Pride 2021: Here's Where To Celebrate In Austin Metro

Austin TX

01 June, 2021

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AUSTIN, TX — Every June, LGBTQ communities come together and celebrate the freedom to be themselves, especially in Austin. Most in-person 2020 Pride events were canceled because of the pandemic. But parades and other Pride celebrations are returning this month to the Austin Metro. Whether you identify as LGBTQ or an LGBTQ ally, here's where you can celebrate Pride Month in Austin. Do you know about a Pride 2021 event taking place in June? If you don't see the event on our list, please send your news tip to Meagan Falcon at [email protected]. PRIDE 2021 CELEBRATIONS IN AUSTIN Every June, LGBTQ communities come together and celebrate the freedom to be themselves, especially in Austin. (Shutterstock) Pick up a rainbow flag Everyone ready to celebrate Pride 2021 can pick up a free rainbow flag thru Friday, June 4 at Pride Family Medicine in Cedar Park, Charles Schwab in the Domain or Crema Bakery & Cafe on Brodie in South Austin. (I'm)Perfectly Queer (I'm)perfectly queer, a youth-led service project, will host a Pride event at 6 p.m. Wednesday, June 2 at The Little Gay Shop on 828 Airport Blvd. in Austin. This event will unite QTBIPOC+ youth to have the opportunity to connect, collaborate and create impacting relationships with their peers as well as QTBIPOC+ groups and organizations. Sing Out!: A Broadway Musical Revue "Sing Out!", a 90-minute Broadway musical revue with a twist, will take place at 8 p.m. Thursday, June 3 at Ground Floor Theatre on 979 Springdale Rd. in Austin. Six Tony and Grammy Award winners and nominees will perform together some of Broadway's most inspiring and life-affirming works from Rodgers and Hammerstein and Sondheim to newer works from "The Color Purple " and "Hadestown." Reservations are required. Tickets are "Pay What You Can" starting at $25; Recommended price is $150 per pod and available HERE. For more information, visit the Austin Artists Project website. PRIDE Mini Film-A-ThonThe Austin Gay & Lesbian International Film Festival will host a virtual Pride Mini Film-A-Thon from June 4 through 6. Four feature films will be available for a limited number of views, with two shorts programs being offered for the entire weekend using aGLIFF's virtual festival platform. For more information, visit Agliff.org. Capital City Ball: Coming to Austin Kiki Ball Capital City Ball: Coming to Austin Kiki Ball will start at 9 p.m. Friday, June 4 and will continue until 4 a.m. Saturday at the Highland Lounge on 404 Colorado St. in Austin. A ball is an LGBTQ subculture in which people perform in competition - often referenced as walk - with other groups for trophies and prizes, according to Austin Black Pride. Vogue Balls provide an escape for trans women and Black/Latino MSM allowing them to creatively express their authentic identities, the community organization said. PRIDE! (Live with the Boyz of Austin) The Boiz of Austin will host Pride! Tuesday, June 8 at Elysium Austin on 705 Red River St. Doors open at 9 a.m. and there is $5 cover for 21 and up a $10 cover entry for 18 and up. Per Elysium's pandemic policy, no one will be allowed entry without a mask, and your mask must stay on while inside, except when sipping your drink, officials said. For more information, visit the Facebook event page. QTIP(Queers Talking in Private) Queers Talking in Private will host a dialogue from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, June 12 at the Homewood Suites Downtown, 78 East Ave., in Austin. The group's discussion will take a deeper look at representation and its importance when dealing with issues of institutional bias and racism, economic opportunity, and access to resources. It will also explore how to best position LGBTQ allies, and self-care during an era of uncertainty for queer people of color. Trap Paint and Sip Austin Black Pride will host a Trap Paint and Sip from 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 12 at Rain on 4th, 217 W 4th St., in Austin. This event will feature an artist who assists guests in "drawing-off" a particular image to an upbeat tempo. This event will feature Live Music and DJs, games, painting, and amazing soul food and BBQ. Drip Drop Austin Black Pride will host Drip Drop from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. Saturday, June 12 at Elysium Austin on 705 Red River St. in Austin. Austin Black Pride said its partners Kind Clinic will be testing and doing outreach onsite at the venue. Pride Extravaganza Flow Yoga Westgate will host a Pride Extravaganza from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, June 13 at its location on 4477 S. Lamar Blvd. in Austin. The event will feature LGBTQ+ vendors with Frida Friday, wellness experts, snacks, drag performances with Brigitte Bandit, Targét, Simone Riviera, with beats throughout by DJ BoyFriend. For more information, check out the Facebook event. Yoga and Soundbath Austin Black Pride will host a Yoga and Southbath from 9 a.m. to noon on Sunday, June 13 at Givens Park Pavilion on 3811 E 12th St. in Austin. The community group will team up with local yogis and healing practitioners to offer a vinyasa flow and sound bath. After the practice is complete, the event will have healers available to interact within the realms of massage therapy, astrology, etc. Kind Clinic will also be present to support this event. Thirst Trap + #IssaRooftopKickback Austin Black Pride will host Thirst Trap + #IssaRooftopKickvack from 2 p.m. to midnight on Sunday, June 13 at The Coconut Club on 310B Colorado St. in Austin. A stoplight day party - meaning red, yellow, or green wristbands will be distributed to denote one's relationship status - and converting to #IssaRooftopKickback an open mic with a QTPOC marketplace. Thirst Trap will be from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. and #IssaRooftopKickback will be from 8 p.m. to midnight, officials said. Pride in the Park F45 Training will host its first ever Pride in the Park event at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, June 26 at Zilker Park. The event will host an outdoor boot camp, refreshments and LGBTQ-owned businesses. Pride in Local MusicThe Austin and Nashville LGBT Chambers of Commerce are joining forces to produce the second virtual "Pride in Local Music" at 6 p.m. Wednesday, June 30. The livestream event will celebrate local music through the rainbow heartbeat of two great music cities. Presented by Dell Technologies with support from Tito's Handmade Vodka, this dynamic experience will close out Pride month online at PrideInLocalMusic.com. Why we celebrate Pride Month Most Pride events take place each year in June, although some cities hold their celebrations at other times of the year. (Shutterstock) Pride gatherings are rooted in the arduous history of minority groups who have struggled for decades to overcome prejudice and be accepted for who they are. The 1969 police raid of the Stonewall Inn in New York, which triggered riots for about three days in the city's Greenwich Village, became a catalyst for the gay rights movement. A year after the Stonewall riots, the nation's first Gay Pride marches were held. Most Pride events take place each year in June, although some cities hold their celebrations at other times of the year. Pride events are geared toward anyone who feels like their sexual identity falls outside the mainstream — although many straight people (allies) join in, too.