2024 VA State Pride Guide
February 27
JD Doyle - Queer Music History | VA Queer Film Festival Series * Norfolk
February 29
Black Rainbow Love | VA Queer Film Festival Series * Norfolk
March 2
LGBTQ+ Mixer for June History Exhibit │Fredericksburg Area Museum * Fredericksburg
LGBTQ+ Community Brunch | Freddie’s Beach Bar * Arlington
March 16
VA Bear Toga Party | MJ's Tavern * Norfolk
March 17
March 23
TRUE COLORS 80's Dance Party │ HeShe Ze & We * Richmond
March 27
Pride Night at Sage Bird Ciderworks * Harrisonburg
March 29
Transgender Day of Rememberance * Norfolk
Piedmont Pride Drag Show │ Buchanon Hall * Upperville
April 1
LGBTQ+ Community Brunch | Freddie’s Beach Bar * Arlington
Red Lights & Civil Rights: LGBT History of Hampton * Hampton
April 5 - 7
HOKIE & PROUD Weekend * Blacksburg
PRIDE Night | Norfolk Admirals * Norfolk
HOKIE & PROUD Happy Hour + Queer Trivia | Eastern Divide Brew Co. * Blacksburg
April 6
LGBTQ+ Mixer for June History Exhibit │Fredericksburg Area Museum * Fredericksburg
Movie Night at ALAMO│Loudoun Pride * Loudoun
April 7
AIRSWIMMING │ Triangle Players * Richmond
April 10
LGBTQ+ Brunch at Amphora in Herndon with Dulles Triangles * Herndon
April 11
Angela Harvey "Black Rainbow Love" Film | VA Queer Film Festival Series * Norfolk
April 13
Knight Hawks of VA | LGBT Life Center * Norfolk
Queeraoke Takeover │ C'ville Out & About * Charlottesville
Sweeny Todd │ VA Arts Festival * Norfolk
Yoga & Serenity│Loudoun Pride * Loudoun
April 14
LGBTQ+ History Walking Tour │ SWVA LGBTQ History Project * Roanoke
BIG GAY Market │ Diversity Richmond * Richmond
April 16
Monthly Game Night │ C'ville Out & About * Charlottesville
Brews & Bingo│Loudoun Pride * Loudoun
April 18 - 21
Virginia International Tattoo │ VA Arts Festival * Norfolk
April 19
Miss Gay Arlington Pageant * Arlington
Fireflies & Cocktails│ C'ville Out & About * Charlottesville
Two Twisted Posts Wine Date Night│Loudoun Pride * Loudoun
April 20
CARNIVALE│ C'ville Out & About * Charlottesville
Community Care Night │ Here Queer * Richmond
April 24
Pride Night at Sage Bird Ciderworks * Harrisonburg
PRIDE Night at Breakzone │ Va Tech Pride Center * Blacksburg
April 25
Dining OUT for LIfe │ Hampton Roads * Norfolk
April 26
Gear Night │ C'ville Out & About * Charlottesville
Honky Tonk Queer-oke │ Star Hill Brewery * Richmond
April 26 - 28
Roanoke Pride Festival * Roanoke
April 27
Unity Alliance Lavender Ball │ Hampden Sydney * Farmville
April 28
Drag Night at Casey's │ FXBG Pride * Fredericksburg
* Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month in Virginia
May 1
Trailblazing Women of County │ VA Arts Festival * Norfolk
May 2
Hampton Roads Pride Reveal 2024 * Norfolk
May 3
Bar Crawl │ Make Roanoke Queer Again * Roanoke
May 4
LGBTQ+ Mixer for June History Exhibit │Fredericksburg Area Museum * Fredericksburg
SWVA Pride Spring Yard Sale * Vinton
Sweat & Slay│Loudoun Pride * Loudoun
May 7
Brandy Clark │ VA Arts Festival * Norfolk
May 18
Equality Prince William Pride * Manassas
Pride night at Sage Bird Ciderworks * Harrisonburg
Family Craft Night│Loudoun Pride * Loudoun
"𝗜𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗖𝗘𝗡𝗧" (play)│Generic Theatre * Norfolk
May 24
Glow & Axe Throw│Loudoun Pride * Loudoun
May 25
Painting the Rainbow (Crosswalk)│MJ's Tavern * Norfolk
HRPRide Brew Tour Launch Party│Elation Brewery * Norfolk
May 27
NOVA Pride Prom│Loudoun Pride * Falls Church
* June 1 - 30 LGBTQ+ History Exhibit │Fredericksburg Area Museum * Fredericksburg
