Hot Desert Knights
LGBT Events in the USA
Events
| AIDS Walk Fort Lauderdale | Ft. Lauderdale, Florida | www.aidswalk.net | April |
| AIDS Walk Miami | Miami, Florida | www.kintera.org | April |
| AIDS Walk New York | New York City, New York | www.aidswalk.net | May |
| Albuquerque Pride | Albuquerque, New Mexico | www.abqpride.com | June |
| Atlanta Pride | Atlanta, Georgia | atlantapride.org | October |
| Atlantic Stampede Rodeo | Gaithersburg, Maryland | www.asgra.org | September |
| Austin Pride Parade | Austin, Texas | www.austinprideparade.org | June |
| Baltimore Pride | Baltimore, Maryland | baltimorepride.org | June |
| Bear Invasion | Washington, D.C. | www.bearinvasion.com | August |
| Blue Ball | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | www.blueballphilly.com | May |
| Boise Pride | Boise, Idaho | www.boisepride.org | August |
| Bronx Pride | Bronx, New York | bronxpride.org | June |
| Brooklyn Pride | Brooklyn, New York | www.brooklynpride.org | June |
| Boston Pride | Boston, Massachusetts | www.bostonpride.org | June |
| Camping.OUT | Northern Michigan | www.campingout.org | August |
| Capital Pride | Washington, D.C. | www.capitalpride.org | June |
| Capital City Pride | Olympia, Washington | www.capitalcitypride.net | June |
| Cedar Rapids Pridefest | Cedar Rapids, Iowa | www.crglrc.org | June |
| Central New York Pride | Syracuse, New York | www.cnypride.org | June 20 |
| Charlotte Pridefest | Charlotte, North Carolina | www.pridecharlotte.com | July |
| Cherry Weekend | Washington, D.C. | www.cherryfund.org | June |
| Chesapeake Pride Festival | Crownsville, Maryland | www.chesapeakepridefestival.org | July 19 |
| Chicago Bear Pride | Chicago, Illinois | www.glbears.com | May |
| Chicago Pride Parade | Chicago, Illinois | www.chicagopridecalendar.org | June |
| Christopher Street West | West Hollywood, Los Angeles, California | www.lapride.org | June |
| Cleveland Pride | Cleveland, Ohio | www.clevelandpride.org | |
| Cleveland Black Pride, BGP | Cleveland, Ohio | www.bgpcleveland.com | August |
| Colors Light San Diego Rodeo | San Diego, California | www.sandiegorodeo.com | June |
| Colossus Weekend | San Francisco, California | www.guspresents.com | June |
| Columbus Pride | Columbus, Ohio | www.columbuspride.org | June |
| Come Out With Pride | Orlando, Florida | www.mbaorlando.org | October |
| Dallas Pride | Dallas, Texas | www.dallasprideparade.com | September |
| DC Black Pride | Washington, D.C. | www.dcblackpride.org | May |
| Delaware Pride | Rehoboth Beach, Delaware | www.delawarepride.org | June |
| East-Central Minnesota Pride | Pine City, Minnesota | www.menscircle.org | June |
| Equality Forum | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | www.equalityforum.com | May-June |
| Fantasia Fair | Boston, Massachusetts | www.fantasiafair.org | October |
| Fantasy Fest | Key West, Florida | www.fantasyfest.net | October |
| FilmOut San Diego | San Diego, California | www.filmoutsandiego.com | April |
| Folsom Street East | New York City, New York | www.folsomstreeteast.org | June |
| Folsom Street Fair | San Francisco, California | www.folsomstreetfair.com | September |
| Frameline | San Francisco, California | www.frameline.org | June |
| Ft. Wayne Pride | Ft. Wayne, Indiana | www.fortwaynepride.org | July |
| Hartford Gay & Lesbian Film Festival | Hartford, Connecticut | www.ctglff.org | June |
| Miami Gay & Lesbian Film Festival | Miami, Florida | www.miamigaylesbianfilm.com | April |
| Gay Days at Walt Disney World | Orlando, Florida | www.gaydays.com | June |
| Gay Easter Parade | New Orleans, Louisiana | www.gayeasterparade.com | March |
| Gay Mardi Gras | New Orleans, Louisiana | www.gaymardigras.net | February |
| Gay Spring Break | Key West, Florida | www.gayspringbreak.org | February-April |
| Houston Gay Rodeo | Houston, Texas | www.tgra.org | October |
| Hairrison Street Fair | San Francisco, California | www.hairrison.org | August |
| Halloween New Orleans | New Orleans, Louisiana | www.gayhalloween.com | October |
| Heritage of Pride | New York City, New York | www.hopinc.org | June |
| Honolulu Rainbow Film Festival | Honolulu, >Hawaii | www.hglcf.org | May |
