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Drag Bingo
The Peace Development Fund and Four Phantoms Brewing invite you to join us for our next Drag Bingo Night! Proceeds support PDF’s social justice organizing grants in the Valley, including support of LGBTQ+ groups.
Bingo starts at 7:00 pm and is $20 for 10 rounds. Fanny Lockheart will host and perform. Fabulous prizes from local businesses. Come support even if you don’t play.
These events sell out, so get your tickets early!
Defending Transgender Healthcare
Defending Transgender Healthcare
for Parents and Caregivers
Please join Greater Boston PFLAG, Transhealth, and The Institute for Health Research & Policy at Whitman-Walker for a webinar on Defending Transgender Healthcare for Parents and Caregivers on Tue., April 29th, from 7:00 - 8:30 pm. Participants will learn:
The facts about transgender healthcare - what it includes and why it matters
How misinformation fuels harmful policies and how to push back against it
Advocacy tools to protect trans youth and their right to care
Pride Prom
Students in grades 8 - 12 are welcome to Franklin County Pride’s 2nd annual Pride Prom! We’ll have a DJ playing your favorite tunes and plenty of food too! This event is FREE.
Students can access free fancy wear at the Greenfield High School’s community closet this Saturday, April 12 at 11am.
Questions? Email info@franklincountypride.org for more information.
Interested in being a parent chaperone? Email us to learn how to get involved.
The Last (Ditch) Drag Show on Earth
Join newly open Last Ditch for their “The Last Drag Show on Earth!” Mourn the inevitable eco-apocolypse with drag numbers and a “trash-ion” show featuring slow fashion, second-hand, fiber arts, and wearable art. You won’t want to miss this stacked cast with Forrest Fleur, Misandrie, Marina Garconne, Joking, Venus Penis, Miss Treated, and Heart Throb! And don’t forget to bring tips for our environmentally conscious performers!
This event is 21+. Doors at 9:00pm, show at 10:00pm. $15 cover (pay what you can, no one turned away for lack of funds). Masks are required for entry (available at venue). Elevator entry to the venue is located in the foyer in front of Mesa Verde.
Queer Birding on the Rail Trail
Queer Birding on the Rail Trail - Western Massachusetts
April 27, 2025 — 9:00 am - 11:00 am ET
Last day to register: April 24, 2025
The warblers are coming! Join Sam and your fellow queer birders as we search for migrating songbirds along a rail trail in Amherst, MA. The trail goes through swamp, marsh, and woodland habitats in just a short distance, with many vantage points that promise great views of diverse species. In addition to early warblers, we can expect to see tree swallows, great blue herons, belted kingfishers, and more.
All experience levels are welcome on this beginner-friendly outing. Bring your curiosity, and we will learn from each other! Binoculars are recommended, but feel free to bring whatever equipment you find most comfortable when searching for tiny songbirds in the woods and wetlands. We will have 9 extra pairs of binoculars to share.
Accessibility: This walk is on a wide (8-10 ft), wheelchair-accessible, asphalt rail trail that is popular among cyclists, birders, and runners. This section is completely flat. We will plan on walking approximately 1 mile round trip (out and back). We will move slowly as a group, stopping frequently to observe the birds around us. There are picnic tables at the trailhead, but otherwise few designated places to sit. The large parking lot has two van-accessible parking spaces at the trailhead as well as a wheelchair-accessible portapotty. The trailhead is 1.4 miles from the closest PVTA bus stop and is directly on the bike path. More detailed information on our meeting location will be shared with registered participants prior to the event.
We ask folks under the age of 18 to please register themselves and an adult to accompany them.
If you require a service dog to attend, please let us know and we’ll collaborate with you on how to keep you both comfortable and hydrated at this event.
Pride Potluck @ Mesa Verde
Join us for a monthly potluck series at Mesa Verde! Every 4th Sunday of the month. Bring a dish or beverage or just yourself! This is a chance for LGBTQIA+ community members to gather and connect. Let’s break bread together!
Hampshire Pride
Celebrate Hampshire County Pride on May 3rd! Click here for more details.
Valley Tea Dance
Valley Tea Dance is a fun, safe and a welcoming space for Lesbian/Queer women identified people to get together and dance.
We recognize and appreciate the complexity and beauty of all genders. Our aim is to create an enjoyable space specifically for women and adjacent individuals who love women. Therefore, our dances are specifically for this group.
Trans women and non-binary folk who connect with femininity are part of our Community.
The dances are a collaborative effort of Holyoke Lesbian Meetup and Hawks and Reed.
Pride Office Hours with Mayor Desorgher
Mayor Desorgher and her Chief of Staff, Erin Anahlt, will join us for this special addition of Pride Office Hours! All are welcome.
Come for conversation and to be in community.
Pride Potluck @ Mesa Verde
Join us for a monthly potluck series at Mesa Verde! Every 4th Sunday of the month. Bring a dish or beverage or just yourself! This is a chance for LGBTQIA+ community members to gather and connect. Let’s break bread together!
