So Long and Goodnight — Final Thank You

With our Seventh and Final Bleeding Hearts Ball complete, the Vampire Court of Dallas closes its chapter as a nonprofit organization.

Because of you, our patrons, performers, volunteers, venue partners, and community, we are proud to share that $9,534.10 has been donated to combat hunger from our final event, bringing our grand total to $98,365.72 raised over ten years.

That number represents far more than dollars.

It represents nights spent building something bigger than ourselves. It represents choosing service, choosing commitment, and choosing community. It represents art, grief, joy, ritual, friendship, and care… all turned outward, where it mattered.

From 2016 to 2026, it has been an absolute honor and delight to serve the DFW community through events rooted in creativity, collaboration, and compassion. We believed then, and still believe now, that alternative third spaces can be places of real impact when we put purpose first and remember who we are here for.

We are immensely proud that we didn’t simply talk about giving back. We did it. Year after year, our community showed up, opened their wallets, shared their talents, volunteered their time, and helped us turn nights of music, art, performance, and celebration into tangible support for people, animals, survivors, veterans, families, and communities who needed it.

As we take our final bow, our hope for the broader vampire and alternative community is simple:

Keep doing the good work.

Keep showing up. Keep choosing charity, mutual aid, and service; especially when it’s quieter than applause and there is nothing in it for you except knowing that you helped.

Build something bigger than yourself.

Make room for others.

Take care of your community, and yourself.

The night is big enough for all of us, and it is better when we use it to help others eat, heal, recover, and survive.

Thank you for walking this path with us.

Thank you for trusting us with your time, your talent, and your generosity.

Thank you for making this worth doing.

Ten years. Nearly one hundred thousand dollars raised. Countless lives touched.

We couldn’t have asked for a better ending.

So long… and goodnight. 🖤

Vampire Court of Dallas
2016–2026

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