| Houston Pride | Houston, Texas | www.pridehouston.org | June |
| Houston Gay and Lesbian Film Festival | Houston, Texas | www.q-fest.org | September |
| Idapalooza Fruit Jam | Tennessee | www.planetida.com | June |
| Indy Pride | Indianapolis, Indiana | www.gayindy.org | June |
| International Gay & Lesbian Festival | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | www.phillyfests.com | July |
| International Gay & Lesbian Film Fest | Tampa, Florida | www.tiglff.com | October |
| International Mister Leather | Chicago, Illinois | www.imrl.com | May |
| International Ms. Leather | San Francisco, California | www.imsl.org | April |
| Jersey Pride | Asbury Park, New Jersey | www.jerseypride.org | June |
| Jersey City Pride | Jersey City, New Jersey | www.jclgo.org | August |
| Kalamazoo Pride | Kalamazoo, Michigan | www.kalamazoopride.com | June |
| KinkFest | Portland, Oregon | www.kinkfest.org | March |
| LA Bear Quake | Los Angeles, California | www.bearquake.com | July |
| Lake Tahoe Winterfest | Lake Tahoe | www.LakeTahoeWinterFest.com | March |
| Las Vegas Pride | Las Vegas, Nevada | www.lasvegaspride.org | May |
| Lazy Bear Weekend | Guerneville, California | www.lazybearweekend.com | July |
| Liberty Open | New York City | www.metrotennisgroup.com | July |
| Long Beach Lesbian & Gay Pride | Long Beach, California | www.longbeachpride.com | May |
| Long Island Pride | Huntington, New York | liprideparade.com | |
| Los Angeles Pride / Christopher Street West | West Hollywood, Los Angeles, California | www.lapride.org | June |
| Los Angeles / Valley Pride | Studio City, Los Angeles, California | www.lavalleypride.org | October |
| LUEY Weekend | Houston, Texas | www.lueyweekend.com | March |
| Madison Pride and MAGIC Picnic | Madison, Wisconsin | www.madisonpride.org | |
| Memorial Day Pensacola Beach Pride | Pensacola, Florida | www.memorialweekendpensacola.com www.gaydaypensacola.com |
May |
| Tidal Wave Pool Party (Bears) | Orlando Florida | www.tidalwaveparty.com | June |
| Michigan Lesbian and Gay ComedyFest | Dearborn, Michigan | www.comedyfest.org | March |
| Mid-Atlantic Leather Weekend | Washington, D.C. | www.leatherweekend.com | January |
| Mid-South Pride | Memphis, Tennessee | www.midsouthpride.org | |
| Milwaukee LGBT Film & Video Festival | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | www4.uwm.edu | September |
| Minnesota AIDS Walk | Minneapolis, Minnesota | www.minnesotaaidswalk.org | May |
| Mix NYC | New York City | www.mixnyc.org | April |
| Modesto Pride | Modesto, California | www.spcpride.org | September |
| MondoHomo Dirty South | Atlanta, Georgia | www.mondohomo.com | May |
| Montana Pride | Montana | www.qnewsmontana.com | June |
| Pride of Monterey County, Inc. | Monterey, CA | www.montereypride.org | July |
| Motor City Pride | Detroit, Michigan | www.motorcitypride.org | June |
| Nashville Pride | Nashville, Tennessee | www.nashvillepride.org | June |
| National Queer Arts Festival | San Francisco | www.queerculturalcenter.org | June |
| NewFest – NY LGBT Film Festival | New York City, New York | www.newfest.org | May – June |
| New York City Pride | New York City, New York | www.nycpride.org | June |
| North Carolina Pride | Durham, North Carolina | www.ncpride.org | September |
| Northampton Pride | Northampton, Massachusetts | www.northamptonpride.org | May |
| Oklahoma City Pride | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | www.okcpride.com | June |
| Orlando Bear Bust | Orlando, Florida | www.bearbust.org | |
| OutFest | Ann Arbor, Michigan | August | |
| OutFest | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | www.phillypride.org | October |
| Outfest | Los Angeles, California | www.outfest.org | July |
| Out Takes Dallas Gay & Lesbian Film Festival | Dallas, Texas | www.outtakesdallas.org | November |
| Palm Springs Pride | Palm Springs, California | www.pspride.org | November |
| Palm Springs Summer Splash | Palm Springs, California | www.palmspringssummersplash.com | June through August |
| Palouse Pride | Moscow, Idaho | www.myspace.com | August |
