. Tickets are available for purchase at convention registration.
9:00pm to 10:00pm -- Killer Pride Drag Show! (First Floor, Auditorium): Jennifer Warner is an International Socialite, Comedian, Emcee, and the host for our Killer Pride Drag event. For a number of years, she has put together the Drag performances for Busch Gardens, Williamsburg. Known as the "Queen of Drag Brunch," Ms. Warner was also named "Miss Icon" in 2012. Jennifer will be putting together a show that you won't want to miss! This is a ticketed event. Tickets are available for purchase at convention registration.
12 midnight -- Midnight Madness Movie: Hedwig and the Angry Inch (First Floor, Auditorium): The cult classic comes to Killer Pride! A gender-queer punk-rock singer from East Berlin tours the U.S. with her band as she tells her life story and follows the former lover/bandmate who stole her songs. Rated R. Free for all Killer Pride attendees!
10:00am to 6:00pm – Silent Auction (First Floor, Promenade): Bidding ends at 6:00pm sharp. Winners will be announced at 6:00pm.
10:00am to 6:00pm – Vendors Room open (First Floor Ballroom and Promenade)
12 noon to 7:00pm – Scares That Care International Film Festival screenings (Amphitheater)
9:30pm to 1:30am -- Scaryoke (Pitchers bar): come sing karaoke in the bar!
Celebrity Panels
12 noon to 1:00pm -- Q&A: Tracie Thoms (First Floor, Auditorium): Actress Tracie Thoms (RENT) answers audience questions and discusses her career. Moderator: Angel Hollman-Gaston.
1:00pm to 2:00pm -- Q&A: Missi Pyle (First Floor, Auditorium): Actress Missi Pyle (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) answers audience questions and discusses her career. Moderator: Angel Hollman-Gaston.
2:00pm to 3:00pm -- Q&A Panel with Dakota Lawrence (First Floor, Auditorium): psychic and medium
Dakota Lawrence discusses finding his psychic abilities and strength in his identity. Moderator – Angel
Hollman-Gaston. Please note, this is strictly a Q+A – no readings will be done at this panel.
5:00pm to 6:00pm -- Q&A: Stephen Geoffreys (First Floor, Auditorium): Actor Stephen Geoffreys (Fright Night) answers audience questions and discusses his career. Moderator: Angel Hollman-Gaston.
Author Readings
11:00am to 11:45am -- Jamie Flanagan (First Floor, Room A/B): Join Jamie Flanagan (Midnight Mass) for a reading and a q+a afterward.
2:00pm to 2:45pm --Hailey Piper (First Floor, Room A/B): Join Hailey Piper (Queen of Teeth) for a reading and a q+a afterward.
4:00pm to 4:45 pm -- Brian Keene (First Floor, Room A/B): Join Brian Keene (The Rising) for a reading and a q+a afterward.
6:00pm to 6:45pm -- The Killer Pride Author Panel (First Floor, Room A/B): Join Bitter Karella, Jamie Flanagan, Hailey Piper, and Jennifer McMahon for a large panel discussion and q+a on books, publishing, and more. Moderator: Sonora Taylor.
Special Events
3:00pm to 4:00pm -- “Q&A with The Queers”: A Panel and Presentation with Jocelyn Abrams and Friends on their Trans Journeys (First Floor, Room A/B): Scares That Care security guard and longtime advocate Jocelyn Abrams (MtF) is joined by Lucas (FtM), and Carietta Dorsch (MtF) to take part in a panel to give a bit of backstory as to why each of them transitioned and what they might have encountered from friends, family and coworkers in doing so. Moderator: Kimberlee Abrams. Free for all Killer Pride attendees!
7:00pm to 8:00pm -- An Evening with Psychic and Medium Dakota Lawrence (Second Floor, Room 15): Renowned psychic and medium Dakota Lawrence will conduct live readings regarding loved ones, participants' lives and more. Tickets will be available for purchase here and at convention registration while supplies last. PLEASE NOTE that participants will be chosen at random from the gallery for a reading, and a ticket DOES NOT guarantee a reading. Due to the mature nature of this presentation - ADULTS ONLY. LIMIT OF 40 PARTICIPANTS PER NIGHT. This is a ticketed event. Tickets are available for purchase at convention registration.
9:00pm to 10:00pm -- Comedy Show - Paris Sashay (First Floor, Auditorium): Join us at 9:00 p.m. in the auditorium for stand-up comedy with Paris Sashay! Paris has been featured at the "Just For Laughs" festival in Montreal, and has been seen on Comedy Central, HBO Max, and BET to name a few! This is a ticketed event. Tickets are available for purchase at convention registration.
10:30pm to 11:30pm -- Burlesque Show! The Feral Showgirls (First Floor, Auditorium): Join Williamsburg's own Burlesque troupe, 'The Feral Showgirls,' as they perform a wide variety of burlesque acts that are sure to delight and entertain! 18+ Free for all Killer Pride attendees!
12 midnight -- SCREENING: Rocky Horror Picture Show (First Floor, Auditorium): Give yourself over to absolute pleasure! The cult classic makes its Killer Pride debut. A newly-engaged couple have a breakdown in an isolated area and must seek shelter at the bizarre residence of Dr. Frank-n-Furter. Rated R. Free for all Killer Pride attendees!
10:00am to 3:00pm – Vendors Room open (First Floor, Ballroom and Promenade)
10:00am to 3:00pm -- Board Game Room (First floor, Center Lounge)
Celebrity Panels
1:00pm to 2:00pm -- Q&A: Mimi Rogers (First Floor, Auditorium): Actress Mimi Rogers (Lost in Space) answers audience questions and discusses her career. Moderator: Angel Hollman-Gaston.
Author Readings
10:00am to 10:45 am -- Sonora Taylor (First Floor, Room A/B): Join Sonora Taylor (Little Paranoias: Stories) for a reading and a q+a afterward.
11:00am to 11:45am -- Jennifer McMahon (First Floor, Room A/B): Join Jennifer McMahon (My Darling Girl) for a reading and a q+a afterward.
Panels
2:00pm to 3:00pm -- Killer Pride Feedback Open Forum (First Floor, Room A/B): it’s our first Killer Pride, and we want to hear from you on how it went! President Joe Ripple and members of the Scares That Care board will be on hand to answer your questions and take note of your comments.
Special Events
12:00pm to 1:00pm -- Haunted & Human: Case Studies in Paranormal Investigation: What happens when both the living and dead both need healing? In this emotionally resonant session, Alex Matsuo presents deeply personal case studies from over a decade of paranormal investigations through the lens of empathy, trauma-informed practices and ethical storytelling. From an encounter with a grieving wife’s spirit in North Carolina to residual hauntings at a former hospital, Alex shares EVP’s, video clips and firsthand accounts that challenge traditional ghost-hunting tropes. Attendees will walk away with practical tools to investigate with compassion, respect the dead as people and avoid traumatizing both spirits or clients. Free for all Killer Pride attendees!
Scares That Care thanks the following Killer Pride sponsors for their generosity, which helped make this weekend possible.
Bronze Level Sponsors ($50)
Silver Level Sponsors ($100)
Gold Level Sponsors ($250)
Presentation Sponsor ($1,500)