June 1
Unity & More in 24' │Pulaski Pride *Pulaski
Proclamation & Flag Raising w/ Mayor * Warrenton
PRIDE Kick Off | MJ's Tavern * Norfolk
PRIDE Month Kickoff Kiki | Starr Hill * Richmond
FXBG LGBTQ+ Mixer | FXBG Area Museum * Fredericksburg
June 1 - 2
Scott's Addition Pride * Richmond
June 2
Loudoun Pride Festival *Sterling
Culpeper's Pride Festival * Culpeper
Newport News Pride Festival * Newport News
SWVA Pride Cookout & Social * Vinton
Recovery Pridefest | Diversity Richmond * Richmond
Dining w/ Divas Drag Brunch | Bar West * Richmond
June 3 - 9
June 7
LGBTQ+ Wine Makers Tasting * Alexandria
Pride Night at the Diamond Baseball * Richmond
June 8
Arlington Pride Festival * Arlington
Love on Tap | Hardywood * Richmond
June 9
Pride in the Peak * Chesapeake
June 13
Pridos After Five | Lewis Ginter * Richmond
June 15
Second Chance Adult Prom "We Are Family" | Bristol Hotel
Juneteenth Freedom Day | Festival Park * Portsmouth
Pride Party - DJ, Drag & Dancing | Two Twisted Posts * Purcellville
June 16
Juneteenth Jubilee | Us Giving Richmond Connections * Richmond
Rainbow Roll Skating * Richmond
June 17
Ghent Pride Gives Back | Palace Shops & Station * Norfolk
June 18
Queer Community Picnick / Wasena Park Brick Shelter * Roanoke
June 21 - 23
6/21 Block Party │ Hampton Roads PrideFest * Norfolk
6/22 Block Party │ Hampton Roads PrideFest & Boat Parade * Norfolk
6/23 Pride at the Beach │ Hampton Roads PrideFest * Virginia Beach
June 21
Pride Night Fireworks Game | Fredericksburg Nationals * Fredericksburg
Pride at the Market * Richmond
Pride Night │ After Party * Richmond
June 22
OUT & ABOUT │ Wolf Trap * Vienna
Alexandria Pride Bar Crawl * Alexandria
VA Beach Pride Bar Crawl * Virginia Beach
Pride Night │ Richmond Kickers Soccer * Richmond
June 23
Lewis Ginter Celebrates Families * Richmond
June 29
FXBG Pride Festival * Fredericksburg
LGBTQ+ Book Club Meet Up * Virginia Beach
June 30
Suffolk Pride Festival * Suffolk
Farmville PRIDE Jamboree * Farmville
July 13
Knight Hawks of VA | LGBT Life Center * Norfolk
July 19 - 21
Black Pride RVA Celebration * Richmond
July 25
Kinky Boots | VA Beach Little Theatre * Virginia Beach
July 27
SWVA Spaghetti Dinner & Auction * Vinton
July 31
Pride Night at Sage Bird Ciderworks * Harrisonburg
August 2
Twin Oaks Queer Gathering * Louisa
August 12
Knight Hawks of VA | LGBT Life Center * Norfolk
August 15
Rainbow Families LGBTQ Trivia | Morgan Memorial Library * Suffolk
August 17
Teen Pride Night | Tidewater Community College * Virginia Beach
August 18
LGBTQ+ Community Dinner | Federico Ristorante Italiano * Arlington
August 19
August 23
End Of Summer Party | VA PrideFest * Richmond
August 25
Silent Dance Party Night | Unlocking RVA * Richmond
LGBTQ+ Community Dinner | Federico Ristorante Italiano * Arlington
August 26
August 31
September 6
LGBTQ+ Community Social | The Commentary * Arlington
September 7
Charlottesville Pride * Charlottesville
Rainbow Gala | VA PrideFest * Richmond
September 7-8
Big Queer Weekend | Richmond Makers Market * Richmond
September 8
Big Gay VA Pride Market * Richmond
September 14
VA Witches Pride * Fredericksburg
September 19
Pentagon/DoD LGBTQ+ Happy Hour * Arlington
LGBTQ+ Book Club / Federico Ristorante * Arlington
September 20-22
Virginia Queer Film Festival *Norfolk
September 21
Shenandoah Valley Pride Festival * Harrisonburg
BEAR Night | NJ's Tavern *Norfolk
Drag Kaaroke | VA PrideFest * Richmond
