Twin Cities Pride

MN Lesbians, Sapphics, and Queers of Color Support Forum
2025-09-11 18:00 - 19:30 (America/Chicago) | Queermunity, 3036 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, MN, 55408, United States
🌈✨ This forum is all about uplifting lesbians, sapphics, and queers of color! 💖✊It’s open to trans and nonbinary folks too! 🏳️‍⚧️💫
🎤💬 Got something on your mind?Please submit your topics before the meeting—this space is for YOU, and you get to help shape the convo! 🧠💥
Some topics we’re hoping to explore:💞 Interracial dating dynamics🌹 Sapphic dating experiences🚫 Society’s stigmas around women
Let’s talk, share, and grow together! 🤝🔥

Only Ugly Guys
2025-09-11 19:30 - 2025-09-27 21:00 | Gremlin Theatre, 550 Vandalia Street, Suite 177, St. Paul, MN, 55114, United States
Dates:
Thursday, September 11 7:30pm PREVIEW
Friday, September 12 7:30pm OPENING
Saturday, September 13, 7:30pm
Sunday, September 14, 7:30pm
Wednesday, September 17 7:30pm
Thursday, September 18 7:30pm
Friday, September 19 7:30pm
Saturday, September 20, 7:30pm
Monday, September 22, 7:30pm
Wednesday, September 24 7:30pm
Thursday, September 25 7:30pm
Friday, September 26 7:30pm
Saturday, September 27, 7:30pm CLOSING
Synopsis:
Depravity and enlightenment, protection and liberation, love bombing / situationships / ghosting / et al – “Only Ugly Guys” delivers a stark reflection on how affection manifests in a non-committal, algorithm-fueled culture. Told through four short stories from the unique, unreliable perspective of each character, “Only Ugly Guys” experiments with what theater can be, using modern romance as its medium. Placing the audience in the role of voyeur, confidante, enabler, and friend, these scenarios interrogate, “When you have access to anything, what do you really want?”
Age Recommendation & Content Awareness:
The characters, like people in real life, are complicated. The characters swear, have sex, use recreational drugs, are partial nude, and are sometimes not very nice.
Runtime:
100 min., no intermission*
*This is subject to change, since this is a new play. Final runtime will be updated prior to Opening Night.
Box Office:
The house will open 30 minutes prior to showtime. Every ticket is General Admission regardless of the amount you choose to pay. The stage is a thrust stage, with audience seating on three sides of the stage. Ticket minimums are set at $28. Choose a price that feels right to you.
Reviews from World Premiere (2024):
“See the funny, clever, inventive, and very modern Only Ugly Guys at Open Eye Theater in South Minneapolis…and get a glimpse of the next generation of theater makers.” – Cherry and Spoon
“Hilarious and deeply introspective, the play centers around the relationships between the four characters as they search for love and connections while navigating the struggles of dating and modern life. ” – MN Daily
“Though, in fact, the play, even at its most jokey–and there are wonderful laugh lines throughout–has the ring of reality all along, and the four actors bring authenticity to their characters, all of which makes Only Ugly Guys well worth a trip to the Open Eye. This is a short run, but I wouldn’t be surprised if Open Eye brings the play back or another theatre company welcomes this production.” – Talkin’ Broadway

1st Annual Kai Cup Memorial Fundraiser
2025-09-12 18:00 - 21:00 | Earth Rider Brewery, 1617 N. Third St., Superior, WI, 54880
The Duluth Yacht Club and Trans Northland are collaborating to raise funds and awareness in memory of Kai Hoenig. Kai was an avid sailor, rock climber, theater tech, and robotics team member.
Friday, September 12, 6:00 pm, Earth Eider Brewery Fest Grounds in Superior, WI there will be a community social event with a raffle, games, and live music from Sophie Hiroko, the 2025 Trampled by Turtles Palomino Grant recipient. This is a free, all-ages event focused on fun, community building, and raising money for Trans Northland.
Saturday, September 13, 11:00 am, on Lake Superior there will be a memorial sail boat race. Boats can “buy up” their handicap rating by donating additional funds, all of which will go to Trans Northland. Awards party to follow at The Caddy Shack in Duluth.

