Minnesota

LGBTQ+ Community Events in Minnesota

Pride festivals, community celebrations, meetups and gatherings across Minnesota where LGBTQ+ people come together, all year long and not just in June.

  • Sapphoween: An Exclusively Sapphic Halloween Party

    , $24 – $35
    The Hook and Ladder Event Center , Minneapolis
    Dating & Social Mixers

    Sapphoween, Sappho's Social Club's sapphic Halloween party, Saturday October 24, 2026, doors 9 PM at The Hook and Ladder Event Center, Minneapolis. 21+.

  • Trunk or Treat

    Loring Park , Minneapolis
    Family & Youth

    Event Details Date: October 25th, 2026 Time: 11:00am-2:00pm Location: Loring Park Our Trunk-or-Treat event is a fun and safe way for families to enjoy Halloween together. With creatively decorated cars, delicious treats, and plenty of community spirit, it’s an event you won’t want to miss! This year, we’re making it even bigger and better, with […]

  • Black AF! Queer Prom

    , $45
    The Hook and Ladder Event Center , Minneapolis
    Music & Nightlife

    A second chance at prom for folks 25 and up: dress in your favorite decade for a night of DJ sets, burlesque and live singing from Love In Tune.

  • Indigo Room: The Halloween Edition

    , $20
    The Hook and Ladder Event Center , Minneapolis
    Music & Nightlife

    Culture of Color Collective's DJ-led dance party rooted in Black queer joy returns for Halloween at the Hook and Ladder, with a $1,000 costume contest.

  • Minnesota’s AIDS Generation

    , Free
    Minnesota History Center , St. Paul
    Advocacy & Activism

    Author and activist Brian Malloy shares his research into the generation that lived through the AIDS crisis in Minnesota, with time for attendees to share their own stories.

  • Stitch + Bitch Circle

    , Free
    Nine Lives Thrift , St. Paul
    Arts & Culture

    Bring your own craft to Crafty Queers Club's monthly Stitch + Bitch circle at Nine Lives Thrift. All needlepoint and fiber arts welcome, beginners included.

  • Q Thursdays: The Big Launch

    , Free
    Park Tavern , Saint Louis Park
    Dating & Social Mixers

    The first Q Thursday and the Q Minnesota launch party: Thursday, Nov. 5, 5:30 to 8 PM at Park Tavern in St. Louis Park. Free, cash bar, light appetizers, prize drawings.

  • Off Menu

    , $30
    Parlour St. Paul , Saint Paul
    Drag Shows

    POWER Drag Revue's late-night cabaret of drag, burlesque and comedy at Parlour St. Paul on Nov 5, 8:30 PM.

  • Kinky Friday: Leather, Latex & Lingerie

    Kinky Friday
    Gay 90's , Minneapolis
    Burlesque & Cabaret

    Leather, Latex and Lingerie is November's Kinky Friday, the first-Friday themed kink party in the Annex at the Gay 90's from Queen Pea and Sovereign Tease Productions. Doors 9 PM. 18+ to spank, 21+ to drink.

  • Twin Cities Leather & Fetish Weekend 2026

    The Saloon , Minneapolis
    Music & Nightlife

    Two title contests, socials, education classes, and vendors around the longest and largest continuously produced leather title based in Minnesota.Friday Nov 6: Floggapalooza (time TBA); 9 PM TCL Stage Show (ASL interpreted); 10 PM Tank.Saturday Nov 7: 11:30 AM to 3 PM leather and kink education classes (ASL); 3 PM Pup Mosh; 5 to 8 […]

  • Queer & Funny Improv Festival

    Phoenix Theater , Minneapolis
    Comedy

    The Queer and Funny Improv Festival aims to highlight the diversity of queer comedic voices, spread the joy of improv as an art form, and create a space where all can enjoy themselves while being their full selves. The weekend is full of workshops and shows featuring local treasures and visiting artists from around the […]

  • Queer Writes Book Fair

    Pride Cultural Arts Center , Minneapolis
    Pride & Community

    Meet queer authors, book sellers, publishers and bookish makers at the Queer Writes Book Fair at the Pride Cultural Arts Center.