Alternative Fashion Show

Get ready for one of the biggest, busiest, and most joyfully unruly nights of the festival.

Under the stars at the Open-Air Cinema, the Alternative Fashion Show throws out the traditional fashion rulebook and replaces it with community, creativity, laughter, self-expression, and a whole lot of heart.

Expect exceptional staging, incredible lighting, plenty of laughs, and a spectacular celebration of style, identity, inclusivity, and pure festival magic. It is camp, fierce, butch, glamorous, unpredictable, and completely unique to Eressos.

Created by the community, starred in by you

This much-loved event is produced by local women, but the real magic happens when festival-goers take to the stage.

There are no elitist standards here. Our runway is open to everyone. Whether your style is sexy butch, high-glam diva, playful, powerful, outrageous, understated, or somewhere beautifully in between, this is your moment to strut, perform, and completely own the night.

This year, we are delighted to welcome Tabs Lucy as one of our hosts. Tabs is the formidable force and founder of Butch, Please! and will be joining our very own legendary Ioanna Savva on stage. Together, they will guide us through the usual chaos, glamour, laughter, and joy that make this event so special.

Fashion with a purpose

The Alternative Fashion Show is also an important fundraiser for the Animal Welfare Fund of Eressos.

Every cheer, every round of applause, and every entry helps support the care of stray animals in Skala Eressos and the surrounding areas.

Want to walk the runway?

If you have ever secretly, or not so secretly, wanted to experience the thrill of the runway, we would love you to take part.

To participate or find out more, please email debbiehpjae@gmail.com and include “Fashion Show 2026” in the subject line.

You can also speak directly with Tamsin or Debbie from the Skala Women’s Rock Group at Ohana, Monday to Friday, from 10:30 to 12:00.

Your moment to shine awaits.

Entry information

This event is always extremely popular, so please arrive early.

Wristband holders will be given priority entrance. If space remains after wristband holders have been admitted, non-wristband holders may be able to pay on the door.

By buying a wristband, you not only receive access to a wide variety of festival events, but you also help support and sustain Sappho Women as a registered non-profit organisation. We are truly grateful for that support.