LGBTQ Boston
As the capital city of the first state in the U.S. to legalize same-sex marriage, Boston stands proud, accessible and welcoming.
The city boasts one of the largest LGBT populations on the East Coast with neighborhoods such as the South End and Jamaica Plain offering a good variety of neighborhood pubs, dance bars and inviting lounges drawing a mixed gay/straight crowd. The city also touts a number of mainstream clubs that host weekly or monthly gay nights. In recent years one would be hard pressed not to find a rainbow flag proudly hanging from homes and business in just about any neighborhood in the city.
Boston hosts notable annual events and festivals such as Boston Pride Week every June celebrated across the city and the yearly LGBT Film Festival, a must see and be seen event held in late March/early April.
LGBT Events
Be Here! Be YOU! Skating & Dancing party to celebrate the LGBTQ+ community
Joy Skate Productions welcomes YOU to a celebratory fun-raiser with skating and dancing. Be Here! Be YOU! is a charitable event supporting the LGBTQ+ community, and will be held at The Skating Club of Boston in Norwood, MA. General Admission is $20, Students $10 (with high school...
dbar After Dark
The draw of dbar doesn't end at dinner. When the lights go down, the evening has just begun... Once the plates are cleared, the lights are dimmed, and the music goes up a few octaves, dbar After Dark is officially underway. Our gastropub turned nightclub is a party every night of...
James Egan: Wild About Harry Film Screening
Celebrate LGBTQ+ Pride Month with us by watching this film and learning about this book, both of which are set in Cape Cod, MA. Wild About Harry : "Best of the Fest" - Palm Springs International Film Festival Join Producer, and Wild at Heart Films founder, James Egan for a...
LOVE CONQUERS ALE BASH PRIDE EVENT!
We're kicking off Pride Month in a big way and it’s going to be 10s, 10s, 10s across the board! We're excited to release our Annual Pride Beer, Love Conquers Ale, and celebrate all things Boston Pride with our friends, Men of Melanin Magic in a 1 day, 3 party spectacular as part...
BOSTON PROUD WHARF PARTY!
Kick off Pride with Night Shift Brewing and Boston Proud! Sunday June 4th join us at Night Shift Lovejoy to celebrate the start of Pride and the release of Boston Proud IPA beer! Live music with DJ Andrea Stamas, games, food, and more! ALL STYLES WELCOME! About Boston Proud:...
Heroes Vs Villains Pride Brunch
Join us for our weekly Drag Brunch at our new location, Game On at 82 Lansdowne Street as we celebrate Pride Month with a SERIES of exciting themes! Featuring some of Boston's premiere drag talent, this is one drag brunch you won't want to miss! DJ Begbick will be playing all the...
Pride 2023 Kick-Off Boston Harbor Cruise
Our 2023 Boston Harbor Cruise, in partnership with Mass Bears and Cubs, kicks off Pride Week in Boston on June 4! This year, Boston Alliance of Gay Sports partners with Mass Bears and Cubs to bring you our Pride 2023 Kick-Off Boston Harbor Cruise! Boarding starts at 3:30 p.m.,...
Quincy Pride Festival
Please help us in making this historic event a success! Join us for: Guest Speakers Drag Performances Food & Beer Vendors Local & LBGTQ+ Vendors Prideful Puppy Contest Puppeteer Storytime DJ & Much, Much More! Quincy Pride is an all-volunteer, grassroots committee....
Boston's LGBTQ Past
A gay and lesbian culture flourished in Boston, in private homes, the theatre, coffee houses, the baths, and of course, bars. We will follow the footsteps of gay and lesbian friends from the 1840s to the 1980s, from Thoreau's walks along the Common and Charlotte Cushman's...
RuPaul's Drag Race Trivia Night with Geeks Who Drink
This ain’t RuPaul’s best friends quiz: Get ready to spill the tea at our “RuPaul’s Drag Race” quiz! For the first time in "Drag Race" herstory, we’re serving you a sickening quiz on every regular season, plus “Untucked” and “All-Stars.” Come kiki with your friends and relive the...
A Beautiful Resistance Live!
