Upcoming Events by Big Gay Hudson Valley
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New York State Pride Ski Weekend 2025
Join the Pride Center of the Capital Region, Big Gay Hudson Valley, and The Hudson Valley LGBTQ+ Community Center for three days of skiing, snowboarding, entertainment, and festivities in the beautiful Catskills.
February 7th – 9th (Belleayre Mountain + Kingston)
Paige Turner’s Wonderful World of Drag!
Get ready to wish upon a drag star! Join NYC’s blonde bombshell on an enchanting journey through THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF DRAG! Hop on and take a ride with Paige through her Magic Queendom in this all-LIVE SUNG fantasia celebrating 100 years of DIZNEE!
Saturday February 8th (Old Dutch Churgh, Kingston)
Thank You to Our Community Partners
Big Gay Hudson Valley’s 2024 series of events are made possible thanks to the support of these organizations. Please consider supporting the organizations that support our LGBTQ+ community.
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Pride in the Sky, John Waters, The Gay Gasp, Nina West & More: A Look Back at BGHV’s 2024
Big Gay Hudson Valley celebrated a jam-packed year full of shows, laughs & late nights outdoors. Take a look at some of 2024's best events for our local queer community.
RECAP: See Pics from A John Waters Christmas
A sold out crowd of nearly 700 packed Kingston's Old Dutch Church to see the Pope of Trash spread some holiday cheer in the filthiest of ways.
RECAP: See Pics from the 2024 Jingle Bell Dash Fundraising Fun Run
Jingle all the way! BGHV and the Hudson Valley LGBTQ+ Community Center's first-ever Jingle Bell Dash saw two dozen dashers dress up (and down) for a a six block fundraising fun run in Uptown Kingston.
RECAP: See Pics from HUNG With Care 2024
BGHV's scintillating sleigh ride of twisted holiday tunes took the stage for a blockbuster 13th season with packed houses in Montgomery, Rosendale, and Albany.
Jingle Bell Dash: A Holiday Fun Run Raising Funds for LGBTQ+ Youth Programs
Dress up (or down) in your holiday finest for a 6-block morning dash around Kingston’s Uptown Stockade District to raise funds for the Hudson Valley LGBTQ+ Community Center’s youth programs.
HUNG With Care 2024: Make the Yuletide Gay with Queer Holiday Burlesque Starting Black Friday
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
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
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.
HUNG With Care: Now Streaming on Spotify
Bring the magic home & stream a little yuletide cheer this holiday season with Big Gay Hudson Valley’s HUNG With Care inspired playlist.
RECAP: See Pics from Todd Alsup’s “Elton Undressed” at Stepping Stone in Rosendale
The queer singer & songwriter brought his Elton John tribute show to Stepping Stone in Rosendale and wowed audiences with this intimate, sold out performance.
RECAP: See Pics from Nina West’s “The Very Queen” at Vassar College
The RuPaul's Drag Race All Star and recent Broadway showstopper in the touring production of Hairspray made her Hudson Valley debut, performing before a packed house in Poughkeepsie.
Empire State of Pride: New York State’s First-Ever Conference for Pride Organizers
The one-day conference - hosted in Syracuse, NY this November - is focused on the opportunities for economic growth, tourism buzz and LGBTQ+ community building across the state.
Out on the Farm 2024: An All-Ages Upstate Queer Fall Festival
Big Gay Hudson Valley’s annual all-ages queer fall festival is back in season - our 12th one! - with two dates for 2024. Spend a fab day in your flannels with all of the things we love most about fall: Apples, cider donuts, pumpkins, hay rides, drinks, dancing, and more.
RECAP: See Pics from Our Pop-Up Pride Night at the Dutchess County Fair
Big Gay Hudson Valley partnered with our friends at the Hudson Valley LGBTQ+ Community Center, Dutchess Pride, Woodstock Pride and BeckHook pride to make our first-ever Pop-Up Pride Night possible at the Dutchess County Fair on Wednesday, August 21, 2024.
RECAP: See Pics from BGHV’s Summer 2024 Orchard Discos
Come twirl with the full spectrum of our community as a rotating cast of guest DJ's get us dancing under the stars at Bad Seed Hard Cider's orchard + taproom.
Elton Undressed: Todd Alsup Sings Elton John with Two Performances this Fall
An immersive musical event celebrating the life and iconic songs of one of pop music’s brightest stars, sung live at the Rosendale Theater & Albany's Lark Hall.
New Travel Maps Help Queer Visitors & Residents Navigate the Big Gay Hudson Valley
Two recently released maps for the 2024 calendar year are focused on spotlighting the best of Dutchess and Ulster counties with more areas planned for 2025.
RECAP: See Pics + Video from Pride in the Sky 2024
Big Gay Hudson Valley kicked off Pride season 2024 with a celebration on the Walkway Over the Hudson complete with community festivals, a nighttime dance party and a parade of two of the world's largest rainbow flags.
New Batch of Pride in the Sky T-Shirts Now Available for Pre-Order
By popular demand we're going back to the printer! Want one? Pre-order your commemorative rainbow Walkway t-shirt by Monday May 27th.
RECAP: See Pics + Video from Paige Turner’s “Drag Me to the 80’s”
The drag showbiz spitfire's totally awesome tribute to Madonna, Cyndi Lauper, Golden Girls, Teddie Ruxpin and plenty more bodacious 80's favorites packed the house at Montgomery's City Winery Hudson Valley.