Burnsville Pride Festival
2025-09-13 11:00 - 16:00 | Nicollet Commons Park, 12550 Nicollet Ave, Burnsville, MN, 55337, United States
Join us for the Burnsville Pride Festival, a day filled with joy, connection, and celebration of the LGBTQIA+ community and allies. This family-friendly event invites people of all ages and backgrounds to come together and honor the spirit of pride, acceptance, and inclusion.
Although this is the fourth pride festival that Burnsville has hosted, it will be the first run by a community-led nonprofit. We are expanding the festival this year to include vendors, more entertainment, and a more high profile location.
Watch www.burnsvillepride.com for more information on vendors, sponsors, and the entertainment lineup for the day!

Columba Heights Pride
2025-09-13 11:00 - 16:00 | Kordiak Park, 1845 49th Ave NE, Columbia Heights, MN, 55421, United States
Join the annual community PRIDE celebration in Columbia Heights, MN! Each year neighbors and people from across the metro are drawn to this vibrant festival. The carnival atmosphere includes musical performances, storytellers, vendor booths, a pet parade, activities, food trucks, and more. All are welcome to attend this family-friendly event!

Hey Y’all! It’s Drag Brunch: 2000’s Music Show
2025-09-14 12:00 - 14:00 | Hey Y’all, 2501 Marshall Street Northeast, Minneapolis, MN, 55418, United States
Join us Sunday, September 14th for a brunch hotter than a flip phone fresh outta your Juicy Couture purse. The fabulous performers of POWER Drag Revue are bringing all the iconic hits from the era of boy bands, pop princesses, and unforgettable one-hit wonders.

Doors: 11:00 AM (first-come, first-served seating)
Showtime: 12:00 PM
Tickets: Include a $20 food & beverage credit—perfect for sipping mimosas while reliving your favorite Y2K memories.

All are welcome! Just a heads-up—the PG-13 playlist means it’ll be fun, fierce, and maybe a little spicy… just like the early 2000s.
So dust off your trucker hat, bedazzled jeans, and lip gloss—this brunch is gonna be bananas… B-A-N-A-N-A-S!

Dignity Twin Cities Liturgy
2025-09-14 16:00 - 17:00, 2025-09-28 16:00 - 17:00 | Prospect Park United Methodist Church, 22 Orlin Ave SE, Minneapolis, MN, 55447, United States
Join LGBTQ Catholics as during our liturgies we reflect as a group on the Roman lectionary readings of the day, judge how the readings impact our daily lives as LGBTQIA+ Catholics, family, and friends, and use them as inspiration to act on the Gospel imperatives of love of God and neighbor.

Baby Making for Everybody: Reading and Q&A with Marea Goodman, LM, CPM
2025-09-16 17:00 - 18:00 | MN
Want to have kids but don’t know where to start? You’ve come to the right place! Join us for a virtual reading and discussion with Marea Goodman, queer millennial midwife, founder of PregnantTogether, and co-author of Baby Making for Everybody.

Together over Zoom, we’ll discuss the winding and glorious LGBTQ+ path to parenthood, answer your burning questions, build community, and empower you with the information you need to get started growing your family.

All are invited to attend this free event, although registration is required.

Rope Bondage 101 2 day workshop
2025-09-16 18:00 - 21:00 | Pride Cultural Arts Center, 1201 Harmon Pl, Minneapolis, 55403, United States
Join us for a 2 day workshop. Tuesday Sept 16th 6-9pm and Tuesday Sept 23rd 6-9pm This ticket covers the admission for one person for both days.
This is a chance to dive deeper with your instructors, Etherial, Katabound, and Bondage Cupcakes. We will go into rope handing, rope bottoming, single column ties, frictions, and basic harnesses. Tickets link below

S. Cloud Pride in the Park
2025-09-20 11:00 - 16:00 | Lake George Park, 1101 7th St S, St. Cloud, MN, 56301, United States
This year marks the 16th annual St. Cloud Pride in the Park event taking place Saturday, September 20th, 2025 at St. Cloud Lake George / Eastman Park. This family friendly event runs from 11:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. offering a variety of local exhibitors, entertainment and food vendors.
1 p.m. Puppy Parade
Stage Entertainment:TBA
Grab your family and friends, and come visit us in the Park! Hope to see you there!!

