Berkshire LGBTQIA + Pride Festival
Sat June 3, 11 a. m.– 4 p. m. Berkshire Pride Fest is the Berkshires’ annual LGBTQIA + Pride Festival & Parade. Started in 2017, Berkshire Pride welcomes over 1,000 members of the LGBTQIA + community in the Berkshires and beyond. Every June, with our community partners, we come together to show our pride, celebrate our successes, and stand in solidarity for the marginalized.
The Common, 100 First St., Pittsfield berkshirepride. org
Out Hudson Pride 2023 Parade
Sat June 3, 2 – 4 p. m. OutHudson Inc. is proud to announce the return of Columbia County’ s 14th Annual Pride Parade and Festival. The 2023 Parade Theme is“ On the Road Again.” Think friends, family and community celebration. We are back in the saddle and on the road— again! Stay tuned for future announcements regarding OutHudson 2023 Festival events, venues, locations and times.
Begins at 7th Street Park, Hudson, New York outhudson. com
Berkshire Pride Official After Party
Sat June 3, 8 p. m. Berkshire Pride will hold its premier Official After Party at the Holiday Inn in Downtown Pittsfield.
Holiday Inn, One West St., Pittsfield berkshirepride. org
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Berkshire Pride Tea Party
Sun June 4, 4 p. m. A tea party will be held on the lovely grounds of historic Naumkeag.
Naumkeag, 5 Prospect Hill Rd., Stockbridge berkshirepride. org
Sheffield Pride
Fri June 9, 4:30 p. m. The event will take place in the Sheffield Farmers Market parking lot next to Bakin’ Bakery. There will be Drag Story Hour, a variety show, BBQ, face painting, a raffle, dance party, and more! This is a family-friendly event.
Sheffield Farmers Market sheffieldmapride @ gmail. com
Q-MoB Pride Community Gathering Potluck
Sat June 10, 3 – 6:30 p. m. Q-MoB’ s big gathering and potluck to celebrate Pride, as well as the organization’ s quarterly visioning for summer events. There will be games and other activities.
The Friends Meeting House, 280 State Rd., Great Barrington queermenoftheberkshires. org
Pride Organizational Leadership Potluck
Sat June 17, 4 – 6:30 p. m. Q-MoB and Berkshire Stonewall Community Coalition invite all the leaders of all the LGBTQ + organizations in the greater Berkshire region to come and get to know one another over a potluck and brainstorm ways we might collaborate in the coming year.
For more details and to register, email queermenoftheberkshires @ gmail. com.
Q-MoB Pride Hike & Mobility Workshop
Sun June 18, 10:15 a. m.– 12:30 p. m. Workshop and dog-friendly hike co-sponsored by Q-MoB and the Arcadian Shop. Meet at the Arcadian Shop and then take a hike at nearby Kennedy Park. There will be a workshop on equipment that can be used for people with mobility issues. Lunch afterwards at an area restaurant.
Arcadian Shop, 91 Pittsfield Rd., Lenox queermenoftheberkshires. org
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