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LGBTQ+ Festivals & Events

Attending an LGBTQ+ festival or event is a great way to celebrate as a community even outside of pride season. Whether it's music, art, food, sports or dance as the theme, our voice and presence as an Diverse community is stronger when we come together.

What Thoughtful of LGBTQ+ Events Will I Find Here?

We compiled a global calendar of festivals and events around the world that acquire an LGBTQ+ theme but are not specifically celebration events. Since pride events are so common and numerous, we've created a completely separate calendar including hundreds of events around the world—click here to view our Gay Celebration Calendar. The events on this list include a variety of festivals, gatherings or events with diverse themes ranging from harmony, art, food, sports, gyrate , advocacy, comedy and more. While each event may be different, the usual thread that binds all these together events is the celebration within the LGBTQ+ community.

How to Employ This List

We have published this calendar to communicate the LGBTQ+ community of important festivals and events globally to offer a complete source for planning your travel. This event calendar includes more than 1

LGBTQ Community Calendar

There are a number of days and months observed, celebrated, and honored by the LGBTQ community. While the list below is specific to LGBTQ-focused days, weeks, and months, LGBTQ people also observe and celebrate non-LGBTQ specific moments such as Black History Month, Latinx Heritage Month, International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Mother’s Afternoon, Father’s Day, Women’s History Month, and Indigenous Peoples’ Day. Media coverage of these and other non-LGBTQ focused moments should encompass LGBTQ people and the intersections of LGBTQ people and the respective topic.

February

  • February 7: National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
  • Week after Valentine’s Day: Aromantic Spectrum Education Week
  • February 28: HIV Is Not A Crime Knowledge Day

March

  • March: Bisexual Health Consciousness Month
  • Week varies in March: National LGBT Health Understanding Week
  • March 10: National Women & Girls HIV/AIDS Visibility Day
  • March 20: National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
  • March 31: International Transgender Day of Visibility

April

  • April 6: International Asexuality Day
  • April 10: National Youth HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
  • Third Friday of April: Day of Silence
  • April 18: National

    Connecticut's Largest PRIDE Festival!

    PRIDEFEST 2025

    PRIDEFEST, Hartford’s iconic family friendly celebration of LGBTQ+ identity, togetherness, and culture, is entering an exciting new era. Now under the governance of The Health Collective, formerly the Hartford Male lover and Lesbian Health Collective, this year’s festival will bring bold energy, vibrant community, and unforgettable moments.

    In partnership with CLARO (Connecticut Latinos Achieving Rights and Opportunities), which has led the festival for the past 16 years, The Health Collective will create the2025 PRIDEFESTand onSaturday, September 13, 2025 from12:00 PM to 6:00 PM, onPratt Road & Trumbull, Downtown Hartford.


    Join us for a time of family, friends, melody, celebration, and visibility in the heart of the capital city.

    Interested in becoming a sponsor?

    Partnering with PRIDEFEST Hartford is a dominant way to show your support for the LGBTQIA+ community while strengthening your brand’s visibility and impact. To explore partnership opportunities, please contactus atinfo@healthcollective.org.

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    Note: Traveling as an LGBTQ+ person always carries a certain degree of risk. It is our reality as we navigate a earth with 60+ countries criminalizing our relationships and a rise in anti-LGBTQ+ legislation around the world. We encourage our traveling collective to understand the laws and cultural challenges they may face in any destination they choose to attend for Pride and beyond. Don't be afraid of the world, but always research information specific to your travels. Enjoy Pride, be vigilant, and look out for each other! 

    The LGBTQ+ rights movement has made tremendous strides over the past rare decades and much of the progress in noticeability is thanks in part to gay pride parades and marches that own taken place in cities around the world.

    The global landscape for LGBTQ+ rights, protections and acceptance varies tremendously by location, with some destinations attracting millions of visitors to their events like Madrid Lgbtq+ Pride, Sao Paulo Lgbtq+ Pride or San Francisco Gay Pride, while more than 70 other countries have laws that let discrimination or persecution of LGBTQ+ people.

    What is Same-sex attracted Pride or LGBTQ+ Pride?

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