Gay Events in the Twin Cities This Weekend: Jul 23–26, 2026

48 LGBTQ+ events across the Twin Cities this weekend (Jul 23–26, 2026) — from drag brunches and dance floors to the marquee picks below. Here's the full agenda, updated weekly.

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This Week in Gay the Twin Cities

• Charging the mound, then charging in for a kiss: A benches-clearing moment at the Portland Pickles' 'Heated Riv-Dill-ry' night turned into a full-on gay makeout — the exact kind of summer chaos we live for. Outsports

• Two couples, one relationship: The trailer for the new series FOURSOME just dropped, following two couples whose lives (and love lives) collapse into one gloriously complicated arrangement. Watch the trailer

• The 'diarrhea parasite' in your summer salad: A nationwide cyclospora outbreak is turning bagged greens into a gamble — here's what to actually know before your next picnic spread. Them

• The gay exec in the Giants' Pride Night mess: Meet Roscoe Mapps, the San Francisco Giants executive caught in the middle of the team's Pride Night controversy — and the fallout that followed. Outsports

• Did a Full House star just come out?: Jodie Sweetin — Stephanie Tanner herself — has fans convinced she quietly came out, and the internet is doing what it does best. Go Magazine

• Elliot Page steals Nolan's Odyssey: In a handful of minutes as the doomed soldier Sinon, Page becomes the haunting soul of Christopher Nolan's three-hour epic — critics say his small role looms over the entire film. Empire

Thursday, Jul 23 — 8 Events

Out x Out Pick: Cruel Intentions the 90's Musical at LUSH Lounge & Theater

Get ready for a wickedly fabulous night as step-siblings Sebastian Valmont and Kathryn Merteuil bring their games of seduction and revenge to life in Cruel Intentions the 90's Musical. This campy, bittersweet take on the classic tale is paired with the quintessential 90s…

Also on Thursday

• Loring Collective Presents: Fruit Salad Open Mic — 6:00 PM at Queermunity

• Drag Queen Charity Bingo — 7:00 PM at Roxy’s Cabaret

• Trivia at the Eagle — 7:30 PM at Eagle|MPLS

• DJ Larry Peace — 11:00 PM at The Saloon

Friday, Jul 24 — 13 Events

Out x Out Pick: Mads Knight Opening Gallery Reception at Queermunity

Celebrate the opening reception of queer Minnesota ink artist Mads Knight's collection 'Tender is the Flesh,' exploring the connection between nature and humanity through a folklore

Also on Friday

• North Star Gay Rodeo Association Ride the River Tubing — 10:00 AM at

• Friday Friend Lab: Crafting & Game Night — 4:00 PM at Queermunity

• SPARK Patio Party w/ J.BBY — 5:00 PM at Eagle|MPLS

• Friday Night Spotlight — 7:00 PM at Roxy’s Cabaret

• Karaoke in the Lounge — 9:00 PM at Black Hart of Saint Paul

• The Dick Von Dyke Show — 9:30 PM at Black Hart of Saint Paul

Saturday, Jul 25 — 14 Events

Out x Out Pick: The North Star Regional Rodeo

The North Star Regional Rodeo — a Twin Cities leather, kink, and pup community gathering at Deadbroke Arena. Listed on the Minnesota Leather Pride community calendar; see mnleatherpride.org for full details. Gear

Also on Saturday

• Taylor Swift Eras Drag Brunch — 10:00 AM at Union Rooftop

• Force Beer Bust — 1:00 PM at Eagle|MPLS

• BLUF Minneapolis Monthly Meet-Up — 8:00 PM at Eagle|MPLS

• Pistachio's Playhouse — 9:00 PM at LUSH Lounge & Theater

• Tank (Top) Dance Party with DJ Shannon Blowtorch (21+) — 9:00 PM at LUSH Lounge & Theater

• Leather Night — 9:00 PM at Eagle|MPLS

Sunday, Jul 26 — 13 Events

Out x Out Pick: Lord of the Rings Drag Brunch at CRAVE American Kitchen & Sushi Bar

A Lord of the Rings drag brunch at Crave Rooftop, hosted by Luna Muse with Myster EO Cassadine, Cerberus the Hound and Rose Nylon. Seatings at 10am and

Also on Sunday

• Yacht Rock on the patio w/ DJ NCK — 3:00 PM at Eagle|MPLS

• TC CAKE social munch — 3:00 PM at

• Show Tunes Sunday — 4:00 PM at Eagle|MPLS

• Pitch Please! — 5:30 PM at LUSH Lounge & Theater

• Cult Cinema Classics: Mallrats — 7:00 PM at Roxy’s Cabaret

Featured Read

It's the leather community's favorite July street party: SoMa's Up Your Alley Fair — better known as Dore Alley — takes over Sunday, July 26. Smaller, grittier, and more local than September's Folsom Street Fair, it's the one the regulars actually swear by. Here's the date, the dress code (or lack of one), the afterparties, and where to stay if you're flying in.

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