What Gay Events are Happening in Boston?
Boston's LGBTQ+ event scene runs year-round with weekly bar nights, monthly parties, and major annual celebrations.
Annual Events
- Wicked Queer: Boston LGBT Film Festival — Late March/early April, one of the oldest LGBTQ+ film festivals in the US
- Boston Pride Parade & Festival — the second Saturday of June, starting at Copley Square
- Boston Dyke March — the Friday before, at Boston Common
- Boston Trans Pride — June, annual celebration
- Boston Black Pride Weekend — July, 4-day celebration with music, arts, and community events for the QTBIPOC community
Weekly Events
- Monday — Industry nights at Club Café
- Wednesday — Karaoke night at Club Café
- Thursday — Queeraoke at Midway Café in Jamaica Plain (one of Boston's longest-running queer nights)
- Friday — Drag Race viewing parties at Club Café; nightly drag at Jacques' Cabaret
- Saturday — Sapphic Saturdays at Dani's Queer Bar; nightly drag at Jacques' Cabaret
- Sunday — Drag brunch at Club Café and Trophy Room
Recurring Parties & Events
- Drag brunches at Carrie Nation Cocktail Club (multiple Sundays monthly)
- The Theater Offensive — Boston's LGBTQ+ theater company with regular productions and community events
- Dyke Night events including Second Saturdays and Fourth Fridays at rotating venues
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