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.
Find Bars on BGHV’s Local Guide Business Directory
Upcoming Local Events from BGHV’s Community Calendar
T4T Mixer at Unicorn Bar!
We’re back with another T4T mixer at the Unicorn! There will be some fun activities and question prompts to get convos going.
Friday March 13th
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Unicorn Bar
224 Foxhall Ave, Kingston, NY 12401
RuPaul’s Drag Race S18 Viewing Party @ Camp Kingston
Don’t sit at home alone and scream at your TV, come sit with us and scream at a local off-duty drag queen, your host: Andy Monk!
Friday March 13th
8:00 pm
Camp Kingston
36 St James Street, Kingston, NY 12401
RuPaul’s Drag Race Viewing Party Hosted by Andramada
RuPaul’s Drag Race Viewing Party & Award-Winning Drag Show
Friday March 13th
8:00 pm
The Roosevelt Bar
288 Main St, Beacon, NY 12508
Light the Lights: A Muppet-tational, Celebrational, Drag Spectacular!
Join us for an inspirational, Muppet-tational drag extravaganza celebrating the work of Jim Henson, hosted by Azriel Azyouwant as Kermit the Frog!
Friday March 13th
9:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Unicorn Bar
224 Foxhall Ave, Kingston, NY 12401
HARD REBOOT: A MATRIX-THEMED DANCE PARTY
HARD REBOOT: NO BLUE PILLS REQUIRED
Saturday March 14th
8:00 pm - 12:00 am
Return Brewing
725 State St, Hudson, NY 12534
House Play at The Ellis: A House Music Love Affair
A luxurious, vibrant, two peak* experience of carefully selected house music, skillfully woven together into a felt storyline.
Saturday March 14th
8:00 pm
The Ellis
60 Dubois St, Newburgh, NY 12550
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 March 16th
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 March 17th
6:00 pm
Salt Box Bar
10 Crown St, Kingston, NY 12401
Pop-Up Bear Bar [March 2026]
Join Big Gay Hudson Valley for our March Pop-Up Bear Bar at Kingston’s über cozy Stockade Tavern with beats by DJ Tommi Calamari.
Friday March 20th
7:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Stockade Tavern
313 Fair St, Kingston, NY 12401
RuPaul’s Drag Race S18 Viewing Party @ Camp Kingston
Don’t sit at home alone and scream at your TV, come sit with us and scream at a local off-duty drag queen, your host: Andy Monk!
Friday March 20th
8:00 pm
Camp Kingston
36 St James Street, Kingston, NY 12401
RuPaul’s Drag Race Viewing Party Hosted by Andramada
RuPaul’s Drag Race Viewing Party & Award-Winning Drag Show
Friday March 20th
8:00 pm
The Roosevelt Bar
288 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 March 24th
6:00 pm
Salt Box Bar
10 Crown St, Kingston, NY 12401
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