Discover LGBTQ+ and ally events happening in West Michigan
🕖 7:00 PM
OUT Loud Comedy GR uplifts queer voices and fosters community in West Michigan by creating vibrant spaces for comedy, art and joy. Come on OUT to the ONLY Queer Comedy Festival in West MI. OUT Loud Comedy Festival is a pride show benefitting the Grand Rapids Trans Foundation. Starring LGBTQIA+ comedians from across the midwest, this evening will feature sets from a variety of stand-up comedians, sketch performers, and improv from an all-star cast! 2 nights. 3 unique, incredible lineups. 3 hilarious shows. You won't want to miss this opportunity for queer joy and laughter! We cannot offer refunds on ticket purchases. Please arrive at least 10 minutes before showtime. Arriving 10 minutes or more after showtime may result in forfeiting your seats. MAIN ENTRANCE and PARKING is around back, behind Two Scott's BBQ and accessed from Quarry Ave. (follow signs) Additional free parking available on the street and at Two Scott's BBQ.
🕕 6:00 PM
📍 Arcadia Creek Festival Place
Kalamazoo Pride is back for another season of LGBTQIA+ joy! Join us June 5-6, 2026 for Downtown Kalamazoo's largest event of the year. All proceeds support OutFront Kalamazoo's work providing vital programs, services, and resources to the LGBTQIA+ community all year long.
🕙 10:00 PM
Open dance floor all night long!
🕕 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Queer Writers Social: free & open to the public, a low stress social hang that is drop in friendly.
🕛 12:00 PM
OUT Loud - Ensemble Clown Workshop - Sat 12pm In this Ensemble Clown workshop, we'll be focusing on Major/Minor skills, developing the ability to intuit when it's your turn to be in the spotlight, or when to be a supporter, and how to be as effective as possible in both roles. We believe strongly that sharing focus is one of the most important building blocks of any effective team, whether its during a performance, or even just having a group conversation. All the while we'll be digging into the clowning toolbox and building skills such as making big silly choices and allowing the audience to love you for your bravery and vulnerability instead of how clever you are, listening to the audience effectively so you can discover what they want more (and less) of, and how to listen to your body to ensure you're making choices that YOU are having fun with.
🕥 10:30 PM
OUT Loud Comedy Festival : West Michigan's ONLY queer comedy festival and fundraiser. On rare occasions we are able to open up our stage to outside groups for a "Live @TCP!" event and this is one of those exciting times! OUT Loud Comedy GR uplifts queer voices and fosters community in West Michigan by creating vibrant spaces for comedy, art and joy. Come on OUT to the ONLY Queer Comedy Festival in West MI. OUT Loud Comedy Festival is a pride show benefitting the Grand Rapids Trans Foundation. Starring LGBTQIA+ comedians from across the midwest, this special late night show will feature improv from an all-star cast and a few special guests from our community. 2 nights. 3 unique, incredible lineups. 3 hilarious shows. You won't want to miss this opportunity for queer joy and laughter!
🕘 9:00 AM
🕚 11:00 AM - 9:00 PM
📍 Riverside Park
Neko Taiyaki @ Forks Without Borders: International Food Festival
🕑 2:00 PM
📍 Muskegon Pride Festival
Join us for the West Michigan Voices of Pride at Muskegon Pride 2026
All ages queer board game night. Come play some games and meet new people!
🕒 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
📍 Monument Park
Protest for a Progress is a group of local activists that strive to unite the 2S-LGBTQIA+community, assert our collective presence, demand justice, equity and change. Together, we amplify our voices, hold leadership accountable, and stand as a visible, unrelentingforce for progress and equality. We have the signs, just need hands to hold them. Pause for inclement weather
🕛 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Join us for Tails and Tails, June 7th 12-2pm!
Show Night at Rumors!
🕛 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Queer Fibers Arts: free & open to the public, a low stress social hang that is drop in friendly.
🕔 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
15% off for students.
