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Wet Wednesdays at Lambda Lounge
- 8:00 PM - 4:00 AM
Karaoke Thursday’s at Virgil’s
- 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Wet Wednesdays at Lambda Lounge
- 8:00 PM - 4:00 AM
Karaoke Thursday’s at Virgil’s
- 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Friday Strip Tease
- 9:00 PM - 2:00 AM
Friday Strip Tease
- 9:00 PM - 2:00 AM
HOUSTON FIRST FRIDAZE
- 9:30 PM - 2:01 AM
NIGERIAN INDEPENDENCE DAY PARTY
- 10:00 PM - 2:00 AM
Karaoke Thursday’s at Virgil’s
- 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM
NIGERIAN INDEPENDENCE DAY PARTY
- 10:00 PM - 2:00 AM
NIGERIAN INDEPENDENCE DAY PARTY
- 10:00 PM - 2:00 AM
Pride Glide
- 8:00 PM - 12:00 AM
RUDE BOY
- 8:00 PM - 1:00 AM
Wet Wednesdays at Lambda Lounge
- 8:00 PM - 4:00 AM
Friday Strip Tease
- 9:00 PM - 2:00 AM
Wet Wednesdays at Lambda Lounge
- 8:00 PM - 4:00 AM
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FEATURED WEEKENDS & MOMENTS
Black Pride Weekends & Experiences
Explore Black Pride celebrations and signature events created for Black LGBTQ+ communities around the world.
BLACK PRIDE
South Florida Black Pride
October 8–12, 2026 · Ft. Lauderdale / Miami
Celebrate Black Pride across South Florida.
Explore nightlife, arts, culture, and coastal city experiences throughout South Florida Black Pride Weekend.
BLACK PRIDE
Central Florida Black Pride
October 14–18, 2026 · Orlando, FL
Celebrate Black Pride in the heart of Central Florida.
Explore nightlife, community gatherings, and city experiences throughout Central Florida Black Pride Weekend.
BLACK PRIDE
Nashville Black Pride
October 9–11, 2026 · Nashville, Tennessee
Celebrate Black Pride in Music City.
Discover the events, nightlife, community gatherings, and experiences happening throughout Nashville Black Pride Weekend.
BLACK PRIDE
Baltimore BLAQ Pride Month
October 1–24, 2026 · Baltimore, MD
Celebrate Black LGBTQ+ pride in Charm City.
Explore nightlife, culture, community gatherings, and city experiences throughout Baltimore BLAQ Pride Month.
EXPERIENCE
Frolic Beach Club
May 27–30, 2027 · Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Memorial Day Weekend just got a lot more joyful.
Discover pool parties, nightlife, community programming, and QTBIPOC-centered experiences bringing Frolic’s signature queer joy to South Florida.
FEATURED WEEKENDS & MOMENTS
City Pride Celebrations
Discover city Pride festivals, parades, parties and events happening throughout the year.
CITY PRIDE
Atlanta Pride
October 10–11, 2026 · Atlanta, Georgia
Celebrate Pride in the heart of Atlanta.
FEATURED WEEKENDS & MOMENTS
LGBTQ+ Weekends & Experiences
Find queer festivals, curated event weekends and destination experiences worth planning for.
GETAWAY
Folsom Street Fair
September 27, 2026 · San Francisco, California
Experience one of San Francisco’s most iconic LGBTQ+ cultural weekends.
Discover the street fair, nightlife, leather and kink events, community gatherings, and experiences happening across San Francisco during Folsom weekend.
FEATURED WEEKENDS & MOMENTS
Conferences, Travel, & Festival Moments
For conferences, travel experiences, and destination weekends worth planning around.
FEATURED WEEKENDS & MOMENTS
Holidays & Seasonal Moments
Explore events and activities happening around major holidays, long weekends and seasonal celebrations.
HOLIDAY
Halloween & October Events
Costume parties, spooky events & Halloween weekend celebrations.
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WHERE WE GATHER
LGBTQ+ Bars & Clubs
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PEOPLE POWER THE CULTURE
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Stories, Guides & Community
Go deeper with city guides, weekend plans, community stories, travel, and creator spotlights.
We’ve always shaped the culture. The music. The language. The fashion. The nightlife. The internet’s entire personality. Black LGBTQ+ communities have been setting the tone for decades and the mainstream has spent just as long borrowing from it without crediting the source. That’s starting to change. And user-generated content is a big part of why. […]
Meet Olu Solanke, VP of Philly Black Pride As a North Philly native, stepping into the role of Vice President of Philly Black Pride isn’t just a title, it’s a responsibility to protect, grow, and give back to a community that has helped shape the man I am. Oftentimes, when the community travels to different […]
MLK Weekend arrives each year as a reminder of our power, our creativity, and the way Black queer communities transform a long weekend into a full‑scale celebration. From Friday’s first linkups to Monday’s final day parties, the entire stretch becomes a living soundtrack of movement, music, laughter, and connection. WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY […]
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