Don’t miss an all-new live A Beautiful Resistance event, celebrating Pride Month and LGBTQIA+ voices of Boston from Boston Globe culture columnist, Jeneé Osterheldt! In her own words, Boston Globe culture columnist Jeneé Osterheldt created A Beautiful Resistance “to carry on the...
MODERN PARTY ART: BAG FULL OF PRIDE
Celebrate Pride Month with a colorful paint and sip event with our friends from Modern Party Art on June 7th. This time around we will be painting 15″ tote bags. The tote bags will be preprinted with images ready to be painted with your choice of vibrant colors. There will be a...
Comedy On Draft Show - PRIDE EDITION
Our June comedy show downtown, COMEDY ON DRAFT, is on Thursday, June 8th and features an all queer comedian lineup in celebration of Boston Pride Weekend and our Pride Beer, Love Conquers Ale! Amy Tee, Nora Panahi, Alexa Albanese, Connor Doherty, Zach Stewart, and Jeff MacKinnon...
Trophy Room Pride Weekend
Join us for the entire weekend June 8-11 for a great lineup of Pride events! Trivia (But Make it Gay!) Thursday, June 6, 6-8pm Night Lights with Nightshift Brewing Friday, June 9, 8pm-12m Chandler Street Block Party Saturday, June 10, 2-10pm The Morning After Recovery Brunch...
LesbianNightLife Rooftop at Revere Hotel Pride Party
LesbianNightLife takes over the hottest rooftop bar in the city, the Rooftop@Revere Stuart St Boston. Dance under the stars and indulge in some of Boston’s best hand-crafted cocktails in a series of Summer Rooftop events brought to you by LesbianNightLife! 3 Djs Battle it out......
Pride Stoplight Party
Celebrate Pride at dbar! Get on board with our Stoplight theme, wear green if you're single, yellow if it's complicated, red if you're taken! 21+
Ross Matthews
Don't miss Ross Matthews at the Wilbur on Friday, June 9! Ross Mathews is one of the most in-demand television personalities, hosts and pop culture experts in the entertainment industry. Endearing and witty, undeniably funny and one of the hardest working people in show business,...
2nd Annual Pride Bar Fest
Join us for the 2nd annual Pride Bar Fest on Lansdowne Street With 11 Venues, DJ's, drag performances, dancers and live music, this is the Pride celebration you've been waiting for! ✨ What we have in store for the Community ✨ Time Out Market - 1:30 PM Drag Show & Live LGBTQ+...
Boston Pride Parade
PRIDE IS BACK!📢🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ Boston Pride For The People is excited to announce the return of a Pride Month celebration in Boston on Saturday, June 10th, 2023. The celebration will include a parade, a festival, and more as this new organization creates a unified city Pride...
Gay Bash’d, Boston’s biggest Pride Dance Party
On Saturday, June 10, 2023, celebrate Pride with Gay Bash’d, Boston’s biggest Pride Dance Party featuring a drag + music festival at Roadrunner, New England's largest indoor general admission venue from The Bowery Presents. GA tickets start at $20 and the event benefits Trans...
Love Out Loud: Studio 440
Grab your platform dancing shoes and your sequins for the first annual pride celebration at the Commander's Mansion- We are bringing the disco here to Watertown! Studio 440 will include... Entertainment: No disco would be complete without the Queen of Disco herself, Lakia...
Pride Night at Gillette: New England Revolution vs. Inter Miami CF
Head to Gillette as the New England Revolution take on Inter Miami CF during their annual Pride Night. The Revolution incorporate various matchday Pride elements such as custom kits and stadium lighting. Select personnel are invited to take part in activities around the event...
Back Bay Block Party for Pride in Boston
Come to this huge block party happening on June 11! It all takes place on St. James Ave Back Bay Boston. (Between Berkeley & Arlington) Enter on Berkeley St (21+ to drink) Event highlights include: Dancing Performances by Haus of Snap & Quam Huge Beer Garden, Bar Food...
Disney Pride Brunch
Join us for our weekly Drag Brunch at our new location, Game On at 82 Lansdowne Street as we celebrate Pride Month with a SERIES of exciting themes! Featuring some of Boston's premiere drag talent, this is one drag brunch you won't want to miss! DJ Begbick will be playing all the...