🕠 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
A monthly community gathering to process current events together, share needs, explore coping strategies, connect with resources, and support each other.
🕕 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
An approachable and meaningful safe space to explore writing your own poetry. New writing prompts each month. Bring & share an in-process poem (optional). Hosted by poets Nick West (@n.w3st) and Dorian Steele (@absinthe.absolam).
🕠 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
📍 Wealthy Street Annex
Rapidian Writers’ Room is our monthly meeting, held from 5:30 to 7 p.m. every second Wednesday of the month at the Wealthy Street Annex, located at 1110 Wealthy St. SE. At Rapidian Writers’ Rooms, we discuss story ideas, roadblocks and writing tips. These meetings are open to anyone regardless of experience. All we ask is that you’re curious about things happening in your community and want to write about them. It’s free, low-pressure and open to everyone. Thank you to our friends at Harmony Brewing Company for sponsoring our writers’ rooms.
It's Amateur Cabaret Night!
20% off for college students.
It's Kick-Ass Karaoke, hosted by DeeDee Chaunte! Every 2nd and 4th Thursday join us at 10pm and come enjoy our NEW Karaoke platform and NEW selection of songs with amazing drink specials and mug specials! It's Thirsty Thursday at 10 PM! $3 Wells and $2 Domestic Bottles $2 off Premium Beer, Call, & Top Shelf $5 cover - only 21 and up admitted.
Join us for Book Store Bingo, June 12th 2pm!
🕖 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM
📍 John Ball Zoo
Neko Taiyaki @ Rendezoo 2026: The Ripple Effect
🕚 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM
📍 201 W Judd St
Join us for Flat River Pride 2026 in downtown Greenville!
🕚 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM
📍 Flat River Pride
Join us for Bettie's Pages @ Flat River Pride 2026!
🕙 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Creative Mornings and Oh Hello Co are partnering to bring you a letter writing club! Please RSVP.
🕡 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Join us for On Deck, On the Road! (Author Signing Event)
🕒 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM
HOWLR: Furry Social Mixer. Harnesses, pup hoods, and fursuits are welcome! Please keep it PG-13.
🕖 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
📍 House Rules Board Game Lounge
We put our heads together with our friends at Betka-Pope Productions, and we're starting a monthly trivia night! They call it Trivi-YAH, and we've heard it's a blast! Now on Mondays (1st, 3rd, and 5th of the month) from 7-9pm! And it's free to play! So start getting your team together, and let's do this!
For queer and neurodivergent folks. Chat, stim, unmask, or vibe quietly. Fidgets and drawing materials provided.
🕐 1:00 PM
Join us for The United States of Punk!! (Crafting Event)
Cut out what inspires you from provided books and create something new. Guidance, support, and safe space provided. Hosted by art therapist Steve Edelman (@depth_arts_and_therapy).
🕡 6:30 PM
Join us for In Between the Sheets: Spicy Book Club
Reading the Rainbow is Out On The Lakeshore’s inclusive book club, welcoming individuals of all genders and identities. We explore LGBTQ+ literature twice a month through engaging discussions and a variety of activities inspired by the books, including film screenings and author talks. Book List for 2026! January: Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin (Vintage Fiction, 159p) February: Upright Women Wanted by Sarah Gailey (Fiction/Romance, 176p) March: Tongue Breaker: Poems and Performance Texts by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha (Poetry, 170p) April: From Gay to Z: A Queer Compendium by Justin Elizabeth Sayre (Nonfiction, 240p) May: This Is How You Lose the Time War by Max Gladstone and Amal El-Mohtar (Fiction, 223p) June: Brandon and Wilson at the Catch by Curtis McMillen (YA Fiction, author visit on June 17th!) July: The Princess and the Grilled Cheese Sandwich by Deya Muniz (Graphic Novel, 256p) August: Song of My Softening by Omotara James and Keith Haring: A Life for Art by Alexandra Kolossa (Poetry, 70p & Nonfiction, 95p) September: Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Melinda Lo (YA Fiction, 414p) October: The Memory Librarian: And Other Stories of Dirty Computer by Janelle Monáe (Fiction, 352p) November: Love Is for All of Us: Poems of Tenderness and Belonging from the LGBTQ+ Community and Friends edited by James Crews and Brad Peacock (Poetry, 186p) December: So Many Stars: An Oral History of Trans, Nonbinary, Genderqueer,and Two-Spirit People of Color by Caro De Robertis (Nonfiction, 296p)
Adult Game Night (open to those 18+) is held on the third Thursday of every month from 7pm to 9pm at the Community Center. All are welcome to join us for games, snacks, and meeting others in the community. Feel free to bring your own favorite game to share!
