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50th Annual Denver PrideFest

Denver's LGBTQ+ community throws an enormous festival every summer with PrideFest. And for this year, the event is celebrating its 50th anniversary! The party has been going on since 1974.

June 22-23, 2024

Recognized as one of the top 10 Pride events in the country, Denver PrideFest is a celebration of community and culture that is welcoming, inclusive and fun to all attendees, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity. The free, two-day festival gets bigger every year and is hosted by The Center on Colfax

The festival, held in Denver's Civic Center Park, promotes the heritage and culture of the LGBTQ+ community of Colorado. It typically draws more than 550,000 attendees over two days, making it the largest Pride event in the Rocky Mountain Region! The Fest includes more than 250 exhibitors, 30 food and beverage vendors, and live performances all weekend.

Although PrideFest is the last weekend in June, you'll find Pride events happening across The Mile High City all month!

More Pride-Related Events

Pride Brunch at My Neighbor Felix

When: Thru June 30, 2024
Where: My Neighbor Felix (LoHi)

This June, My Neighbor Felix’s LoHi location will be celebrating all things Pride with two limited-edition margaritas. Guests can enjoy the special strawberry slay-arita or the Colorado coin margarita when visiting. While there, guests are invited to indulge in fan-favorite food items like nachos, grilled corn ribs or pescado frito tacos.

HashTAG Celebrates June with Pride Mimosa Flight

When: Thru June 30, 2024
Where: HashTAG (Central Park and Highlands Ranch locations)

HashTAG, Chef Troy Guard’s Home of Boozy Brunch, is celebrating Pride with a vibrant “Drag Me To Pride” mimosa flight. Guests can choose four rainbow-colored mimosas for $19, with a portion of the proceeds benefiting The Trevor Project.

Los Chingones Celebrates June with Pride Specialty Cocktails

When: Thru June 30, 2024
Where: Los Chingones (all locations)

Los Chingones, Chef Troy Guard’s badass Mexican concept, is commemorating Pride Month with a lineup of cocktail specials, with a portion of proceeds benefitting The Trevor Project, the leading suicide prevention and crisis intervention nonprofit organization for LGBTQ+ young people. These cocktail specials will be available throughout the month at all locations: Margayrita (Tito’s Handmade Vodka, Italicus, lime and agave), Standford Blanch — serves two people (Tito’s Handmade Vodka, blueberry, lime, agave and soda), Taste the Rainbow (Tito’s Handmade Vodka Jello Shot).

Pride Month Cocktail & Rainbow Cake

When: Thru June 30, 2024
Where: Flight Club Denver

In a vibrant tribute to love, Flight Club introduces a special Pride Cocktail and Rainbow Cake, both adorned in the festive hues of Pride. These exclusive offerings are part of a limited-time celebration, with all proceeds going to The Center on Colfax. The Pride Cocktail includes Empress Gin, Ketel One Grapefruit Rose, hibiscus, lemon, egg white and edible glitter. Each drink is finished with a festive Pride cocktail topper, available in three different designs. Complementing the drink is the Rainbow Cake, a five-layered colorful slice topped with creamy vanilla frosting and rainbow sprinkles.

The Spectrum Cocktail Collection

When: Thru July 1, 2024
Where: Call Me Pearl

Enjoy indulgent sips in every hue! Call Me Pearl's meticulously crafted cocktails tantalize the senses, offering a journey through a rainbow of flavors and aromas. Celebrate the spirit of PRIDE as you explore their carefully curated lineup, each a testament of love. $1 from every cocktail ordered from The Spectrum Collection will be donated to The Center on Colfax, Colorado's largest LGBTQ community center. 

Brunch Proud at The Original

When: Thru July 1, 2024
Where: The Original

Love wins this month at The Original, where $1 from every special menu item ordered will be donated to The Center on Colfax, Colorado's largest LGBTQ community center. 

Espiritu Hermosx/Beautiful Spirit

When: Thru July 14, 2024
Where: Museo de las Americas

Museo de las Americas is honored to present its newest exhibition, Espiritu Hermosx/Beautiful Spirit, an innovative exploration into contemporary LGBTQ+ Latinx artists' diverse experiences. Through novel and traditional practices, 10 artists highlight the breadth and possibility of identity stemming from their experiences of double marginalization as Latinx and queer individuals. Curated by Louis Trujillo, participating artists are Cal Duran, Lares Feliciano, Joel Hernandez, Emilio Lobato, Cherish Marquez, Alex Hernandez, Eliazar Ortiz, Sean Trujillo, Claudia Zapata and the curator.