| Philly Black Gay Pride | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | www.phillyblackpride.org | April |
| Philly Pride Parade & Festival | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | www.phillypride.org | June |
| Phoenix Pride | Phoenix, Arizona | wwww.phoenixpride.org | April |
| Pines Party | Fire Island, New York | www.fipines.com | July |
| Pittsburgh Pride | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | www.glccpgh.org | June |
| PrideFest | Denver, Colorado | www.pridefestdenver.org | |
| Pridefest Fort Lauderdale | Ft. Lauderdale, Florida | www.pridesouthflorida.org | March |
| PrideFest Milwaukee | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | www.pridefest.com | June |
| Pride Fest | Bismarck, North Dakota and Mandan, North Dakota | www.dakotaoutright.org | Mid-summer |
| Pride Northwest | Portland, Oregon | www.pridenw.org | June |
| Pure Heat Atlanta Pride Weekend | Atlanta, Georgia | atlantaprideweekend.com | Labor Day Weekend |
| Rainbow Rampage | Seattle to San Francisco |
www.rainbowrampage.com | September |
| Reel Affirmations | Washington, D.C. | www.reelaffirmations.org | October |
| Reel Pride Film Festival | Royal Oak, Michigan | www.reelpridemichigan.org | October |
| Reno Pride | Reno, Nevada | www.renogaypride.com | August |
| Queens Pride | Jackson Heights, Queens, New York | www.queenspride.com | June |
| Rhode Island Pride Festival & Parade | Providence, Rhode Island | www.PrideRI.com | June |
| Rites of Spring Parties | Birmingham, Alabama | www.ritesofspring.org | April |
| Salinas Valley Pride Parade | Salinas, California | www.myspace.com | August |
| San Diego Pride | San Diego, California | www.sandiegopride.org | July |
| San Diego North County Pride | Carlsbad, California | www.northcountypridesd.org | August |
| San Francisco Pride | San Francisco, California | www.sfpride.org | June |
| San Jose Pride Parade & Festival | San Jose, California | www.sanjosepride.com | June |
| Santa Cruz Pride Parade & Festival | Santa Cruz, California | www.diversitycenter.org | June |
| Savannah Pride | Savannah, Georgia | www.savannahpride.org | |
| Seattle Black Pride | Seattle, Washington | www.seattleblackpride.org | July |
| Seattle Pride | Seattle, Washington | www.seattlepride.org | June |
| Show Me Pride | Kansas City, Missouri | www.kansascitygaypride.org | June 1-3 |
| Sizzle Her | Miami, Florida | www.sizzleher.com | Memorial Day Weekend |
| South Carolina Pride | Columbia, South Carolina | www.scpride.org | |
| Southeast Leatherfest | Atlanta, Georgia | www.seleatherfest.com | June |
| Southwest Gay and Lesbian Film Festival | Albuquerque, New Mexico and Santa Fe, New Mexico | www.closetcinema.org | October |
| Southern Decadence | New Orleans, Louisiana | www.southerndecadence.net | Labor Day weekend |
| Spokane Pride | Spokane, Washington | www.outspokane.com | June |
| St. Louis PrideFest | St. Louis, Missouri | www.pridestl.org | June |
| St. Pete Pride | St. Petersburg, Florida | www.stpetepride.com | June |
| Staten Island Pride | Staten Island, New York | www.myspace.com | May |
| Sunshine Stampede Rodeo | Fort Lauderdale, Florida | www.fgra.org | April |
| Syracuse (CNY) Pride | Syracuse, New York | www.cnypride.org | June |
| Texas Bear Round Up | Dallas, Texas | www.tbru.org | |
| Tranny Fest | San Francisco, California | www.trannyfest.com | June |
| Tucson Pride | Tucson, Arizona | www.tucsonpride.org | October |
| Twin Cities Pride | Saint Paul, Minnesota | www.tcpride.org | June |
| Tulsa Pride | Tulsa, Oklahoma | www.tulsapride.org | June |
| United States Gay Open | San Francisco, California | www.gltf.org | May |
| Utah Pride Festival | Salt Lake City, Utah | www.utahpride.org | June |
| Virginia – Gay Pride Virginia | Richmond, Virginia | gaypridevirginia.org | September |
| White Party Week | Miami, Florida | www.whiteparty.org | November |
| White Party Week | Palm Springs, California | www.jeffreysanker.com | April |
| Winter Party | South Beach, Florida | www.winterparty.com | March |
| Woof Fest | Fort Lauderdale, Florida | www.wooffest.com | November |
| Youth Pride D.C. | Washington, D.C. | www.youthpridedc.org | May |
