June is chock full of LGBT festivities in Houston.
Compiled by Marene Gustin
Photos by Dalton DeHart
Wear your rainbow best and get downtown early for a good parking spot, as there will be hundreds of thousands of folks celebrating the 2017 Houston LGBT Pride Festival on June 24. The party kicks off at noon at Hermann Square in front of City Hall, and frolics along until the big nighttime parade beginning at 8:30 p.m. But don’t expend all your energy on just one day, because Pride Houston (one of the oldest and biggest Pride parties in the South) rocks and rolls along all month long! Here’s the lowdown on the rundown of events in and around Houston.
June 1
• Pride Superstar Competition
Season 11 of this singing competition will be held at Rich’s. Free and open to the public.
pridehouston.org
• HATCH Youth Prom
Free for youth ages 13 to 20, HATCH celebrates LGBT awareness and the upcoming Pride Week at Numbers Nightclub. This year’s theme is Forest of Dreams.
hatchyouth.org
June 2
• Stripper Circus
Every Friday, hot male dancers and no cover throughout June.
richsnightclub.com
June 3
• LHI’s Health Fare
Learn about accessing ACA health insurance and some free health services at Legacy Community Health.
lhihouston.org
June 4
• Trash Disco 2017
Krewe of Olympus kicks off Pride with a party at Rich’s. The disco starts at 4 p.m.
kreweofolympus.org
June 5
• HIV Long-Term Survivor’s Awareness Day
June 5, 1981, was the CDC’s first mention of a rare pneumonia affecting gay men. Remember, resist, and be resilient.
letskickass.org
June 8
• Pride Superstar Competition
Season 11 of this singing competition will be held at Rich’s. Free and open to the public.
pridehouston.org
June 9
• This Is How We Pride
Party on at TC’s Houston Premier Show Bar.
facebook.com/events/1368223839938268/
June 10 & 11
• Galveston Pride Beach Bash
Party on the beach during the day with DJs, drag queens, and Jell-O shots, then wash off the sand and head to 23rd St. Station for drinks and drag shows.
galveston.gaycities.com
June 15
• Pride Superstar Competition
Season 11 of this singing competition will be held at Rich’s. Free and open to the public.
pridehouston.org
June 16
• Gay Men’s Chorus of Houston Concert
Broadway, Boys and Boas, GMCH’s first show at MATCH, will be an exciting and electric Pride concert featuring the very best of Broadway, past and present.
bcpahouston.org
June 22
• Interfaith Pride Service
A special Pride service at Congregation Emanu El at 7 p.m.
faithleaderscoalition.org
• Pride Superstar Competition Finale
Season 11 of this singing competition will be held at Rich’s. Free and open to the public.
pridehouston.org
June 23
• Eden, A Girl Pride Party
This is an official Pride Houston party for the ladies at Pearl Bar (okay, guys can come, too). Starts at 5 p.m., must be 21 years of age, and there’s a suggested $10 donation at the door. Fun includes an inflatable funhouse, silent auction, and a burlesque show!
pridehouston.org
• Rainbow on the Green
Come downtown for the Pride park party at Discovery Green, across from the convention center. Food, fun, and entertainment on several stages, including CeCe Peniston and The Voice’s season 12’s Stephanie Rice. It all starts at 7 p.m. Presented by Legacy Community Health.
discoverygreen.com
• Pride Shabbat Dinner
With the support of several local congregations, Houston-area Jews will attend a Pride Shabbat Dinner at Congregation Beth Yeshurun. Following 6 p.m. services, the Lanier Middle School Klezmer Band, along with other invited musicians, will play at the dinner and in the June 24 parade.
keshethouston.org
• Intercollegiate Pride Mixer
Aggie Pride, the Texas Exes Pride Alumni Network, and the UH LGBTQ Alumni Association will host the fourth annual Intercollegiate Pride Mixer from 6 to 9 p.m. at Guava Lamp.
tinyurl.com/pride-mixer
June 24
• Houston Pride Festival
Join us downtown for the daylong festival and the exciting nighttime parade. It’s all free and open to the public (a couple hundred thousand of them), so get here early. The festival starts at noon, and the parade kicks off at 8:30 p.m. Yes, it’s free, but VIP tickets are also available that include food, drink, and stadium seating.
pridehouston.org
• Pride Pub Crawl
Get your drink on from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. with this downtown pub crawl. Tickets include a free cup, koozie, wristband, and shades. Get your ticket online.
itsahoustonthing.com/collections/pubcrawls
• Official Pride After Party, Beyond Wonderland
When the parade’s over, head on over to Rich’s for the official after party. If you haven’t been to Rich’s since the remodel, you are in for a world of delight—two levels for dancing, DJs, and flashing lights. Be 21 or over and drink responsibly, but don’t forget to have fun.
pridehouston.org
June 25
• Mad Tea (the Official Closing Party)
Don’t be sad, come back to Rich’s for one final blowout until next year! Cover charge TBA. It starts at 5 p.m. and runs until midnight.
pridehouston.org
June 30—July 4
• Austin Chill Weekend
A fun, three-day weekend featuring Bears, Brotherhood, Beverages, Bar-B-Q, and a Bear Party Barge on Lake Travis.
austinchillweekend.org
July 1
• Bigger than Texas Pride Parade and Festival
San Antonio’s main Pride event held at Crocket Park.
pridesanantonio.org
August 26
• Austin Pride Parade/Festival
The capitol’s Pride parade and fest.
austinpride.org
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