Carver County Pride
2025-09-20 11:00 - 20:00 | Carver County Fairgrounds, 501 W 3rd St, Waconia, MN, 55387, United States
Join us at the Carver County Fairgrounds in Waconia, MN (just 30 minutes west of Minneapolis) for a small-town Pride Festival with big fun! We will have all live entertainment,Drag performances, Drag BINGO, a Speed Puzzle Contest, Car Show, 40+ Vendors, Food Trucks, a kid’s zone and more!

Prime Timers Bookclub
2025-09-20 13:15 - 15:15 | Quatrefoil Library, 1220 E Lake St, Minneapolis, MN, 55407, United States
This monthly book club is a subgroup of the Twin Cities Prime Timers Club, which is affiliated with the state and national organizations. It meets each third Saturday of the month at Quatrefoil from 1:15pm – 3:15pm.

Rope Bondage 101 2 day workshop
2025-09-23 18:00 - 21:00 | Pride Cultural Arts Center, 1201 Harmon Pl, Minneapolis, 55403, United States
Join us for a 2 day workshop. Tuesday Sept 16th 6-9pm and Tuesday Sept 23rd 6-9pm This ticket covers the admission for one person for both days.
This is a chance to dive deeper with your instructors, Etherial, Katabound, and Bondage Cupcakes. We will go into rope handing, rope bottoming, single column ties, frictions, and basic harnesses.

Bi+ Visibility Day
2025-09-23 19:30 - 22:00 | Lowry Bridge, Lowry and 135W bridges, Minneapolis, MN, United States
Celebrate Bisexuality+ Day
Bi+ Visibility Day, celebrated annually on September 23rd, is a day to celebrate bisexual life and raise awareness of the challenges faced by the Bi+ community
2025 represent the 26h anniversary of Celebrate Bisexuality+ Day
BOP (Bisexual Organizing Project) has arranged to have the Lowry and i35W bridges lit in the colors of the Bi flag.

Twin Cities Queer Transplant Group
2025-09-24 19:00 - 21:00 | Quatrefoil Library, 1220 E Lake St, Minneapolis, MN, 55407, United States
The Twin Cities Queer Transplant Group is a new community meetup for folks who have recently relocated to the Twin Cities. Drop by to meet new people, learn about local LGBTQIA+ resources, chat, and share your favorite Twin Cities discoveries! Locals, partners, and family welcome. Meetings hosted every 4th Wednesday at Quatrefoil Library.
Questions and information requests can be sent to TCTransplants@gmail.com

Tea Time for Transwomen
2025-09-25 17:30 - 19:00, 2025-10-09 17:30 - 19:00 | Aliveness Project, 3808 Nicollet Ave, Minneapolis, MN, 55409, United States
Tea Time is a peer support network for trans femme identifying individuals living in the Twin Cities and Greater Minnesota. The mission of Tea Time is to offer safer spaces for trans femme folks, a highly vulnerable and stigmatized population. Tea Time offers various resources such as access to HRT injection supplies, a free PrEP clinic, safer spaces to discuss issues related to stigma and shame, issues around medical transition, sexual health, peer support, family issues, etc. We offer safer spaces for trans femme folks to learn how to live and thrive through a network of peer support and care.
Tea Time meets every 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month from 5:30pm -7:00pm at The Aliveness Project located at 3808 Nicollet Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55409.
Contact Information:
Main Office: 612-822-9668.
Luna Maldonado: luna@aliveness.org
Tea Time Disscusion Topics

Name Change Clinic
Hormone Therapy
Safe Spaces
Coming Out
Community Connection
Dating / Love / Sex

Queer Movie Night Presents: Silver Haze
2025-09-26 18:00 - 22:30 | Time Travelers Public House, Brooklyn center, MN, 55429, United States
Time Traveler’s Public House Presents:
Queer Movie Night: Silver Haze

“Silver Haze follows 23-year-old Franky, a nurse who, obsessed with a thirst for revenge and a need to assign guilt for a traumatic event that happened 15 years before, is unable to build any meaningful relationship until she falls in love with one of her patients – Florence.”