🕛 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
BYO lunch (optional). Low-key, non-intimidating Spanish practice. All proficiency levels welcome.
Hone your writing skills, new (optional) prompts every month, build community with other writers.
Our theme for June is 'Pink Pony Club!' Think camp, queer joy, and sapphic icons like Chappell Roan!
The first and third Thursday of every month is Kink Night at Rumors! Come dance and explore your kinks! Gear encouraged (Pups, Furries, Leather, and Morel) $5 Cover / $3 Cover with gear It's Thirsty Thursday at 10 PM! $3 Wells and $2 Domestic Bottles $2 off Premium Beer, Call, & Top Shelf $5 cover - only 21 and up admitted.
🕡 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Brought to You Bi the Letter B: Your monthly hangout for bisexual, pansexual, fluid+, curious, and questioning folks of all genders! Whether you're a seasoned bi veteran or just bi-curious, pull up a chair. We're here to connect, chat, and celebrate everything in the beautiful, expansive world of bisexuality.
🕒 3:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Join us for Junk Journal Club
📍 St. Cecilia Music Center
Join us for the 2026 West Michigan Voices of Pride Concert. This season's concert is based on music from the movie The Birdcage.
🕛 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Join us for Ice Cream Social
🕓 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
GR Queer Mixer is a low stakes queer social mixer aimed at starting new connections for friends, friends & dates, or more. 18+ event.
🕘 9:00 PM
🕒 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Make friends with other local bakers. Try a new bake and bring it to share. This event recurs monthly on the 3rd Sunday. Hosted by Mae from @bakeeffectgr.
📍 Grand Rapids Pride Festival
Neko Taiyaki @ Grand Rapids Pride Festival 2026
🕐 1:00 PM - 6:00 PM
📍 Holland Pride Festival
Neko Taiyaki @ Holland Pride 2026
📍 Founders Brewing Co.
Ready to tap into your brainpower? Join us every fourth Monday of the month for Trivi-YAH at Founders! 🪑 Tables open: 6:00 PM 🕖 Trivia starts pouring: 7:00 PM 👥 Teams of 1-6 players ❓ 5 rounds of general trivia 💰 Win up to $25 in gift cards 💸 Free to play Trivi-YAH is specially brewed for good times- expect delicious beer, fantastic vibes, and a crowd that knows how to raise a glass!
A free community event where participants bring their own crafts and contribute to a shared background playlist.
📍 Girl Scouts Heart of Michigan
"Dive Into Pride" at Youth Pride 2026! Kalamazoo's first and only Pride festival curated by and for LGBTQIA+ youth and families is back for another season. Join us on Saturday, June 27 from noon to 6:00 p.m. at Girl Scouts Heart of Michigan for this FREE event! Note: Children ages 0-13 must be accompanied be an adult (18+). Anyone over the age of 24 must be accompanied by a youth (age 0-24).
🕕 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM
📍 Kalamazoo Nature Center
12 Hour Playfest is a fun theatre day for all involved. At 8am the playwrights arrive and are given a prompt, prop, and the number of actors in their scene and start writing. At 12p the actors and directors arrive, meet with the playwright, and run off to reserved space to rehearse. At some point in the day, they will be given one hour in the performance space to test tech. At 8p the curtain comes up and we present to our audience the plays that 12 hours ago didn’t exist.
