Author: BGHV

Summers upstate mean lots of live entertainment. The teams behind Vassar's Powerhouse Theater, Bard's Summerscape, and The Center for Performing Arts at Rhinebeck have a packed slate of queer entertainment on deck for the 2025 season.

Big Gay Hudson Valley kicked off Pride season 2025 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 pride flags - one rainbow + one trans.

Get all the details about parking, free shuttles, what to wear, food & drink, and more at BGHV's starlit kickoff to Pride season.

Looking for an easy way to get to Pride in the Sky? Take the MetroNorth Pride Ride out of Grand Central Terminal to Poughkeepsie (featuring onboard shenanigans from Gadget + Glow)!

With a Pride flag flying from its mast, the ship's Queerwater persona will be shining proudly, ready to welcome our community aboard! Check out three fab ways to explore the historic ship during Pride in the Sky 2025.

Big Gay Hudson Valley and Friends of the Walkway Kick off Pride Season With A Full Calendar of Events That Includes The Debut of the World's Largest Trans Pride Flag, Pride Fun Run, LGBTQ+ Birding Walk, Sails & Tours aboard the Queerwater, a Proud Pet Paw-rade & More!

Celebrate PRIDE month and the full spectrum of our community with BGHV's annual round-up of festivals and events happening each weekend up & down the Hudson River Valley in Poughkeepsie, Newburgh, Beacon, Woodstock, Hudson, and more.

Spend a queer summer night dancing under the stars with the full spectrum of our community as BGHV returns to Bad Seed Hard Cider this May, July & August.