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Upcoming Events by Big Gay Hudson Valley

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Orchard Disco: Independence Weekend

There’s nothing more patriotic than living your best life, so join NYC’s DJ Bright Light Bright Light for a night out packed with pop, dance, and vintage disco vibes.

Saturday July 5th (Bad Seed Hard Cider Taproom, Highland)

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Orchard Disco: Queer Summer Nights

Revel in the summer heat at a night out with the full spectrum of our community, complete with disco + vintage pop beats from NYC’s DJ Patrick Kyle.

Saturday August 9th (Bad Seed Hard Cider Taproom, Highland)

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Out on the Farm 2025

BGHV’s all-ages queer Fall festival is everything you want in an autumnal night out: pumpkins, flannel, barnyard burlesque, cider donuts, haaaayrides, and more. Tickets go on sale later this Summer.

Saturday October 4th (Bad Seed Hard Cider Taproom, Highland)

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HUNG With Care 2025

Make your yuletide just a bit gayer with the beloved holiday burlesque tradition – now in its 13th season!

Saturday November 29th (ASSEMBLY, Kingston)

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Kick Off Pride Season with Drag Race Superstar Miz Cracker | Sat May 22nd @ 8p

RuPaul's Drag Race All Star, Miz Cracker, is coming to the Hudson Valley for a very special outdoor show to kick off 2021 PRIDE season! See her live in Highland on Saturday May 22nd.

(RECAP) See Pics from Meet Market @ Kingston Consignments

Big Gay Hudson Valley’s Meet Market: A Pop-Up Night Out set up shop at the fabulous Kingston Consignments with a socially distant evening of sipping + shopping on Saturday, March 13, 2021.

Register Now for BGHV’s Next Meet Market Pop-Up Night Out at Kingston Consignments

BGHV's Meet Market: A Pop-Up Night Out returns in March 2021 with an evening of sipping + shopping in Kingston.

(RECAP) See Pics from Meet Market @ The Newburgh Vintage Emporium WARE-HOUSE

BGHV's Meet Market: A Pop-Up Night Out returned with a socially distant evening of after hours sipping + shopping at the Newburgh Vintage Emporium WARE-HOUSE on Saturday, February 20, 2021.

Meet Market is Back with an All-New Pop-Up Night Out at Newburgh Vintage Emporium WARE-HOUSE

BGHV's Meet Market: A Pop-Up Night Out returns with an evening of sipping + shopping in Newburgh.

(Recap) Out in the Orchard: Apples, Cider and a Fabulous Fall Night Out

Fall vibes were in full effect at the inaugural series of BGHV's "Out in the Orchard" at Wilklow Orchards in Highland

Pride Along the Hudson 2020: Local Virtual Pride Events in the Hudson Valley

Parades and festivals may be cancelled but here's a roundup of ways to stay digitally connected to our community and celebrate this June.

(Recap) See Pics & Video from HUNG With Care 2019

BGHV's 7th annual queer holiday burlesque spectacular delighted audiences at five performances in Albany, Rosendale & Brooklyn.

HUNG With Care 2019: Make the Yuletide Gay with 5 Shows in 3 Cities

BGHV's annual holiday burlesque spectacular kicks off Thanksgiving weekend and features performances in Albany, Rosendale and Brooklyn.

Pride Along the Hudson 2019: Local Pride Festivals in the Hudson Valley

Celebrate LGBTQ+ Pride throughout the month of June with events along the Hudson from Albany down to New York City.

Miss Coco Peru is Coming to SUNY New Paltz for Hudson Valley PRIDE 2019

Celebrate Hudson Valley Pride 2019 at a night with Miss Coco Peru for some of her favorite stories, songs, and a good dose of bullsh$tting with the hope that together the tension will melt away!

(RECAP) See Pics + Video from Baby Goat Weekend 2019 @ Sprout Creek Farm

Check out pics + video from BGHV's 2nd annual Baby Goat Weekend at Sprout Creek Farm.

Meet This Year’s Cast of HUNG With Care

This year's "All I Want for XMAS" edition of HUNG With Care features a bombshell cast of some of NYC's best nightlife talents.

Upstate Gay Beer & Wine Weekend [Update]

Unfortunately we've had to cancel this event due to low registrations. Got feedback on how we can improve this event in the future? Send us an email - we'd love to hear from you.

Upstate Gay Beer & Wine Weekend

Upstate Gay Beer & Wine Weekend is your chance to hop on board our chartered bus and travel around the region for a series of exclusive tastings and experiences at some of the best local breweries, wineries and distilleries.

What To Expect from June 9th’s “Porn to Be A Star”

Chris Harder's one man play comes to the Rosendale Theatre.

(RECAP) Varla Jean Merman Thrills Audiences as Wonder Merman!

Drag's most hilarious heroine soars through a regional four city tour.

(RECAP) See Pics + Video from Baby Goat Weekend 2018 @ Sprout Creek Farm

This Upstate Gay Adventure gave our sold out crew of 40 guests an immersive and intimate look at life on a working Upstate dairy farm.

Baby Goat Weekend: Support Sustainable Agriculture & Have Fun, Too!

Learn more about our host site for Baby Goat Weekend, coming up March 10th + 11th.