Pride Fest Drag Bingo
On Sunday, June 11th, Atlas will take the stage at 7 pm to host our Pride Fest-themed Drag Bingo Night. As always, the fun will start with a drag show before we head into an evening of bingo. Because this is our Pride Fest Bingo Night, expect lots of fun appearances from Boston’s...
Sapphic Nights Pride Yacht Party
Join us for PRIDE cruise around the Boston Harbor. There are two bars on board & bar bites. Music by DJ Frenchy of Boston & Dada Cosmic of NY Please note: The yacht will be leaving at 2PM, please arrive by no later than 1:30PM so you can get checked in so they are ready...
Politics & Pride: A History of Massachusetts's LGBTQ+ Politicians & Campaigns
Join our panelists for in-person or online for this event hosted by the Massachusetts Historical Society on June 12. Massachusetts has a long history leading the way for LGBTQ+ rights, from Gerry Studds, the first openly gay Congressman to the issuance of the first same sex...
Fenway Park Pride Celebration: Boston Red Sox vs. Colorado Rockies
Join the Red Sox for their annual Pride Celebration at Fenway Park on Tuesday, June 13. Ticket holders who purchase via this special offer will receive an exclusive Red Sox Jersey in Pride colors. This jersey will be available in sizes Adult S-XL, with sizes distributed on a...
BOSTON PROUD Comedy Night - HAVE A HOOT!
Join us at the Everett Taproom to celebrate Pride Month and for a lotta laughs and fresh pints on Wednesday June 14th for our HAVE A HOOT comedy night. Comics featured for this show are Amy Tee, Brieana Woodward, Cam O, and Tyler Durniak presented by Moccia Comedy Productions! A...
Popup Pride Vendor Market
Join us in our Beer Hall for our Pride pop up market on June 14th from 5-9pm. Shop with a Love Conquers Ale brew in hand featuring our friends from Trident Booksellers, Copper & Print, Why Not Jewelry by Kirsty, CANdles by Beers Over Boston, and MICH Designs! We'll be...
Pride Pitch-a-Pal
Pitch a Pal is back! Join us to pitch your single friend, enjoy a weeknight out, celebrate pride, find the love of your life, or just meet someone to grab a beer with- ALL ARE WELCOME! On Wednesday, June 14, join us for our 3rd Pitch a Pal Event. Presentations and pitches will...
Pride 2023 LGBTQ+ Job Fair
The Massachusetts LGBT Chamber of Commerce (MALGBTCC) holds an annual Pride Month LGBTQ+ Job Fair to spotlight LGBTQ+ inclusion in the workplace, & support the LGBTQ+ community in finding inclusive career opportunities. This year, MALGBTCC is teaming up with the Boston...
2023 Official Pride Bar Crawl Boston, MA LGBTQ+ Bar Event
🌈Dress to impress (or undress, if that's more your style) because Bar Crawl LIVE! is partying with a purpose to show off Boston's PRIDE at The Official Pride Bar Crawl this June! 🏳️🌈Whether you're a member of the LGBTQ+ community or an ally, you're welcome to join us on this...
Big Gay Dance Party
Join us for this special ArtsUnion event on Saturday, June 17th, from 5 to 8pm (Rain date: June 18th) at Union Square Plaza, Somerville. Come celebrate Pride month in Somerville with an outdoor dance party! Get ready, this year's theme is SPACE! Bring your most out-of-this world...
Latinx Pride Brunch
Join us for our weekly Drag Brunch at our new location, Game On at 82 Lansdowne Street as we celebrate Pride Month with a SERIES of exciting themes! Featuring some of Boston's premiere drag talent, this is one drag brunch you won't want to miss! DJ Begbick will be playing all the...
PRIDE DATING GAME SHOW
Join us on Wednesday, June 21 from 6-8:30pm for our next installment of the Dating Game Show! As part of our Pride Month celebrations, watch as bachelors and bachelorettes quiz their potential dates. Hosted by one of our favorite Drag Queens, Big Atlas, the night will be filled...
