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Happy Valentine’s Weekend

Head over heels in love? Dipping a toe into a new beau? Looking for a situationship? Gathering with friends to maim the voodoo doll of your ex? Whatever gets you in the loving mood, get your heart on & take advantage of these local Valentine’s Day happenings.

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February 2026

Free STI Testing

Free, confidential STI testing in partnership with Cornerstone Family Health.
Wednesday February 11th
2:00 pm
Dutchess County Pride Center
766 Main Street, Poughkeepsie, NY 12603

REACH Third Space

Drop-in programming for youth 18-24. Clinical meets community care! Play games, make crafts, and connect with your community. Clinician and peer supports available!
Wednesday February 11th
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
REACH Center
87 Little Britain Rd, Newburgh, NY 12550

OCQC’s Pop-Up Pride

Join Orange County Queer Collective and like-minded folks in your community on Wednesday, February 11th for our monthly Pop-up Pride event at Tapped in Middletown!  Our February Pop-up's theme is "Gay Valentines" and we are inviting you to join us in decorating valentines with LGBTQ+ puns.  Come raise a glass to queer love with us!
Wednesday February 11th
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Tapped Craft Beer & Restaurant
22 Henry St Unit #2, Middletown, NY 10940

Trevor Project Ally Training

This cultural competency training is designed to create dialogue around being an adult ally for LGBTQ+ youth by informing participants about common terminology, the "coming out" process and challenges at home, in school and the community.
Wednesday February 11th
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Hudson Valley LGBTQ+ Community Center
300 Wall St, Kingston, NY 12401

18+ Board Game Night

Join us for our bi-monthly Board Game Night at the Pride Center! We have dozens of board games to choose from, plus card and video games as well!
Wednesday February 11th
6:30 pm - 12:00 am
Dutchess County Pride Center
766 Main Street, Poughkeepsie, NY 12603

Proud Parents Support Group

A support group for parents of LGBTQ+ children of all ages
Wednesday February 11th
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Dutchess County Pride Center
766 Main Street, Poughkeepsie, NY 12603

Moonstruck (1987)

When a bookkeeper from Brooklyn (Cher) falls for her fiancé’s brother (Nicolas Cage), an estranged baker who lost his hand to a bread slicer, she attempts to ignore her feelings in this Italian-American unconventional romantic-comedy.
Wednesday February 11th
7:00 pm
Upstate Films (Rhinebeck): Starr Cinema
6415 Montgomery St, Rhinebeck, NY 12572

Queer Women Connect

A space for LGBTQ+ women and those who feel comfortable in a space that centers the experience of women.
Wednesday February 11th
7:00 pm - 12:00 am
Dutchess County Pride Center
766 Main Street, Poughkeepsie, NY 12603

Proud Parents

A space for parents and guardians of LGBTQ+ youth to connect and converse.
Wednesday February 11th
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Dutchess County Pride Center
766 Main Street, Poughkeepsie, NY 12603

SIX DEGREES OF SEPARATION: A Staged Reading

Wealthy art dealers Flan and Ouisa Kittredge are entertaining a friend at their Fifth Avenue apartment when they are intruded upon by a bleeding young man. This outrageous, provocative comedy of race, class, and sexuality in late '80s NYC is just as urgent today as it was thirty-five years ago.
Wednesday February 11th
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Switch Salsa Dancing with DJ Jams Bond

Join us on Wednesday, February 11th for Switch Salsa Dancing! This is a dance event with instruction that encourages dancers to both lead and follow, so everyone can switch roles, removing traditional gender roles from the equation.
Wednesday February 11th
7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Unicorn Bar
224 Foxhall Ave, Kingston, NY 12401
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