Mister John Brings Funk + Fun to Baby Goat Weekend

Sing a song 'round the campfire with the Philly-based entertainer and music teacher.

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🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈On Sunday, May 18, 2

🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈On Sunday, May 18, 2025 we had the honor of introducing one of the World’s Largest Transgender Pride Flags at Big Gay Hudson Valley’s Pride In The Sky On the Walkway Over The Hudson.

Measuring 125 ft in length and 16 ft in width, thank you to the hundreds that helped us to carry not just this flag, but also a 600 ft. section of the World’s Largest original 8 color Gay Pride flag made by Gilbert Baker (its creator) himself across the Walkway.

Brought together in the center, this was our way of showing that we’ll always be there to support our trans siblings by not letting the ‘T’ in LGBTQ+ be erased.

Made possible thanks to hundreds that supported out GoFundMe, this team’s Pride flag will now spend Pride season appearing at other Pride events in New Paltz, Poughkeepsie, Kingston, Albany and New York City!

Thank you to @madexhudson for constructing this giant symbol of resistance as we all come together for Pride!

#gayhudsonvalley #biggayhudsonvalley #hudsonvalley #pride #lgbtq🌈 #transpride #trans #transgender #transgenderpride🌈 #🏳️‍⚧️ #🏳️‍🌈

🌈 It’s PRIDE ALONG THE HUDSON season! Plan yo

🌈 It’s PRIDE ALONG THE HUDSON season! Plan your 2025 LGBTQ+ Pride month calendar with BGHV’s annual guide to celebrations happening up & down the Valley.

👉Swipe to view and tap the link in our bio to read the full guide online.

✨Thanks to @ruralmodernist for this season’s fab artwork

#hudsonvalley #biggayhudsonvalley #lgbtqtravel #lgbtqpride #pride #instagay #iloveny #transpride #prideflag #queercommunity #lgbtq #queer

Thank you to everyone that joined Big Gay Hudson V

Thank you to everyone that joined Big Gay Hudson Valley for Pride In The Sky on Sunday, May 18th on the @walkwayoverthehudson ! Spanning the mighty Hudson River, the event brought together both sides of the river in support of our LGBTQ+ Community.

Pride In The Sky featured two community festivals - one on the each side of the Walkway in Dutchess and Ulster Counties.

At 6pm we marched two giant Pride Flags across the Walkway with the support of hundreds of volunteers. The first being the World’s Largest Trans Pride Flag which was made right here in the Hudson Valley by @madexhudson, the creation of which was made possible thanks to hundreds of donations from community members. The second was a portion of the world’s largest original 8-color Pride flag made by its creator, Gilbert Baker himself.

The evening featured live music & entertainment by the @minorikeys , @sirgogogadget @justandramada @charleybisquit along with an incredible DJ set 212 feet in the air brought to you by @prephab and @superiorsounds - photos by @hvfoodphotography + aerial footage by @etvisualss

This free event was made possible by our very good friends at the organizations and businesses below. Pleas be sure to thank them for their support of the Hudson Valley’s LGBTQ community and for making events like Pride In The Sky possible.

✨WMC Health
✨Hudson Valley Credit Union
✨I LOVE NY
✨NY State Dept of Health
✨Upstate Modernist
✨Destination Dutchess
✨Ulster Tourism
✨NY State Deptartment of Parks
✨CDPHP
✨Hamilton & Adams
✨Central Bark
✨Q92FM
✨Orthopedic Associates
✨Superior Sounds

As we head into Pride season, let’s continue to celebrate one another and lift each other up. We are all so very lucky to call the Hudson Valley home and we can’t thank you enough for celebrating with us last night at Pride In The Sky.

Visit biggayhudsonvalley.com for a full list of everything happening during Pride season and we’ll see you again at the Orchard Disco at Bad Seed in Highland on Saturday Night, May 31st!

#hudsonvalley #biggayhudsonvalley #prideinthesky #lgbtqtravel #lgbtqpride #pride #instagay #iloveny #transpride #prideflag #queercommunity

📣 Pride In The Sky has been RESCHEDULED to SUND

📣 Pride In The Sky has been RESCHEDULED to SUNDAY, MAY 18th as a result of the forecast for rain and potential for thunderstorms on Saturday afternoon.

✨EVENT SCHEDULE
We’re retaining as much of the Pride In The Sky event calendar as possible with a few adjustments to timing (see the list below). Our community festivals on both side of the Walkway will now start at 3PM and the event will now end at 9PM.

10AM Pride Fun Run / Walk
Highland (West) Gate

2PM Drag Story Time with Katarina Mirage
🆕 NEW LOCATION: Highland (West) Pavilion

3PM - 9PM Pride In the Sky Community Festivals & Evening Celebration
Both Sides of the Walkway

4:30PM Proud Pet Pawrade
Highland (West) Gate

5PM Rally / Remarks in Highland
Highland (West) Pavilion

6PM Flag Processions in Poughkeepsie & Highland

ℹ️ Tap the link in our bio for full details.

#biggayhudsonvalley #gayhudsonvalley #prideinthesky #poughkeepsie #dutchesscounty #ulstercounty #iloveny #upstategays #lgbtq #pride #escapenyc

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