🕥 10:30 AM - 5:00 PM
📍 Lowell Pride Festival
Join us for Bettie's Pages @ Lowell Pride 2026!
🕜 1:30 PM
Sapphic refers to an interest or relationship between a femme-identifying person and those attracted to them, inclusive of all presentations for this event. This is a free event 2nd & 4th Saturdays 6-8pm. 18+. It's meant as a social hang for folks to get to know each other, have a safe alt space to celebrate who they are while meeting friends & new faces.
🕓 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM
🕛 12:00 PM - 8:00 PM
📍 Pride Big Rapids
Join us for Bettie's @ Pride Big Rapids 2026
🕛 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
📍 Break Into Your Pride
Join us for Bettie's @ Break Into Your Pride 2026
🕓 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
A meeting for the Deaf/Hard of Hearing LGBTQ+ community and those who want to practice their ASL skills.
Bring a poem to share (5 mins or less) or just listen and sip a beverage. Hosted by poets Nick West (@n.w3st) and Dorian Steele (@absinthe.absolam).
Join us for July's Autism Book Club where we will be discussing "Invisible Differences: A Story of Autism, Adulting, and Living Life in Full Color" by Julie Dachez. This is an Adult Non-Fiction Graphic Novel and Memoir. Every first Thursday of each month through the rest of the year, we’ll meet @ 6:30 in the store to discuss a different book or books! Always open to all:)
A 6 day/5 night music festival specifically curated to drive connection and foster community for women, nonbinary and trans folks, and those that live on the spectrum of the feminine spirit.
🕠 5:35 PM
📍 Homer Stryer Field
The Kalamazoo Growlers will be hosting OutFront Kalamazoo at the ballpark on Friday, July 31! First Pitch is at 6:35 p.m., with gates opening at 5:35 p.m. Join us to have an awesome night of fun, family, and cheering on the Growlers! Important Details: Former Detroit Tiger Legend Coaching the Growlers for this game only! Post-Game Fireworks Show. All-Inclusive Ticket Options!
Join us for August's Autism Book Club where we will be discussing "Life on the Bridge: linking my world to yours as an autistic therapist" by Kaelynn Partlow. This is an Adult Non-Fiction Memoir, Educational, and Therapy book. Every first Thursday of each month through the rest of the year, we’ll meet @ 6:30 in the store to discuss a different book or books! Always open to all:)
Join us for September's Autism Book Club where we will be discussing "All Tangled Up in Autism and Chronic Illness: A Guide to Navigating Multiple Conditions" by Charli Clement. This is an Adult Non-Fiction Self-Help book. Every first Thursday of each month through the rest of the year, we’ll meet @ 6:30 in the store to discuss a different book or books! Always open to all:)
Join us for October's Autism Book Club where we will be discussing "Moon Dust in My Hairnet" by J.R. Creaden. This is an Adult Fiction Sci-Fi and Queer novel. Every first Thursday of each month through the rest of the year, we’ll meet @ 6:30 in the store to discuss a different book or books! Always open to all:)
Join us for November's Autism Book Club for Picture Book Month! We will be exploring various picture books including: - "My Friend Julia" - "This is How We Talk" - "Tummies Flip, Hearts Skip" - "How Are You Verity?" Every first Thursday of each month through the rest of the year, we’ll meet @ 6:30 in the store to discuss a different book or books! Always open to all:)
Join us for December's Autism Book Club where we will be discussing: - "Just the Job!: A Light-Hearted Guide to Office Life for the Autistic Employee" - "The Canary Code: A Guide to Neurodiversity, Dignity, and Intersectional Belonging at Work" by Ludmila N. Praslova - "Learning from Autistic Teachers: How to Be a Neurodiversity-Inclusive School" These are Adult Non-Fiction books (Self-Help, Educational, Work). Every first Thursday of each month through the rest of the year, we’ll meet @ 6:30 in the store to discuss a different book or books! Always open to all:)