Franklin County Pride Parade
Join us for the 9th annual Franklin County Pride Parade! Over 60 groups will march down Federal Street and onto Main Street headed to Energy Park. Let’s come together to celebrate the our beautiful LGBTQIA+ community.
Festivities will continue immediately after the parade on Miles Street and Energy Park with musical performances, speeches, vendors, and more!
Pride Festival & Block Party
Celebrate Franklin County Pride! Musical performances, speeches, vendors, food, and more!
More information coming soon!
Drag Trivia
Join the Secrets of Sovereigns Pop Culture Trivia night! This month’s theme: GAMES! Bon Couillon will be here serving supper starting at 5pm.
Trivia starts at 6:30 pm and is $15 to enter. Ages 21+. Please arrive by 6pm to be seated. Deep knowledge of trivia is not required as long as you know how to have fun!
Trans Day of Visibility
Join Translate Gender for Trans Day of Visibility on 3/29.
Just announced! Join Translate Gender for the 3rd Annual Trans Day of Visibility Resource & Art Fair on Saturday, March 29th from 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM at the Holyoke Council on Aging.
Last year, over 650+ people attended the day, and we hope hope this year will be another incredible turnout to show trans power and solidarity. We need one another now more than ever.
Pride Potluck @ Mesa Verde
Join us for a monthly potluck series at Mesa Verde! Every 4th Sunday of the month. Bring a dish or beverage or just yourself! This is a chance for LGBTQIA+ community members to gather and connect. Let’s break bread together!
Venture Out: Welcome Spring Hike
From Venture Out’s Website:
It’s been a long, cold winter, but spring is finally here! Stretch your legs with TVOP Volunteer Sam on an early spring hike in a beautiful conservation area in Northampton, MA. We will plan on hiking for approximately 3 miles round trip, following a stream that winds through the woods and ends up at a beautiful lake view. Along the way, we’ll keep an eye out for skunk cabbage, wood frogs, and other signs of the emerging season.
March means mud season, so be prepared for wet, muddy conditions and please wear waterproof boots. Terrain is variable and includes wide and flat dirt roads, gentle hills, and some narrow sections with uneven footing (roots and rocks) or slippery boardwalks. Unleashed dogs are common at this location.
We ask folks under the age of 18 to please register themselves and an adult to accompany them.
If you require a service dog to attend, please let us know and we’ll collaborate with you on how to keep you both comfortable and hydrated on this hike.
Rooted Resilience Launch Celebration
Celebrate the official launch of the Rooted Resilience Project! This event brings together 2SLGBTQIA+ artists, creatives, and culture-makers from Western Massachusetts for a night of live performances, conversation, and connection with emcee Wylder Ayres.
Come experience the voices and work of the creatives featured in their first season, explore artist and resource tables, and celebrate the power of sharing and preserving intersectional narratives. Together, we’ll honor the resilience and brilliance of our community while looking ahead to the stories we’ll continue to uplift through this multi-part project. The doors to the Sanctuary and the Makers Market in the Rainbow Rooms open at 6 PM, with performances beginning at 7 PM.
Masks strongly encouraged but not required.
To learn more about the Rooted Resilience Project, visit rootedresilience.substack.com and subscribe to updates!
Pride Potluck @ Mesa Verde
Join us for a monthly potluck series at Mesa Verde! Every 4th Sunday of the month.
Open Office Hours
Drop-in to the Pride Office for community, conversations, games, and crafts. This is a safe space for LGBTQIA+ community members to stay connected and support one another.
Open Office Hours
Drop-in to the Pride Office for community, conversations, games, and crafts. This is a safe space for LGBTQIA+ community members to stay connected and support one another.
Pride Winter Potluck and Crafts
Come gather with our LGBTQIA+ community on January 19th to craft and share a meal. Bring your favorite winter comfort food or appetizer to share. Please bring ingredient list! Some outlets available for crock pots. Plates and utensils provided, please bring serving utensils for your dish. Guests are not required to bring food to attend!
crafts provided by Liz Moore, and feel free to being your own PROJECTS!
Four Phantoms has Beer, Mead, Cider, and Non alcoholic drinks available for purchase.
Lot, and on street parking available
CANCELLED: Open Office Hours
Tonight’s drop-in hours are cancelled due to illness. We are sorry to cancel on such short notice. Mask up friends and stay healthy!
Drop-in to the Pride Office for community, conversations, games, and crafts. This is a safe space for LGBTQIA+ community members to stay connected and support one another.
HoliGAY Potluck
Join the Franklin County Pride Committee for a festive evening of treats! This event is a potluck. Please bring a dish and some holiday cheer!
Thank you to Mesa Verda for generously offering to host this event.
Open Office Hours / Community Gathering
Drop-in to the Pride Office for community, conversations, games, and crafts. This is a safe space for LGBTQIA+ community members to stay connected and support one another.
