Events·Philadelphia Gay Guide

What Gay Events are Happening in Philadelphia?

Q: What Gay Events are Happening in Philadelphia?

Philadelphia hosts LGBTQ+ events year-round including Philly Black Pride in April, Pride Weekend in June, qFLIX film festival, and OURfest on National Coming Out Day in October. Weekly events include drag shows, karaoke nights, and dance parties across the Gayborhood and beyond.

Philadelphia has a packed calendar of LGBTQ+ events throughout the year, from major festivals to weekly bar nights.

Annual Events

Philly Black Pride (April) — Four-day celebration of Black LGBTQ+ culture at the Warwick Rittenhouse Hotel and venues citywide
qFLIX Philadelphia (March/April) — International LGBTQ+ film festival at Plays & Players Theater and Center City venues
Philadelphia Pride Weekend (June 5-7, 2026) — Flag raising, Pride March, and festival in the Gayborhood with 150,000+ attendees
OURfest (October 11) — National Coming Out Day festival in the Gayborhood, the largest in the country. Parade on October 10, resource fair and festival October 11
GayBINGO! (Monthly) — Charity drag bingo at Congregation Rodeph Shalom benefiting HIV support organizations

Weekly Events

Tuesday — Drag Bingo at Level Up Bar
Wednesday — Drag Karaoke at Knock hosted by Iris Spectre; Gaybill Broadway Cabaret at Tavern on Camac hosted by Cleo Phatra
Thursday — Drag show at Bob and Barbara's Lounge with Miss Lisa Lisa; Burlesque at Fabrika
Saturday — Drag brunch at 254 Philadelphia with a rotating cast; Big Wig Brunch at Punch Line Philly
Sunday — Supreme Sundays drag show at Level Up Bar; Drag Brunch at Fabrika