Discover LGBTQ+ and ally events happening in West Michigan
🕕 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Every Sunday we're hosting a queer potluck 6-8 at Lotus Brew. This is a free community event where we invite folks to come as they are for a relaxing evening of food, community, & rest. Outside dishes are allowed, please email us at lotusbrewcoffee@gmail.com so we can create allergen labels.
🕛 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Queer Fiber Arts Social
🕘 9:00 AM
Drop off clean, gently used items (adult sizes) from this list that someone else might love: - Hats and scarves - Mittens and gloves - Warm sweaters - Winter coats - Winter boots
🕖 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Weekly trans and queer social night at General Wood Shop.
🕠 5:30 PM
All are welcome, new prompts every month. Bring or share a poem (optional) and get kind-hearted feedback. Hosted by poet Nick West and Dorian Steele.
📍 Herrick District Library
🌈✨ Are you a youth leader who cares about creating inclusive, empowering spaces for LGBTQ+ youth? Join us this fall for Affirming Futures — a workshop series to support, uplift, and equip youth leaders. What to expect: meet other leaders and help shape the future of youth support in our community. Registration is required (link in bio); you do not have to attend all sessions.
🕜 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Monthly social gathering for LGBTQ+ seniors on the second Wednesday of each month.
🕗 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Weekly karaoke night at General Wood Shop.
🕕 6:00 PM
Weekly sapphic event at General Wood Shop.
Draw More Art Social
🕒 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Join us to kick off the cafe's birthday weekend! Enjoy free live music at the cafe by wonderful singer-songwriter Daniel Pladdet.
🕙 10:00 PM - 2:00 AM
Queer Writers Social
🕟 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Create your own unique and gorgeous suncatcher with Denise from Socco. All materials are provided.
Browse (free!) adult-sized winter gear and cozy clothing donated by our amazing community and take home something new! All are welcome. Extras donated to unhoused neighbors.
🕙 10:00 AM
Mark your calendars! Our annual Wear the Rainbow Clothing Drive (presented in partnership with GVSU’s LGBT Resource Center and the GR Trans Foundation) is just one month away on Saturday, November 15th! We are now accepting donations of CLEAN, gently used clothing, shoes, and accessories for our community. We have a special request for large sizes of feminine clothing, shoes, accessories, and unused/unopened cosmetics. How to Donate: Drop off your bagged or boxed items at one of our three community locations before Wednesday, November 12th: GVSU Allendale Campus: Center for Women and Gender Equity (1201 Kirkhof Center) GVSU City Campus: Career Center (101-B Devos Center) Grand Rapids Pride Center: 343 Atlas Ave SE, Grand Rapids Your donations will help ensure everyone around our community can find affirming apparel!
Board Game Social
🕥 10:30 AM - 2:00 PM
What better way to celebrate the cafe turning 18 than to have a table full of smutty literature brought to us by Taylor from BookEasy!? xoxo
🕚 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Achillean is an umbrella term for men or men aligned folks who are attracted to other men or men aligned regardless of sexual or romantic orientation. Inclusive of all presentations. There was a lot of interest in different social themes & we wanted to make a few to help folks meet others & make first connections. This overlaps with a queer bear social that meets at lotus 10-12. We have plans to do a sapphic social, T4T social & if anyone has suggestions we'd love to look into them. We will be looking for host as well to help with greeting folks/ giving us a headcount so if you want to volunteer for any of the other socials feel free to reach out.
The famous vegan buns are back to celebrate our 18th birthday! Come and get 'em along with other Sweet Batches delights before they're gone or Lori buys them all
🕑 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Enjoy free live music at the cafe by lovely singer-songwriter Ben Bailey.
🕖 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
📍 House Rules Board Game Lounge
Our regulars call it, "The best trivia night in Grand Rapids." We call it our passion. Join us for four rounds of general questions and big fun!
🕑 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Every 3rd Tuesday by Cares sexual wellness services.
🕠 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
All materials provided (or bring your own). Hosted by art therapist Steven Edelman.
📍 L. William Seidman Center
"With so many seeking to erase transgender people - sometimes in the most brutal ways possible - it is vitally important that those we lose are remembered, and that we continue to fight for justice" -Gwendolyn Ann Smith, Founder of Trans Day of Remembrance On Thursday, November 20th, our community will come together in honor & remembrance of those we’ve lost to transphobic violence over the past year. Hosted by Grand Rapids Pride Center, Grand Rapids Trans Foundation, and GVSU LGBT Resource Center, this event (Located at the L. William Seidman Center, Room 1008 at 50 Front Ave SW, Grand Rapids, MI) will feature a vigil, a reading of the names of our lost extended family as well as a short program featuring guest speakers and musicians from the community. Emotional and mental health resources and space will be available, and light refreshments will be provided. Please be mindful of our guests who have scent sensitivities by refraining from wearing scents. Accessible parking is available in the Fulton Lot at Fulton and Mt. Vernon, which is underneath US-131 and directly under the Laker Line bus stop. There will be ASL interpretation for this event.