Please check Trigger Warnings before coming!! This is a very intense movie. Trigger warnings are listed on the Instagram in the comments of the poster

https://darkstarpics.com/news/f/silver-haze-a-tender-queer-romance-rooted-in-real-life-trauma

Located in Brooklyn Center

Contact us on Instagram at @timetravelerspublichouse
https://www.instagram.com/p/DOMQRrECf9o/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

Or

Phone number: (763) 280-8769

LGBTQ+ TC Latin Dance at RailWerks
2025-09-26 21:00 - 2025-09-27 00:00 | Rail Werks Brewing Depot, 4055 Central AVE N, Columbia Heights, MN, 55421, United States
We are doing something new
Come out and join Mary as she DJ’s at Railwerks Brewing Depot this Friday!!!

Puzzling and Beats
2025-09-27 12:30 - 15:00 | Queermunity, 3036 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, MN, 55408, United States
🧩🎶 Come hang with us for a chill time putting together puzzles, vibing to good music, and connecting with new 🆕 and old 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 friends! ✨🛋️💬 Everyone’s invited!
To stay in the loop on upcoming events, follow our two groups:
👉 Elevate Twin Cities (E3)
👉 Minnesota Lesbians, Sapphics, and Queers of Color 🏳️‍🌈💖
Here is our linktree: https://linktr.ee/elevatetwincitites

Transgender Book Club
2025-09-28 13:00 - 14:00 | Quatrefoil Library, 1220 E Lake St, Minneapolis, MN, 55407, United States
The Transgender Book Club meets the fourth Sunday of the month from 1-2pm to discuss books by and about trans people. We welcome people of all genders, orientations, and backgrounds!
2025 Meeting Calendar:
1/26 Bitter by Akwaeke Emezi
2/23 Lunar Boy by Jes and Cin Wibowo
3/23 Bluff by Danez Smith
4/27 Pageboy by Elliot Page
5/25 Girlmode by Magdalene Visaggio
6/22 We Won’t Be Here Tomorrow by Margaret Killjoy
7/27 A Shore Thing by Joanna Lowell
8/24 The Dawnhounds by Sascha Stronach
9/28 Just Happy to Be Here by Naomi Kanakia
10/26 Dead Collections by Isaac Fellman
11/23 Marley’s Pride by Joelle Retener

All Ages Ryan Cassata Concert. All Trans Artists!
2025-09-29 18:30 - 23:00 | Time Travelers Public House, Brooklyn center, MN, 55429, United States
QUEEES TO THE FRONT! RYAN CASSATA is coming to Time Traveler’s Public House this month!!!!!
Floofytubcat and Distress Tolerance opening.
Get tickets in advance on Eventbrite or pay at the door! $10 NOTAFLOF All ages, sober show. DOORS at 6:30pm MUSIC at 7pm. Message us on Instagram for the address @timetravelerspublichouse
Accessibility: Short steps up into the house. Concert will be downstairs in a basement with a rail down the stairs. No ramp availability down the stairs, but upon request we can provide ramp access to get into the house. Access to outdoors in the backyard requires 2-3 steps.

Sapphic Speed Dating by RiskyConnections
2025-10-01 17:00 - 19:00 | MN
Flirt Fast! Make Bold Moves! Be Risky and do something new, Sapphic Speed Dating! Come meet up to 30 local sapphic hotties by spending 7 minutes introducing yourself and getting to know some new people!
WHAT TO EXPECT:
5:00 – 5:20pm ~ ARRIVE – MIX AND MINGLE (GET COMFORTABLE)

5:20 – 6:45pm ~ 10 ROTATIONS 7 MINUTES EACH (MEET THE LOVE OF YOUR LIFE)

6:45 – 7:00pm ~ RECONNECT WITH YOUR FAVS & HEAD TO THE 19 !! (FIND A NICE PLACE TO SMOOCH)

COME READY TO MEET NEW PEOPLE, MAKE FLIRTY EYE CONTACT, GIGGLE, BLUSH & BE RISKY

**THIS IS A NA EVENT, PLEASE JOIN US FOR DRINKS AFTERWARDS**
***SAPPHIC SPEED DATING IS DESIGNED FOR THE SAPPHIC COMMUNITY. THIS EVENT IS INCLUSIVE OF EVERYONE WHO IDENTIFIES AS SAPPHIC, REGARDLESS OF GENDER OR SEXUALITY.***

A Pink Triangle
2025-10-03 19:30 - 2025-10-05 19:30 | Phoenix Theater, 2605 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, 55408, United States
Back by popular demand – extra dates just released!
Don’t miss your chance to experience A Pink Triangle, the powerful show that shines a light on an often overlooked victim-survivor group of the Holocaust, gay men. Set within the harrowing confines of a Nazi concentration camp, this gripping new drama captures what could be the final hour between an intolerant father and his gay son as they struggle to find common ground, hope, and forgiveness in the face of unthinkable horrors.
“A tightly focused, emotionally charged drama that lingers long after the lights come up.”
– Jared Fessler, Broadway World
Tickets are limited. Reserve yours today before this landmark production is gone!

