Applications Drag Idol 2026 are now open . You can enter below,the North’s Biggest Drag Competition.
DRAG IDOL 2026 ,20th Year , SPONSORED BY JACCOUNTANCY IS BACK
Drag Idol 2026 heats will take place at Rusty’s Show bar, starting Sunday 22nd February 2026 at 9pm for 6 weeks. located next to the famous Rusty’s Bar, Center for Life, Newcastle Upon Tyne, with the Grand final at Boulevard Newcastle on Sunday 29th March, Doors 5.30 pm, Show 6.30 pm.
It’s a great chance for current or new drag acts to expand on their skills and gain experience. All contestants find they progress and build a great fan base nationally very quickly, which can help in gaining work and raising your profile. People who enter find it rewarding, pushing their drag career, thinking “out of the box”, and meeting new people with a similar passion.
To enter, you must be available to perform in all the 6 weeks of the competition.
Cris Howe is running the competition. He will be your point of contact and message you through Facebook/WhatsApp.
To Enter You Must Submit a Video application aswell as the online form (Or your application will be cancelled). (Details at the bottom) Drag Idol takes place in Newcastle Upon Tyne, a great prize fund, including £500 and performing on the main stage at Newcastle Pride 2026 . Drag Queens /Drag Kings / Faux Queens/other performers may enter.
You can enter as an individual or as a group. All entrants must be over 18 at the start of the competition. You must be able to attend all 6 weeks if you get through the weeks. In the first week, you will perform your own chosen number. Songs are to be strictly no more than 3 minutes long. (for Week 1)
This must be sent via email to Cris Howe before 18/2/26
If you need help editing your trackdown, Cris Howe will give you a hand. All song choices must be run by Cris Howe first to ensure that there are no numbers are duplicated between artists. This will be confidential. Each week, contestants will perform a song based on a theme chosen the week prior.
You must have arrived and changed from 8pm on the night of the competition, ready for a photo shoot. By entering the competition, you give your consent to the show being filmed and distributed on the Internet. Cris Howe Productions owns the copyright to the shows.
IF YOU HAVEN’T ALREADY, PLEASE CREATE A FACEBOOK PAGE AND AN INSTAGRAM PAGE FOR YOUR DRAG PERSONA. THIS WILL HELP IN PROMOTING YOURSELF AND FOR US TO PROMOTE YOU TOO.
You will be informed if you have been successful 2 weeks before the start of the competition. Successful contestants will then be phoned to go through the competition.
Application forms Close on 15th February 2026. Applications after this time won’t be accepted.
Video Application (only fill in the form if you have done your video application Video)
As well as filling in the application below, you need to submit a video between 30 seconds and no longer than 1 minute in drag saying
1. Who you are?
2. Why do you want to enter Drag Idol?
3 What Would it mean for you to win Drag Idol?
YOU NEED TO FILM IT IN LANDSCAPE MODE.(Landscape is your phone on it’s side, NOT HOLDING IT HORIZONTAL)
Film it in a quiet location, with your phone close for the best audio.
You can film it on your phone. Then upload it to a sharing platform (i.e google drive/ drop box wetransfer/ onedrive /ect) and send the link below.