Ten years ago, a spark of glitter and imagination lit up the San Francisco Public Library when Drag Story Hour (DSH) was born. On Sunday, December 14, 2025, that spark returns home for a full-day celebration at the San Francisco Public Library Main Library, marking 10 years of storytelling, creativity, and queer joy.

The free, family-friendly celebration will be packed with stories, songs, music, crafts, and magical surprises around every corner. Guests are invited to sing, dance, create, and celebrate alongside the original storytellers and new voices who have carried Drag Story Hour across the world.

A Movement Born in San Francisco

Drag Story Hour was created in 2015 by writer Michelle Tea and RADAR Productions, under the leadership of Julián Delgado Lopera and Virgie Tovar. What began as drag queens reading books to children in libraries quickly blossomed into a global phenomenon.

Today, DSH programs are led by drag queens, kings, and all royal beings, offering literary and creative programming for kids and audiences of all ages. Over the past decade, what started in San Francisco has grown into a national nonprofit with an international network of local chapters—each independently run yet united by the mission to inspire imagination, self-expression, and acceptance.

Celebrating with Icons and Trailblazers

This anniversary event will reunite original storytellers from the Bay Area, including beloved local icon Per Sia, the very first drag queen to read for Drag Story Hour. Storytellers from founding chapters across the country, including representatives from Indigenous Drag Story Hour, will also join the festivities, making this celebration a once-in-a-decade gathering of DSH’s most dazzling voices.

Honoring 10 Years of Support

This special day is made possible with generous support from the Zellerbach Family Foundation, the Svane Family Foundation, and the San Francisco Public Library.

EVENT DETAILS

What: 10 Years of Drag Story Hour Celebration
When: Sunday, December 14, 2025 | 12:00–5:00 PM
Where: San Francisco Public Library – Main Library
Cost: Free & open to the public

About Drag Story Hour

Drag Story Hour (DSH) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that brings drag artists to schools, libraries, bookstores, and community spaces to read books to kids, teens, and families. What started in San Francisco in 2015 has grown into a global movement with chapters around the world. By celebrating reading through the art of drag, DSH offers children glamorous, positive, and unabashedly queer role models, encouraging every young person to imagine a world where they can live as their authentic selves.

For more information, visit: dragstoryhour.org/10years