Generation Us | Babes of Carytown * Richmond
Richmond Moon Market * Richmond
Richmond Egyptian Festival * Richmond
September 25
Pride Night at Sage Bird Ciderworks * Harrisonburg
September 28
Uncovering Queer History | Libray of VA * Richmond
MISERY: Pride Night | VA Repertory Theater * Richmond
September 29
LGBTQ+ Ice Cream Social | Equality NOVA * Arlington
September 30
ASD's Farmer PRIDE Block Party * Bristol
Pentagon/DoD LGBTQ+ Happy Hour * Arlington
October 1 - November 2
“Internal Monologue” Exhibit | Iridian Gallery * Richmond
October 4 - 5
Lesbians Eating Quiche! | Triangle Players * Richmond
October 4
LGBTQ+ Community Social | The Commentary * Arlington
Pride Opera Night | Harrison Opera House *Norfolk
October 5
Winchester Pride | Museum of the Shenandoah Valley * Winchester
HOKIE Expression Ball | VATech Squires Student Center * Blacksburg
Spooktoberfest | RVA Makers Market * Richmond
CLAW-ZZERCISE | Ladies Arm Wrestling * Charlottesville
October 7
JMU Sogie Drag Show | JMU Campus Wilson Hall * Harrisonburg
Pride Art Market | VCU Commonwealth Ballrooms * Richmond
October 10
I'm coming OUT! | Panel & Story Telling *Norfolk
October 11
Gear Night (Quarterly) | Firefly * Charlottesville
Fright Night (Horror Fun) | Barcode * Richmond
Pours and Pasties Halloween | Strangeways * Richmond
October 12 - November 3
"Grace For President!" | VA Repertory Theatre * Richmond
October 12
Color Appalachia With PRIDE * Bristol
Southwest Virginia Pride Fest * Salem Civic Center
Knight Hawks of VA | LGBT Life Center *Norfolk
Sapphic Screams | 37th & Zen *Norfolk
Visit the Vineyard | Knights Gambit VIneyard * Charlottesville
October 13
LGBTQ+ Theater Outing | 1st Stage Theater * Tysons
October 15
Game Night (Monthly) | JMRL Northside * Charlottesville
EMU's Queer History Speaker Event | Common Grounds Coffeehouse * Harrisonburg
October 17
Run the Rainbow 5k and Fun Run * Virginia Beach
THICC Thursdays | Godfrey's * Richmond
LGBTQ+ Book Club | Federico Ristorante * Arlington
October 18
Dracula! A Feminist Revenge | VA Stage Company * Norfolk
Halloween in the Hub | SB's Lakeside Love Shack * Richmond
October 19 - 20
Queer Adventure Series Campout | VTech Pride Center * Blacksburg
October 19
Queer-O-Ween | Seldon Market * Norfolk
Nationz Masquerade Gala | VA Union University * Richmond
October 20
Pickleball w/ Kayla | Darden Town Park * Charlottesville
Brunch on the Plaza | Unlocking RVA * Richmond
October 25
DRAG at the Museum: Fredericksburg Ghost Stories │Fredericksburg Area Museum * Fredericksburg
October 26
Rockbridge Pride Festival * Lexington
HALLOWEEN BASH Monster Ball |The Park Dance Club * Roanoke
Fantasy Festival | IX Park * Charlottesville
Brunch on the Plaza | Unlocking RVA * Richmond
October 27
SPOOKTACULAR Drag Brunch | Well Hung Vineyard * Roanoke
October 28
Witch Perfect: 3 Ru Girls | Rainbow Cactus * Virginia Beach
Out and About Community Happy Hour | Palette 22 * Arlington
October 29
Crystal Methyd from RuPaul's Drag Race S12! | Fallout * Richmond
October 31
LGBTQ+ Halloween Party | Freddie's Beach Bar * Arlington
November 1
LGBTQ+ Community Social | The Commentary * Arlington
November 13
Diversity Richmond CELEBRATES! * Richmond
November 16
Transgender Information & Empowerment Summit * Richmond
Virginia Bear Contest | 37th & Zen * Norfolk
November 17
Run the Rainbow | Hampton Roads Pride * Virginia Beach
November 20
Transgender Day of Remembrance
November 28
LGBTQ+ Halloween Party | Freddie's Beach Bar * Arlington