Pride Month Karaoke Hosted by NAAAP Boston and the DJs of Queeraoke
NAAAP Boston is partnering with the DJs of Queeraoke to host a karaoke night celebrating the LGBTQ+ AAPI community, in honor of both Pride Month and (belatedly) AAPI Heritage Month. There will be singing, dancing, and opportunities to learn how to get involved with NAAAP....
Love Conquers Ale Disco Dance Party
Join us for a Disco Dance Party! We're celebrating Pride by dancing it up in the Beer Garden with a live DJ, beer slushies, and buckets of Love Conquers Ale. Queens with a Mission will be putting on a dance performance and Top Shelf Cookies will be serving up ice cream cookie...
PRIDE MONTH SIP & SCRIPT
Join Sip & Script at the Time Out Market Boston for a night of crafting and conversation! Whether you’re a stationery nerd looking to pen your own cards, a DIY bride, or just an avid crafter, this workshop will give you a friendly introduction to modern calligraphy using a...
Spectacle Summer Nights: Pride in the Park
Come celebrate Pride on the harbor with an evening of music, arts, and relaxation on Spectacle Island! Boston Harbor Now partnered with Boston Harbor Island National and State Park is excited for the return of our sold-out series, Spectacle Summer Nights! Take a moment during the...
Night Shift PRIDE Drag Show
Celebrate Pride month with us at Night Shift Lovejoy for our biggest Drag Lunch yet! If you've never been this is definitely not one to miss. And if you have been, you know it's a great time and this time, the stage is even bigger and better. Food, drinks, music, and lots of...
Revere Beach Pride
In honor of LGBTQIA+ Pride Month, Next Stop Revere is hosting our 2nd Annual Revere Beach Pride on Sunday, June 25, 2023. Located under the rainbow balloon arch on the Christina & John Markey Memorial Pedestrian Bridge at 400 Ocean Ave, this event will be filled with fun,...
Politics & Pride: From LGBTQ+ Marriage to Trans Rights
This program looks at how the fight for LGBTQ+ rights in the political sphere has led to the current moment. Panelists will examine what issues were deemed most important over the years and how activists’ priorities have evolved in the present. How have the success and failures...
Portraits of Pride
Don’t miss a special evening of words and wisdom from cross-sector LGBTQ+ leaders of Greater Boston when the Museum of Science partners with Portraits of Pride Boston! Telling the stories of LGBTQ+ people and celebrating how far we’ve come as a marginalized community of society...
Boston Urban Pride Weekend
Boston urban pride weekend celebrates being black and our queerness. During urban pride weekend we curate events and spaces that are for us while providing resources to our community that are not readily accessible. WE PARTY WITH A PURPOSE !!!! Weekend Line Up: Boston's 4th...
Film Screening: Dating Amber
Celebrate LGBTQ+ Pride Month with us and the Irish Consulate in Boston by watching Dating Amber, a comedy about two closeted queer friends. To mark LGBTQIA+ pride month, the Consulate General of Ireland in Boston is delighted to partner with the Boston Public Library on a special...
Drag Me To Brunch at Carrie Nation
Drag yourself to Carrie Nation Cocktail Club and check-out what all the buzz is about at our ultimate Sunday-Funday experience hosted by your favorites Destiny Boston and Dee Dee de Ray, with special guest performers. Purchase your tickets below AND text or email to reserve a...
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We’ve had tourists ask about walking the Yellow Brick Road - we’re sorry to disappoint them by pointing out that they may actually mean the Freedom Trail with its painted red brick line that connects the 16 main sites dealing with the history of Boston and the American Revolution. You may also want to walk the Equality Trail - a self-guided walking tour that follows the route of Boston's first Gay Pride March in 1971 and offers information about issues and individuals related to this route.
So come be a part in our continuing history. Oh and at the end of the Freedom Trail, no need to click your heels three times to get home - we recommend the MBTA.
…Let's not forget Cape Cod is just down the coast a bit. Provincetown has long been a prominent LGBT tourist destination. Ferries from Boston (no cars) offer a quick and relaxing way to make the trip or by car it is just a little under three hours.