Queer is here in St. Petersburg and celebrating ‘The Art of Being Yourself’. In a country where not everything is always as it seems the festival is looking to challenge audiences with questions about who we are why we find it difficult to allow ourselves to openly express that. Poets, photographers and musicians will all be visiting the city to take part in the dialogue via a series of workshops, discussions, concerts and exhibitions. The highlight of the festival will be a concert by Swedish indie rocker J J Johanson who will take part in the Rock Fest on September 25 which closes out the festival.