Queer Frontier – Art Discussions in Honor of Pride Month

When: June 28, 2024; 3–4 p.m.
Where: American Museum of Western Art - The Anschutz Collection

Examine grand paintings that touch on themes of sexuality and gender or that where painted by or feature queer figures of the American West.

  • June 28, 2024: Marsden Hartley: A Gay American Artist
     

Josie's Diner: An LGBTQ+ Immersive Experience

When: June 28–30, 2024
Where: The People's Building, Aurora

“Mosey on down to Josie’s!” In this immersive experience by Two Cent Lion Theatre Co., get to know four generations of characters in an imagined LGBTQ+ retro diner. Enjoy fresh coffee, cinnamon rolls and other cafe classics while Josie’s staff and regulars explore queerness, nostalgia and found family in this intimate, slice-of-life comedy.

Putt for Pride at Puttshack Denver

When: June 25, 2024
Where: Puttshack Denver

Puttshack Denver is hosting Putt for Pride, when they'll donate 20% of each 9-hole golf game booked with code PRIDE2024 to It Gets Better, a nonprofit organization with a mission to uplift, empower and connect LGBTQ+ youth around the globe.

Pride Trivia

When: June 25, 2024
Where: The Bug Theatre

Show off your knowledge of all things LGBTQ+ (think pop-culture, music, history, sex and more!) with a fun night of trivia at the historic Bug Theater. Teams that donate at least $5 to the ACLU get an extra 2 points, so this event is a great way to give back to those fighting for the LGBTQ+ community all while having a fun night with friends. You can also win some amazing prizes including movie tickets, gift cards to your favorite gay hangouts and more!

Dyke Drama!: 'Tank Girl'

When: June 26, 2024
Where: Sie FilmCenter

Sie's Dyke Drama! series is presented by Dyketopia, who will be on hand to introduce the film and get this queer watch party started! After a comet disrupts the rain cycle of Earth, the planet has become a desolate, barren desert by the year 2033. With resources scarce, Kesslee — head of the powerful and evil Water & Power Corporation, the de facto government — has taken control of the water supply. Unwilling to cower under Kesslee's tyrannical rule, a pair of outlaws known as Tank Girl and Jet Girl rise up, joining the mysterious rebel Rippers to destroy the corrupt system.

Latrice Royale - FoCo Pride Month Celebration

When: June 27, 2024
Where: Aggie Theatre, Fort Collins

Latrice Royale is one of the Top 10 "Most Powerful Drag Queens in America” with appearances on "Ru Paul Drag Race," "Drag Race All Stars," "DragU" and "Holi-slay Spectacular." She was crowned “Miss Congeniality” on "Drag Race" Season 4 and is a fan-favorite from the "Drag Race" community with millions of fans around the world.

Haley Jakobson with Megan Falley Live at Tattered Cover Colfax

When: June 27, 2024
Where: Tattered Cover Colfax

Old Enough is a Finalist for the Lambda Literary Award in Bisexual Fiction. With a singularly funny, heartfelt voice, Old Enough explores queer love, community, and what it means to be a sexual assault survivor. Haley Jakobson has written a love letter to friendship and an honest depiction of what finding your people can feel like—for better or worse.

'Hello, Goodbye, I Love You'

When: June 28, 2024
Where: Sculpture Park, Denver Center for the Performing Arts (DCPA)

Join DCPA for a festive celebration of identity, community, joy and resilience and help write today’s folklore for the future! Bharatanatyam dance artist Nadhi Thekkek of Nava Dance Theatre and queer interdisciplinary artist, performer Black Benatar (aka Beatrice Thomas) from the Bay Area, Hold Tight Dance Company, Japanese Arts Network, CDS Creative Productions, and other Denver live music, visual, and performing artists present an immersive ‘happening’ which explores the cultural intersectionalities between traditional expectations and contemporary desires in the myriad ways we say "Hello, Goodbye, and I Love You." Stick around after the immersive performance for a free dance party from 8–10 p.m.

'Nevertheless We Persisted: A Queer History Cabaret'

When: June 28, 2024
Where: The Clocktower Cabaret

Pride was a riot and it's time to celebrate the brick throw heard 'round the world! Join Parker Go Peep and Denver's premiere drag, burlesque and circus performers for a riotous night of tributes to the powerhouses of queer history. From Sylvia Rivera to Freddie Mercury, we're bringing you a nearly naked stroll over the rainbow full of fun and fabulousness. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to Queer Asterisk, a nonprofit counseling service specializing in queer and trans care.

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