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.
Catch These 3 Queer Productions @ Vassar’s 2024 Powerhouse Theater
A Simple Herstory, Absolute Zero, and Messy White Gays bring LGBTQ+ themes to the Poughkeepsie-based summer theater program's stage this July.
The 2024 Queer Summer Theater Season Kicks Off in the Hudson Valley
Summers upstate mean lots of live entertainment. The teams behind Vassar's Powerhouse Theater, Bard's Summerscape, the Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival, and more have a packed slate of queer entertainment on deck for the 2024 season.
2024 Guide to Pride: BGHV Guest Edits Chronogram’s June Issue
The local publication - known for insightful & beautifully photographed stories - partnered with BGHV's co-founder Stephan Hengst to curate a selection of stories for its June 2024 issue that put a spotlight on queer life in the Hudson Valley.
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.
Pride Along the Hudson 2024: Local LGBTQ+ PRIDE Events in Upstate New York’s Hudson Valley
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.