🕕 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Provides a safe and welcoming environment for those who wish to express their feminine side, engage in camaraderie, and share experiences. Fem dress required. For ages 18+. We believe that by integrating our masculine and feminine traits, we will become happier, healthier, and more contented individuals.
Create your own unique and gorgeous charm bracelet with Denise from Socco. All materials provided.
Join Grand Rapids Pride Center's Own Your Gender social support group. This group is for those who are gender questioning, gender non-conforming, non-binary, and transgender, identifying inside and outside of the gender binary. OYG provides a space where you are you, with no exceptions and no explanations needed. A place where you can openly and honestly discuss any trouble relating to others in your family, school, workplace, or surrounding community and connect with others in the community to share information, resources, and experiences. For individuals 18 years of age and older. If you would like to schedule a tour and/or meeting before you attend the group, please reach out to us at (616) 458-3511. We want to make sure everyone who attends group feels safe and is comfortable. 2nd & 4th Saturdays 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Before the internet, there were zines: handmade, photocopied bursts of rebellion and creativity passed from hand to hand. They were (and still are) the voice of the unheard. Join this interactive zine-making workshop led by Zine Bros Distro, who'll take us through the history, purpose, and power of these pocket-sized revolutions. Learn how to fold your own eight-page zine, explore different formats and uses, and get your hands ink-deep in DIY storytelling. You'll leave with your own handmade zine and the option to make copies to share.
🕙 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
📍 Goei Center
Neko Taiyaki will be selling their signature Japanese stuffed waffles at the Made Market Holiday Market. Get $1 off with your Pink Wallet membership!
🕥 10:30 AM - 1:00 PM
📍 San Chez
Drag brunch show with welcome beverage and meal included. Menu: Vegetarian Biscuits & Gravy with house made buttermilk biscuits and soy sausage gravy.
🕜 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
🕓 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Learn how to crochet with JJ from Coffeepot Crochet. All materials provided.
🕡 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Get ready to thank u, next, your Sunday plans because we’re bringing an Ariana Grande–themed drag show to General Wood Shop! Join us on Sunday, November 23rd for a night dedicated to high vocals, high glam, and even higher ponytails. Our cast of incredible drag performers will be serving Ariana’s most iconic eras: from Dangerous Woman to Positions and everything in between.
Open-mic style event - keep your reading to 5 min - stay to show support for poets - snap for everyone! Email info@scorpionheartsclub.com to guarnatee a spot, or just show up. Hosted by Nick West and Dorian Steele.
🕙 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
📍 Corner Record Shop
Neko Taiyaki will be selling their signature Japanese stuffed waffles at The Corner Record Shop for Record Store Day. Get $1 off with your Pink Wallet membership!
🕓 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Continue your junk journal journey in this hands-on workshop where you'll learn sewn binding techniques, add new pages, and create unique interest pages. Whether continuing from Step One or joining fresh, this is your chance to deepen your creative practice with fellow book lovers. All supplies included - Step One attendees get a discounted rate! Create a journal inspired by our Bit Zen Pieces collection.
Help transform the bookshop into a winter wonderland! Join our craft circle to make ornaments, displays, and seasonal touches while enjoying cocoa, coffee, and cider. The crafts we build will either decorate the shop or you can take them home. This free, family-friendly event promises a morning filled with cinnamon scents, laughter, and community spirit. Bring your creative flair or just your holiday cheer to help make our shop sparkle for the season.
🕙 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
📍 Littlefoot Coffee Roasters
Neko Taiyaki will be selling their signature Japanese stuffed waffles at Littlefoot Coffee for a Small Business Saturday Party. Get $1 off with your Pink Wallet membership!
Local bakery, Pollen & Crumb, will be here at the cafe till they sell out with freshly made cookies, scones, and more!
🕔 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Celebrate surviving November with this cozy NaNoWriMo afterparty and holiday kickoff! Wear your most outrageous knitwear for a night of tea tasting (featuring Cliché Teas), upcycling sweater scraps into crafts, and crowning the wildest sweater. Whether celebrating a finished manuscript, mourning an unfinished one, or just enjoying good company, this event offers laughter, caffeine, and questionable sweater choices. Writers who participated in November challenges get free admission.
📍 Pyramid Scheme
We put our heads together with our friends at Betka-Pope Productions, and we're going to start doing a monthly trivia night! They call it Trivi-YAH, and we've heard it's a blast! Here's the first 3 dates, all on Sunday nights, from 8-10pm for those 21+! And it's free to play! So start getting your team together, and let's do this!
🕖 7:00 PM
📍 AMC Grand Rapids 18
Postponed screening of "Ponyboi" at AMC Grand Rapids 18. We decided to postpone by a few weeks to give us some extra time to hit our RSVP goal.
Join us in celebrating friendship, belonging, and the courage to dream of a kinder world. Our mission is to amplify LGBTQ+ voices and create community through the power of music. This is why we sing.
It's a special Ugly Holiday Sweater Party edition of Trivi-YAH! Our regulars call it, "The best trivia night in Grand Rapids." We call it our passion. Join us for four rounds of general questions and big fun!
Join us for a special Musical Theatre themed trivia featuring questions about musicals on stage and on screen, special prizes, and sing-alongs!
