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.

  • 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.

  • Sappho’s Autumnal Art Fair

    , Free
    showtime studio and coffee , Roseville
    Arts & Culture

    Sappho's Autumnal Art Fair with sapphic artists and musicians, Saturday November 7, 2026, 2 to 5 PM at showtime studio and coffee, Roseville. Free.