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Welcome to Queer Spooky Season!

Make the most of gasp + ghouls season with these spooktacular local Halloween events.

Fall is in Full Effect! Plan an Autumnal Getaway Upstate and Make the Most of Leaf-Peeping Season.

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BGHV + Come Out Central NY are Organizing New York State’s First Ever Conference for Pride Organizers

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Tuesday Oct 15th

C.U. Next Tuesday Queer Night

Salt Box Bar
10 Crown St, Kingston, NY 12401

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Tuesday Oct 15th

Queer Men’s Taco Tuesday @ Unihog (Hoosick Falls, NY)

Unihog
2 Center Street, Hoosick Falls, NY 12090

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Tuesday Oct 15th

MURDER, MAYHEM, AND UKULELES

Bridge Street Theatre
44 West Bridge Street, Catskill, NY 12414

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Wednesday Oct 16th

Rainbow Lounge: LGBTQ Aging Well Peer Support Group (Hudson, NY)

Spark of Hudson
502 Union St, Hudson, NY 12534

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Thursday Oct 17th

Woodstock Film Festival Presents: Sabbath Queen

Woodstock Playhouse
103 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock, NY 12498

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Thursday Oct 17th

Trans Youth Group

Poughkeepsie Underwear Factory
8 N Cherry St, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601

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Thursday Oct 17th

Mankind–– The Men’s Group

Hudson Valley LGBTQ+ Community Center
300 Wall St, Kingston, NY 12401

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Thursday Oct 17th

Molly Houses, Homosexuality, and the Colonial World at Kingston’s Old Dutch Church

Old Dutch Church
272 Wall St, Kingston, NY 12401

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Thursday Oct 17th

Sober Over the Rainbow

Poughkeepsie Underwear Factory
8 N Cherry St, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601

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Thursday Oct 17th

GYSPY

Highland High School
320 Pancake Hollow Road, Highland, NY 12528

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Happening This Week

Tuesday Oct 15th

C.U. Next Tuesday Queer Night

Salt Box Bar

Tuesday Oct 15th

Queer Men’s Taco Tuesday @ Unihog (Hoosick Falls, NY)

Unihog

Tuesday Oct 15th

MURDER, MAYHEM, AND UKULELES

Bridge Street Theatre

Wednesday Oct 16th

Rainbow Lounge: LGBTQ Aging Well Peer Support Group (Hudson, NY)

Spark of Hudson

Thursday Oct 17th

Woodstock Film Festival Presents: Sabbath Queen

Woodstock Playhouse

Thursday Oct 17th

Trans Youth Group

Poughkeepsie Underwear Factory

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Upcoming Events by Big Gay Hudson Valley

Empire State of Pride

A one day conference for Pride organizers from across New York State focused on the opportunities for economic growth, tourism buzz and LGBTQ+ community building. Produced by Big Gay Hudson Valley and Come Out Central NY.

Friday November 8th (SKY Armory, Syracuse)

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HUNG With Care: A Queer Holiday Burlesque Spectacular!

Make your yuletide just a bit gayer with the beloved holiday tradition! The 12th season – hosted by Paige Turner – promises even more of the scintillating surprises, delights, and twisted merriment that audiences have come to love since 2012.

Black Friday November 29th (City Winery Hudson Valley, Montgomery)
Saturday November 30th (Rosendale Theatre, Rosendale)
Sunday December 1st (Lark Hall, Albany)

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A John Waters Christmas

Waters is touring on his slippery sled of sewage with his comedy bag of tricks; It’s a John Waters Christmas and you better watch out!

Monday December 16th (Old Dutch Church, Kingston)

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HUNG With Care 2024: Make the Yuletide Gay with Queer Holiday Burlesque Starting Black Friday

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Hop in for a scintillating sleigh ride of singing, dancing, burlesque & more as the annual yuletide tradition hosts performances in Montgomery, Rosendale & Albany over Thanksgiving Weekend.

Meet the Cast of HUNG With Care’s 2024 Season

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HUNG With Care’s 2024 cast features some of nightlife's best + brightest cabaret stars with showbiz spitfire Paige Turner serving as the show's emcee.

