Rochester, NY (June 30, 2026) —The Memorial Art Gallery (MAG) is proud to host its annual Pride Celebration Day on Thursday, July 9, from 5:00 to 9:00 pm. This vibrant, family-friendly evening is free and open to all, inviting Rochesterians to come together in the Neighborhood of the Arts for a celebration of acceptance, art, and community joy. Learn more about the event here.
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Fifth annual Tri-Lakes Pride event set for June 28
Jun 15, 2026
Saranac Lake, NY (June 15, 2026) – The fifth annual Tri-Lakes Pride event will take place on Sunday, June 28 from 12 - 4 p.m. in Saranac Lake. The event features a celebration through downtown, ending at Riverside Park where speakers, exhibitors and entertainment will celebrate the region’s diversity. The event concludes with a dance party in the park from 3 - 4 p.m.
Award-Winning Musical Memoir Gets One-Night-Only Pride Month Performance
New York, N.Y. – Celebrating NYC Pride Month, The 92nd Street Y presents the award-winning Don’t Cry for Me, My Yeshiva, a 90-minute musical memoir about a lifelong search for family, love, acceptance, and that elusive rainbow connection, written and performed by Joe Fox. Directed by 23-time Manhattan Association of Cabaret’s award-winner Lennie Watts, with musical direction by Dan Furman, Don’t Cry for Me, My Yeshiva also features Camille Diamond and Karen Steinberg. The one-night-only performance will be staged on Sunday, June 21, 2026 at 7:30 p.m. at The 92nd Street Y - Warburg Lounge, 1395 Lexington Avenue in Manhattan.
A Vibrant Celebration of Pride, Visibility, and Belonging Takes Over
Pioneer Park on Saturday, June 27, 2026 From 11 AM - 2 PM
Cooperstown, NY – In honor of Pride Month, Cooperstown Pride is bringing the community together for a vibrant celebration of love, identity, visibility, and belonging. In partnership with Cooperstown Central School’s Identity Alliance, the Cooperstown Pride Block Party invites LGBTQ+ community members, allies, families, neighbors, and visitors to gather for an afternoon filled with music, creativity, connection, and pride. This free, family-friendly celebration will take place on Saturday, June 27, from 11 AM to 2 PM at Pioneer Park, located at Main and Pioneer Streets in the heart of Cooperstown.
Glens Falls, NY - Lower Adirondack Pride will host the 4th Annual Lower Adirondack Pride Festival on Sunday, June 7, 2026, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Glens Falls City Park, bringing together thousands for a day of celebration, visibility, and community.
The Stonewall Inn and The Stonewall Inn Gives Back Initiative Unveil 2026 Pride Month Programming
May 26, 2026
2026 Marks the 10th Anniversary of the Stonewall National Monument and the 20th Anniversary of The Stonewall Inn’s Preservation
New York, NY (May 26, 2026) - Today, The Stonewall Inn and The Stonewall Inn Gives Back Initiative (SIGBI), the official and only charitable arm of the National Historic Landmark, announced a full lineup of 2026 Pride Month events beginning Sunday, May 31, to uplift the LGBTQ+ community and combat ongoing social intolerance.
June 2026 marks the 10th anniversary of the designation of Stonewall National Monument, the first U.S. national monument dedicated to LGBTQ+ rights and history. The bar worked closely with the Obama administration to permanently commemorate the site of the Stonewall Uprising. This year is also the 20th anniversary of the preservation of The Stonewall Inn bar by partners Stacy Lentz, Kurt Kelly, Bill Morgan, and Tony DiCicco, ensuring that the public can experience its history firsthand.
What if your sex ed class turned into a drag-infused, clown-led ritual of self-reclamation? What if your body could finally say what it wanted?
New York, NY – The U.S. premiere of Shell, written, co-created and performed by Ana Evans, and co-created and directed by Linnea Scott, will run May 29 - June 7, 2026 in a limited engagement at SoHo Playhouse’s intimate Huron Room, located at 15 Vandam Street in New York City.
Fresh off a five-star run at the 2025 Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Shell is an awe-inspiring solo show that cracks open questions about gender, anatomy, and desire, with the help of a sexed-obsessed hockey player and a powerful, otherworldly Peanut.
Composer-pianist Matthew Aucoin and bass-baritone William Socolof perform The Inner Core for Pride Month; Socolof returns to Hudson Hall in 2027 for Handel’s Deidamia.
Hudson, NY — Hudson Hall presents the regional premiere of The Inner Core, an album-length cycle of love songs by composer, pianist, and 2018 MacArthur Fellow Matthew Aucoin, including the world premiere of two newly added pieces. The Inner Core will be performed by Aucoin with bass-baritone William Socolof on Saturday, June 20 at 7pm. The performance offers Hudson Valley audiences an opportunity to hear an expansive vocal work by two artists active on major opera and concert stages.
Clinton, NY - In honor of Pride Month, the Oneida County Pride Alliance (OCPA) is hosting a fun-filled Pride Weekend the first weekend in June. The festivities will center around OCPA’s fourth annual Pride Festival on Saturday, June 6th from 10am - 4pm at the Clinton Arena. The free, family-friendly event will have something for everyone, with dozens of vendor and community resource booths, food trucks, performances, and more! Applications are still open for vendors, community organizations, volunteers, and performers through May 15th.
Friday Night Pride Returns in Hastings-on-Hudson
Apr 14, 2026
Hastings-on-Hudson, N.Y. – The Village of Hastings-on-Hudson, Destination Hastings, and Hastings Rainbow Families are excited to host the fourth annual Friday Night Pride, a free, joyful, family-friendly Pride festival in downtown Hastings on June 12th from 6-9pm (will move indoors in inclement weather; follow @hastingsfridaynightpride on Facebook or Instagram for announcements).