Get off your app and head out to make some new friends! The Hudson Valley may not have many dedicated “gay bars” but the region is plenty friendly to anyone looking to have a good time.

You’re most likely to find a large crowd at an event organized by one of the area’s many organizations that support the local LGBTQ+ community.

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Upcoming Local Events from BGHV’s Community Calendar

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Drag Bingo with Cookie Doe

🎤 Drag Bingo with the fabulous Cookie Doe @morecookieplease_ 💃✨
Sunday January 11th
5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Pearl Moon
52 Mill Hill Road, Woodstock, NY 12498

C.U. Next Tuesday Queer Night

We found a place for a weekly meetup and couldn’t be more ecstatic that it’s in our own uptown neighborhood.
Tuesday January 13th
6:00 pm
Salt Box Bar
10 Crown St, Kingston, NY 12401

OCQC’s Pop-Up Pride – January 2026

Join Orange County Queer Collective and like-minded folks in your community for our monthly Pop-up Pride event. For this first Pop-up of the year, the theme is "Envisioning 2026" and we are inviting you to join us in creating a personal vision board.  So come take a look within and visualize what 2026 could bring.  Let's share our visions to make a brighter 2026 together!
Wednesday January 14th
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Soul & Summit
9 Main Street, Warwick, NY 10990

Queer Speed Friending

Come on down to Happy Valley to make some new friends with a massive thing in common... that we are all sooo not straight lol 🍑
Monday January 19th
7:00 pm
Happy Valley Barcade
296 Main St, Beacon, NY 12508

C.U. Next Tuesday Queer Night

We found a place for a weekly meetup and couldn’t be more ecstatic that it’s in our own uptown neighborhood.
Tuesday January 20th
6:00 pm
Salt Box Bar
10 Crown St, Kingston, NY 12401

Queer Skate Night

Roll into the new year with Queer Outdoor Adventures and Skate Time at our Queer Skate Night. We’ll be celebrating the new year together by writing letters to our future selves and creating vision boards to manifest what’s ahead! ✨
Saturday January 24th
5:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Skate Time
5164 US-209, Accord, NY 12404
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Featured Organizers

Check out events being created by some of the region’s most active organizers, creators & producers.

Big Gay Hudson Valley
Hudson Valley LGBTQ Community Center
Trixie's List
MidHudson Lesbian Meetup
Dutchess County Pride Center

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