This year’s Pride has something for everyone, from art to zines and everything in between. We are regularly updating this list as we learn of new events. Have an event you think should be on this list? Email Lisa Williams at lisa_williams@wgbh.org.
June 4
“Love Lies Bleeding” screening | Free | Boston | Dani’s Queer Bar hosts a screening of the 2024 film starring Katy O’Brian and Kristen Stewart.
June 5
Pride Night at the Boston Pops with Orville Peck | $ | Boston | Country music star Orville Peck performs along with the Boston Pops.
Fruit Basket: Improv Asylum Pride Show | $ | Boston | Improv comedy featuring drag star Rose Quartz.
Proud Out Loud artist reception | Free | Newburyport | A curated collection of queer artists’ mixed media pieces at the Chalk Gallery, on display through June 28.
Crafting Pride: Felted Banner Edition | Free | Cambridge | Felting crafting class & session at Cambridge Public Library.
June 6
First Fridays at the MFA, Pride Edition | $ | Boston | Dancing and music, includes admission to the museum.
Echoes: Love and Freedom | Free | Cambridge | Music, dance and more at Centanni Park near Kendall Square.
June 7
Pride Trivia Cabaret | $ | Boston | Mass Opera and Opera on Tap Boston collaborate for their second Pride brunch at Club Café.
Springfield Pride | Free | Springfield | Parade at noon and block party beginning at 1 p.m.
Step into Pride | Free | Lynn | Kick off Pride Month by helping paint a rainbow crosswalk by Fran’s Place.
LGBTQ+ Silent Disco Pier Party, Trans Pride | $ | Boston | Benefit for Trans Emergency Fund at The Anchor at the Charlestown Navy Yard.
Rainbow Revolutionaries Tour | $ | Boston | Historical tour featuring LGBTQ pioneers on Saturdays and Sundays through June.
Love Conquers Ale | $ | Boston | Rooftop Pride party at Sam Adams Brewery.
Mass. Audubon Pride Festival | Free | Cambridge | Pride festival at Magazine Beach for all ages.
Pride Social Tennis | Free | Somerville | USTA New England Tennis hosting a social tennis event at Club Volo with pickleball, lawn games, food and face-painting.
Queer Zine Making Workshop | Free | Cambridge | Zine history and zine making workshop.
Rainbow Sprinkles | Free | Boston | Intergenerational LGBTQ+ history gathering and ice cream social through the Boston Public Library.
Back Bay Ringers Handbell Ensemble | $ | Worcester | The nation’s first open and affirming handbell ensemble will perform “Home,” “Rainbow Connection” as well as favorites and new arrangements.
Pride Family Evening | Free | Acton | Family friendly fun and dinner at the Discovery Museum.
Pride PokeBALL | $ | Boston | For when you want your Pride to have both drag and Pokémon at Jacques Cabaret.
June 8
Quincy Pride Festival | Free | Quincy | Vendors, live performances and food from 12-5 p.m. at Pageant Field.
Lesbian Nightlife Tea Dance | $ | Boston | Tea Dance at Dorchester Brewing Company.
“Finding Refuge Demanding Equality” | Free | Lynn | This new documentary premieres, focusing on a century of LGBTQ+ struggles and progress in Lynn.
Cambridge Pride | Free | Cambridge | Music, activities, ice cream truck and queer history exhibit at Cambridge City Hall.
June 9
Pride Cookie Decorating Workshop | $ | Boston | Cookie decorating workshop at Dorchester Brewing Company.
Pride Night at Fenway | $ | Boston | Sox v. Tampa Bay Rays.
Pride Friendship Bracelets | Free | Boston | Make friendship bracelets to keep or give away through the Boston Public Library.
Screening of “There Are Things To Do” | Free | Boston | Screening of documentary about the life of activist Urvashi Vaid at the Massachusetts State House.
June 11
“Mom, I Have Something To Tell You” | Free | Boston | Screening of film by filmmaker Rick Miller, who documented conversations between gay men and their moms through the Boston Public Library.
June 12
RuPaul’s Drag Race Trivia Night | $ | Boston | Trivia fun at Trophy Room.
Worcester Youth Pride Night | Free | Worcester | Free movie screening of The Wizard of Oz on the Common.
June 13
Queens at the Castle | $ | Gloucester | Drag show at Hammond Castle in Gloucester.
Riverway Pride Shabbat | Free | Inclusive Shabbat service at Temple Israel.
Boston Dyke March | Free | Starts at Parkman Bandstand on Boston Common.
June 14
Boston Pride for the People Parade & Festival | Free | Boston | Parade begins at 11 and goes from Copley to Boston Common with a loop through the South End.
Road of Rainbows 5K | $ | Boston | A Boston Common 5K with post-race performances.
Pride Outside | $ | Boston | Boston Theater Company’s drag show at Downtown Crossing.
Divas & Brews | $ | Salem | All-live singing from local queens at the Couch Dog Brewing Company.
“To Wong Foo” | Free | Boston | Screening at Trident Bookstore.
Gay Fieri: Diners, Drive-Ins, and Pride | Free | Somerville | Cookout and a Guy Fieri lookalike contest; a part of proceeds will go to the Massachusetts Trans Political Coalition.
Chicopee Pride | Free | Chicopee | Be ready for various fun activities and entertainment.
June 15
JP Block Party | $ | Boston | All ages, music and drag performances in Jamaica Plain.
Pride at the Waterworks | Suggested donation | Boston | Fun and colorful activities — make a tie-dye bandana or scrunchie to take home.
June 18
Drag Bingo Night with Rose Quartz | Free | Boston | Bingo, laughter and glam through the Boston Public Library.
June 21
Outloud Music Festival | $ | Boston | LGBTQ+ music festival at Suffolk Downs with Kim Petras headlining and a DJ set from Trixie Mattel.
Holyoke Pride | Free | Holyoke | Music, performances and food vendors.
GLOW UP Pride Rave | $ | Cambridge | Queer pop dance party with cash bar.
Queer Crafts | Free | Boston | Free crafting for adults through the Boston Public Library.
Pride Bar Crawl | $ | Boston | Part of the of proceeds goes to Boston Pride For the People.
Big Gay Dance Party | Free | Somerville | Union Square shuts down for an all-ages dance party & festival.
June 25
Cooking with Pride! | Free | Boston | Boston Lesbigay Urban Foundation B.L.U.’s Chef Q will show how to create small bites for a group of for $25 or under through the Boston Public Library.
June 26
“The Rise and Fall of Boston Pride” | Free | Boston | Book talk with author Daniel Joseph Gonzalez, outlining the growth of the organization behind Boston’s Pride celebration and its dissolution in 2021.
June 28
Boston’s Big Queer Picnic | Free | Boston | 1-4 p.m. at Parkman Bandstand on Boston Common.
North Shore Pride | Free | Salem | Annual LGBTQ+ pride parade and celebration through Salem’s streets.
Stonewall Pride Block Party | $ | Worcester | Drag performances, DJ and dancing.
Pride Flags and Symbols | Free | Boston | Learn the history of Pride flags and symbols and make your own Pride buttons through the Children’s Library at the Boston Public Library.
June 29
Revere Beach Pride | Free | Revere | Pride festival from 1-7 p.m. with music, vendors, a photo booth and crafts for kids.
North Shore Pride’s drag brunch | $ | Salem | Hosted by Mizery at the Derby Restaurant.