"What Trans & Non-Binary People Can Do to Protect Themselves"
Lawyer Emily Daniell will detail how trans and nonbinary people can change their name and/or gender marker on legal documents. This workshop will go through the processes, step-by-step, for birth certificates, drivers’ licenses, passports, and social security. This event is open to the public.
Open Office Hours / Community Gathering
Drop-in to the Pride Office for community, conversations, games, and crafts. This is a safe space for LGBTQIA+ community members to stay connected and support one another.
Open Office Hours / Community Gathering
Drop-in to the Pride Office for community, conversations, games, and crafts. This is a safe space for LGBTQIA+ community members to stay connected and support one another.
Transhealth: Post Election Support Space
For more info or questions, please contact the Transhealth Community Team at thcommunity@transhealth.org.
Post-Election Gathering
Community members are welcome to gather in a safe and supportive space. This is a time for anyone to stop by when they can, connect, and share. We want to create a community space to be together, share resources, and check-in with each other.
It is imperative we hold our connections to one another as we grieve this election result and plan for what comes next.
Enter via the office building door next to Greenfield Records.
See You L8ter Space Cowboy - Queer Circus Burlesque w/ Burning Roses Burlesque
End Pride Month with a bang! Burning Roses Burlesque presents their usual sexy circus stylings with a space western flair. Featuring some of the wackiest and hottest performers in their stable, with original acts and homages to some of your favorite pop culture franchises, this show is a real pleaser. So bring your singles, saddle up and get ready to blast off - you're not gonna want to miss this one!
Doors :9:00
Show: 9:30
We expect to sell out, so get your tickets now!
Venture Out: Queer Evening Hike
A Queer Short Hike For A Long Evening - Vermont
June 21, 2024 — 6:00 - 8:00 pm ET
Rain date: June 24, 2024
Last day to register: June 18, 2024
Enjoy the magnificent green of June with a short hike on one of the longest days of the year. Gather after work with volunteer Amy on a beginner friendly trail through blooming groves of mountain laurel. Though this hike goes up a mountain, both the pace and the incline will be gentle. At the top, we’ll find views of Vermont, New Hampshire and Massachusetts along with small twisted trees rarely seen in the state. The shortness of the trail gives us time to linger on granite outcrops and appreciate the scenery in the evening light.
Folks under the age of 18 to please register themselves and an adult to accompany them.
If you require a service dog to attend, please let us know and we collaborate with you on how to keep you both comfortable and hydrated on the hike.
Location: Brattleboro area, VT
(Abenaki and Wabanaki lands)
Parking: Turn out on the side of the road in front of the trailhead. Otherwise, just along the road.
Pets: While we love pets, we ask furry friends to remain home on this adventure.
Hike: 1.5 miles, 260 ft elevation gain
Cost: $0-$20 sliding scale
Bring: Water, snacks, walking shoes with a good tread, bugspray
Pride Book Club
Join GPL and Imaginary Bookshop for a special book show-and-tell. No need to read a specific book, instead bring your favorite book by or about an LGBTQ+ subject to share with other queer lit lovers. Food and refreshments will be provided. Registration recommended, but not required.
This event is for adults, ages 18+
RokkitQueer Icons: Pride After Party
The legendary ROCKITQUEER Returns! Bring your bad queer self on down to the Voo for rebirth/reunion/reignition/reliftoff.
413Ska Presents: A Ska & Punk Pride Party
Burly Girlies – Headlining VT Feminist punk band
McAsh – Ska/punk/ rock from Windsor VT
The New Limits – Boston ska,reggae, and rocksteady. Dust off those dancing shoes!
RVR – Indie/queerpunk/ folk punk from VT
Melovictoria – Female Fronted Punk band from CT . (Your Mom’s favorite punk band)
Marianne Toilet And The Runs – Deliciously Demented Rock Group
Tickets: $10
Drag Trivia Night
Theme: Pop Music
Trivia starts at 6:30 pm and is $15 to enter. Ages 21+. Please arrive by 6 pm to be seated. Deep knowledge of trivia is not required as long as you know how to have fun! Prizes for our winners will be provided by Four Phantoms Brewing Company.
Teams are of an unlimited size. “Why?” you ask. Because a one-person team can be just as fierce as a team of ten – and the winning teams are usually on the smaller side, but prove us wrong with your ten-person team at this show. To the victor go the spoils!
Valley Tea Dance
Get ready to groove and celebrate all colors of the rainbow at our electrifying All Genders Pride Tea Dance! Join us as DJ Mars Capone spins beats that unite us in love, liberation, and pure joy. Whether you’re rocking heels, kicks, or dancing barefoot, this is your safe space to shine and show your pride. Let’s dance together, breaking barriers and spreading love with every move!
Dance starts at 3:30 and goes until 6:30
Followed by a Ska/ Punk Pride Party starting at 7:00