Gay Events in Denver This Weekend: May 1-3, 2026

Whether you're road-tripping over from Boulder, in town for the weekend, or already a Colfax regular — here's your guide to 16 gay events happening across Denver from Friday May 1 through Sunday May 3, 2026. Plus the news, deals, and reads worth your inbox.

This guide updates every Thursday morning. See the full Denver events calendar.

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This Week in Gay Denver

• The Pearl falls: Denver's only lesbian bar abruptly dissolved its LLC and refunded $83K in community donations after staff publicly accused co-owner Garcia of fraud — ending a one-year run on a chaotic note. Westword
• PrideFest headliners drop: Pabllo Vittar, Honey Dijon, and Saucy Santana will headline Denver Pride June 26-28, with the festival moving to 16th Street and an expected 500K attendees. Out Front Magazine
• Judge voids RFK's trans care ban: Federal Judge Mustafa Kasubhai vacated RFK Jr.'s December directive blocking Medicare/Medicaid funding for facilities offering gender-affirming care to minors, calling it "cruel" and "unlawful." Advocate
• Drag Race crowns + cast drops: Myki Meeks won Drag Race Season 18, and five days later Paramount+ revealed the All Stars 11 cast — 18 queens including Silky Nutmeg Ganache and Sam Star — premiering May 8. Hollywood Reporter
• Hathaway goes pop diva: A24's Mother Mary opened wide April 24 with Anne Hathaway as a tortured pop star and Michaela Coel as her estranged designer, scored by Charli XCX and Jack Antonoff. Variety

Friday, May 1 — 5 Events

Out x Out Pick: JewTube - 1st Friday Drag at Hamburger Mary's Denver

JewTube — Hamburger Mary's first-Friday spectacle pairs comedy with drag, hosted by Laura Menorah with DJ Buddy Bravo on the decks. Dinner seating starts 7:45PM, show 8:15PM, $15 cover, 21+. Reservations recommended.

Also on Friday

• Get Rail'd — 5PM at Charlie's Denver
• First Friday: May Women's Party — 9PM at Tracks
• Party On Colfax — 9PM at X BAR
• Body Beautiful — 10:30PM at Charlie's Denver

Saturday, May 2 — 6 Events

Out x Out Pick: Spin Saturday at X BAR

X BAR's marquee Saturday-night dance party stacks rotating DJs and a packed floor that runs until close. Free in before 10PM, $5 after — and unlike its Glow Lounge sibling Afterglow, Spin keeps the main floor moving start to finish.

Also on Saturday

• Big Drag Energy 💅🏼 — 7PM at Hamburger Mary's Denver
• Bear Night — 9PM at Denver Eagle
• Afterglow — 9PM at X BAR
• Saturday Jamz: 80's 90's & Pop2K Throwback Party — 9PM at Tracks
• Double Trouble Drag Show — 10:30PM at Charlie's Denver

Sunday, May 3 — 5 Events

Out x Out Pick: DeLuxxe Edition with Trixxie DeLuxxe at Charlie's Denver

Trixxie DeLuxxe holds court every Sunday at Charlie's, where the queens go off and the import-beer buckets ($25 mix-and-match) keep flowing. Cap your weekend in Denver's most welcoming country-queer room — open late, full energy.

Also on Sunday

• 🥂 Drag Brunch 🍾 — 10:30AM at Hamburger Mary's Denver
• Booze Bust — 11AM at Buddies Denver
• Buddies Beer Bust — 3PM at Buddies Denver
• CNDS Season 2 — 9PM at X BAR

Featured Read

A Friday-to-Sunday gay Vegas itinerary — where to stay, the Fruit Loop bar crawl, RuPaul's Drag Race Live, Temptation Sundays pool party, and everything in between.

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From the Departures Board

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• Seattle, Washington — $157 roundtrip on Delta (2026-05-13 → 2026-05-15) | Book on Expedia
• Albuquerque, New Mexico — $185 roundtrip on United (2026-05-11 → 2026-05-13) | Book on Expedia