RECAP: See Pics from Out On The Farm 2024

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Big Gay Hudson Valley's 12th annual fall festival brought together nearly 700 members of our queer Hudson Valley community at Highland's Bad Seed Hard Cider Taproom for a night filled with apples, pumpkins, haaaaaaayrides and our very special Bushels & Pecs variety show.

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HUNG With Care 2024: Make the Yuletide Gay with Queer Holiday Burlesque Starting Black Friday

Meet the Cast of HUNG With Care’s 2024 Season

RECAP: See Pics from Out On The Farm 2024

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The skies over the Big Gay Hudson Valley were spec

The skies over the Big Gay Hudson Valley were spectacular last night!

Did you see the Aurora that resulted from the massive solar storm that swept over our planet yesterday evening? If so, let’s see those pics!

#aurora #hudsonvalley #biggayhudsonvalley #wow #northernlights

Thank you to everyone that joined us for Out On Th

Thank you to everyone that joined us for Out On The Farm at @badseedcider in Highland last night! We were absolutely overwhelmed by the more than 600 attendees that showed up yesterday evening and we loved seeing every one of your smiling faces!

Cheers to the @thehighnooners for the live music in the afternoon!

Thank you to @katarinamirage and the @lgbtqcenter for hosting an amazing Drag Story Time and the @dutchesspride center for having so many great craft activities for kids and families.

Then we had dancing and Bushels and Pecs Burlesque once the sun went down with @sirgogogadget @imglowjob @the.lady.slipper @chestnutbelafonte and @charleybisquit - everybody loved your beats and the show!

Please be sure to thank and patronize our incredible partners for helping to make it all happen:
@atwaterskincare
@wallkillvalleyfederal
Third Eye Associates
@hudsonvalleycu
@iloveny
@chronogram
@upstatemodernist
@hamiltonandadams

To our queer Hudson Valley community - and to the so many that came to visit from NYC, North Jersey and beyond - thank you being a part of the magic at Out On The Farm!

#outonthefarm #lgbtqpride #lgbtqtravel #hudsonvalley #gayhudsonvalley #queer #biggayhudsonvalley #ulstercounty #instagay #drag #dragstoryhour #gayfamilies #queerfamilies

It’s happening. Big Gay Hudson Valley and the Ol

It’s happening. Big Gay Hudson Valley and the Old Dutch Church have partnered to bring John Waters to the Cathedral of Kingston this holiday season.

Mark those calendars for Monday, Dec 16th.

Tickets go on sale this Sunday, October 6th.

Follow @biggayhudsonvalley and visit biggayhudsonvalley.com to subscribe to our email list to be amongst the first to be able to purchase tickets. Thank you to incredible partners like @ulstercountytourism @atwaterskincare @lgbtqcenter and Workshop Art Fabrication for helping to make it possible.

#hudsonvalley #johnwaters #biggayhudsonvalley #kingston #kingstonny #ulstercounty #queericon #ajohnwaterschristmas
#upstategays #gayhudsonvalley #chachaheels

We’re so excited to welcome everyone to @badseed

We’re so excited to welcome everyone to @badseedcider on Saturday, October 5th for Out On The Farm!

If you’ve been looking for new beverage options, they’ve got some for you this weekend.

First, if you love donuts, you’ll be able to make your libations even more ‘fabulous’ by adding a fresh farm-made apple cider donut to your bar order!

Second, if you’ve been looking for libations other than hard cider, they’ve recently added new canned @socialhourcocktails in addition to a selection or canned beers and wines from @benmarlwinery. Not certain about the canned cocktails? You can sample them on-site on Saturday, too. Cheers! 🍻

Purchase your advance tickets for Out On The Farm ($10) online at biggayhudsonvalley.com - kids 14 and under receive FREE admission with a paid adult.

#outonthefarm #lgbtqpride #lgbtqtravel #hudsonvalley #gayhudsonvalley #queer #biggayhudsonvalley #ulstercounty #instagay #drag #dragstoryhour #gayfamilies #queerfamilies

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