As a super deluxe version of our Grrrls Night Out event series we could start our very own festival in 2022. Funded by a special grant from BMKÖS for open air events we started out with a 2 day queerfeminist culture festival at the Austrian Sculpturepark in Premstätten, south of Graz.

In 2022, the STERRRN festival was successfully held for the first time as a multi-day queer-feminist cultural festival in the Austrian Sculpture Park in Premstätten. Since then, it has been continued as a biennial event, alternating with the STERRRN fest. Under this title, a small-scale, one-day version of the festival is held in Graz city centre every odd-numbered year.

The first Austrian "FINTA*-Booked Multidisciplinary Music Festival" serves to develop strategies for advancing systemic change and paradigm shifts in the art business. The STERRRN fest also aims to establish itself as a role model for equality for FINTA* people in the music business. Visitors, who enjoy free admission, are offered multisensory experiences for reflection on inclusive approaches.

More information about all things STERRRN can be found on our extra website.

In 2009, the first Grrrls Night Out (GNO) initiated the founding of the Grrrls Kulturverein.

Several times a year, this cross-divisional event series converts a common motto into various art forms (music & performance, fashion & styling, interior design) with a feminist tongue-in-cheek approach

A summary of previous GNO photo galleries can be found here.

Multiple times a year we present feminist artists in various locations in our concert series KonzeRRRt. Next to local talents we book national and international live acts. The Grrrls DJ Crew completes the evening with eclectic sets.

In cooperation with open air cinema host Lesliehof we developped two special KonzeRRRt formats: KonzeRRRt de Lux, where we show three bands open air, and ScRRReening - a combination of a concert with a thematically fitting movie screening.

The Grrrls DJ Crew offers DJ workshops for FINTA* and teenagers. Even with contributions by special guest instructors our workshops are hosted for free. Single workshops are also customizable and bookable for events.

An extra special version of our DJ workshops took place in 2020/21 under the title of "gut aufgelegt" (ca. "putting on happiness") as part of the Grazer Kulturjahr 2020.

The Grrrls DJ Crew, consisting of 13 performers, was founded in 2017 due to the underrepresentation of female DJs in the (Graz) club scene and sees itself as an active contribution to equality in practice.

The Grrrls DJ Crew sees itself as an open collective and actively promotes young talent for FINTA* aged 16 and over. In the summer of 2018, the first DJ workshop for interested parties was held. Due to high demand, the "DJ FORUM" was founded following the first workshop, a format that not only offers the opportunity to practise, but also to exchange ideas and network in order to facilitate entry into the DJ business. In 2025, the Grrrls*Club event series will also be established as a platform for the DJ crew.

We meet regularly at KulturKotter to practice DJing. DJ Forum offers all FINTA DJs a safe space for exchange and learning - all levels welcome! Come by and practice your skills with CDJs, vinyl turntables, mixers and sound system. Participation is free - please sign up for a specific date by sending us an email to grrrls@grrrls.at.

GRRRLS NIGHT IN - A Journey Through Feminist Music History

In "Grrrls Night In", queer-feminist themes and concepts are explored through selected musical examples and informative content. Music from all genres that unites a queer-feminist mindset is presented along with background information about the artists and their songs, as well as their societal context. Interviews with women* from the scene, recommendations for further literature, films & documentaries, event tips, and insights into current developments and discussions round out the programme. In addition, special radio DJ sets predominantly by local FINTA* DJs and music recommendations and favorite songs from artists and activists provide additional diversity of musical content.

Every 2nd Friday from 9:00 PM - 10:00 PM & every 2nd Sunday from 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM on Radio Helsinki. All broadcasts are available for listening on the archive of the free radios!

These jam sessions offer room for WLINT+ people from the ages of 16 to 116 to try their hand at (new) instruments, to make music together (under instruction) and to compare notes. No prior knowledge is necessary – the only thing that matters is a desire to make music together. Each evening will be instructed by local musicians from the Graz music scene.

Registration via email to jam@grrrls.at.

Das Jugendformat der Grrrls Jam-Sessions bietet jungen Frauen und Mädchen ein breites Experimentierfeld zum Kennenlernen von E-Gitarre, Schlagzeug und Co. Musikalische Vorkenntnisse sind nicht notwendig und erlaubt ist alles, was Spaß macht.

Für Schulen, Jugendzentren etc.  halten wir gerne individuell angepasste Workshops oder YOUTH Grrrls* Jams ab.

Weitere Informationen und Anmeldung per Email an grrrls@grrrls.at.

In addition to our regularly hosted events the Grrrls Kulturverein also repeatedly organises exciting special events.

With creative workshops, inspiring feminist discussion and even co-operations with like-minded clubs we continuously expand our own club’s cultural calendar.

The Grrrls Culture Club regularly produces mixtapes and other media with artists and feminist musicians who have already performed at Grrrls.at events. All music products and other merchandise can be discovered in our goodie section.

In 2021, the Grrrls Choir was founded under the motto "a Graz choir run by women". Singers of all experience levels are invited to sing together. The focus is not only on low-threshold access to communal musical activity, but also on engaging and collaborating with local artists (so far Ursula Reicher, Nora Winkler, Doris Aichholzer, Silvia Kappler, Yvonne Hofmeister, Viola Hammer).

Current information can be found on the sub-site https://chor.grrrls.at, and additional questions will be answered by mail via chor@grrrls.at. We will make sure to get back to you asap!

Der Grrrls Chor ist für Auftritte und Kooperationen buchbar. Für Anfragen bitten wir um eine Email an chor@grrrls.at!

Grrrls*Club is the name of the new DJ event series organised by the Grrrls cultural association, which was launched in August 2024. Various FINTA* DJs from the Grrrls DJ Crew and other Austrian DJ collectives offer a changing line-up at different venues.

Grrrls*Club aims to be a platform for DJs to organise club nights together and offer a safer space in the party scene. For this reason, we also strive to strengthen our cooperation with awareness teams in the future in order to offer all guests the most protected environment possible.