Friday, October 3 @ 730 PM
Saturday, October 4 @ 2PM & 7:30 PM
Sunday, October 5 @ 6PM

This show is recommended for audiences age 13 and older.
This event will run approximately 90 minutes.
This event contains adult language and themes including violence, suicide, sexual assault, homophobia, and anti-semitism.
This event contains sudden loud noises including gun shots.

Taylor Swift Drag Brunch
2025-10-04 12:00 - 14:00 | Hey Y’all, 2501 Marshall Street Northeast, Minneapolis, MN, 55418, United States
Swifties, this one’s for you! Join us on Saturday, October 4th at Hey Y’all in NE Minneapolis for the Taylor Swift Drag Brunch, starring the performers of POWER Drag Revue.

Come sing along to her new music, dance to her old tunes, and celebrate the release of The Life of a Showgirl. Costumes, friendship bracelets, and Eras-inspired looks are highly encouraged!
Event Details
Venue: Hey Y’all, NE Minneapolis
Doors: 11:00 AM | Showtime: 12:00 PM
Tickets include a $20 food & beverage credit

Don’t miss this unforgettable Taylor Swift-themed drag brunch—grab your squad and celebrate in true Swiftie style!

Twin Cities Aroace Solidarity Group
2025-10-05 13:30 - 15:30 | Quatrefoil Library, 1220 E Lake St, Minneapolis, MN, 55407, United States
Twin Cities Aroace Solidarity group is a joyful, embracing 21+ creative community for progressive aroace-spec (aromantic and/or asexual spectrum) and queer allies to share mutual aid and friendship; creative/artistic exchange; and learning, peer education & guidance across gender, age, income level, ethnicity & other lines of social difference. We gather at Quatrefoil monthly to socialize and discuss queer media.

Please email or text group organizer Amy Brooks at abbrooks77@icloud.com | (937) 901-9205

Crafting Liberation: Leather Passport Making Course
2025-10-08 17:30 - 19:30 | Moonstone, 908 W Lake, Minneapolis, MN
✈️✨ Ready to travel in style?
Join us for Crafting Liberation: Leather Passport Workshop with Elevate Twin Cities! 🪡🌈
📅 10/8
📍 Eclectic Curated Vintage (Mpls)
💵 $55 (all materials included)
Make your own custom leather passport holder + connect with community 💖
RSVP: Elevatetccollective.org
https://www.elevatetccollective.org/event-details/crafting-liberation

"As Above, So Below" Gallery Opening
2025-10-10 17:00 - 20:00 | Pride Cultural Arts Center, 1201 Harmon Pl, Minneapolis, 55403, United States
“As Above, So Below” by Morgan LaCasse (@morguedesign) opens at the Pride Cultural Arts Center on October 10th, 5-8pm.
“As above, so below” is a concept that drives many mystical traditions, including tarot and astrology: the idea that there’s a connection between the higher universe and our small, human lives below. Understanding one can lead to insights about the other. But engaging with divination doesn’t require spirituality or knowledge about traditions. The major themes and symbols in tarot, standardized by the Rider-Waite-Smith Deck, represent universal feelings, experiences, and relationships that have inspired thousands of tarot deck illustration projects, including one by Morgue. This gallery marks the halfway point of their project, with ~40 oversized prints that re-interpret the RWS cards through the lens of pop culture and video games to create a whimsical interpretation of the classic archetypes.
This Arts & Culture Vibrant Storefronts is funded, in part, by the City of Minneapolis Arts & Cultural Affairs Department.

Rainbow Wardrobe October Open House
2025-10-11 12:00 - 15:00 | MN
Join us at the Pride Cultural Arts Center for our October Open House on National Coming Out Day!
