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BGHV’s New Local Guides: Our Directory of LGBTQ+ Owned & Allied Businesses
Plan a trip upstate & explore popular Hudson Valley communities with our business directory featuring listings for food & drink, lodging, health & wellness, attractions, arts & entertainment, and more.
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Where To Watch Season 16 of RuPaul’s Drag Race Locally
As season 16 of the blockbuster show premieres this January, here are the local bars where you can gather with your queer fam for a good ol' fashioned Friday night viewing party.
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RECAP: See Pics from BARNWOOD 2023: Pop-Up Queer Art Show + Sale
Over 300 original works from 40+ LGBTQ+ artists were exhibited (& sold!) as Camp Kingston (Kingston, NY) hosted BARNWOOD's queer pop-up art show & sale from December 8th - 10th, 2023.
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RECAP | See Pics + Video from HUNG With Care’s 2023 Season
BGHV’s beloved holiday tradition featured a scintillating sleigh ride of yuletide classics with acts ranging from burlesque to dance, circus acts, drag, live singing and so much more.
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Meet the Cast of HUNG With Care’s 2023 Season
HUNG With Care’s 2023 cast features some of NYC’s best + brightest cabaret stars.
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Meet the Artists Featured in BARNWOOD 2023 Pop-Up Queer Art Show + Sale
30+ artists from the Hudson Valley, New York City & all around the country will be featured in this year's show + sale.
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See Pics & Video from Out on the Farm 2023
Out on the Farm – Big Gay Hudson Valley’s annual all-ages queer fall festival – was back in season at Highland’s Wilklow Orchards on Saturday September 30, 2023. A record 800+ people gathered at the farm for a day of apple picking, cider donuts, hard cider, dancing, and more.
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RECAP | See Pics from FREEDOM: The George Michael Experience
NYC- and Provincetown-based singer/songwriter, Todd Alsup, lit up audiences in Montgomery & Rosendale with his electrifying tribute to the sexy & soulful legacy of George Michael.
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Big Gay Hudson Valley’s event calendar is a free service open to our entire community. The details of and experiences at each event are the sole responsibility of the organizer and do not necessarily reflect the viewpoints of Big Gay Hudson Valley. If you have a question or feedback about an event, we encourage you to contact the organizer directly.

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BGHV is excited to offer a new Queer Wings + Wild

BGHV is excited to offer a new Queer Wings + Wild Things: Pride Birding Excursion on Saturday morning, May 17th as part of Pride In The Sky!

Join NYC Queer Birders as they explore the Walkway Over the Hudson and look for and learn about the Hudson River’s avian creatures.

Bring your own binoculars if you have them. Beginners welcome!

Join the group on Saturday, May 17th from 11am-12:30pm as part of the whole day of activities happening around Pride In The Sky!

Group will meet up at the Poughkeepsie (East) Gate Plaza at The Walkway Over the Hudson.

This event is FREE but pre-registration is requested via the link at the bottom of the Pride In The Sky page on biggayhudsonvalley.com

We can’t wait to see you at Pride In The Sky on Saturday, May 17th!

#queerbirding #birdwatcher
#gayhudsonvalley #instagays #iloveny #biggayhudsonvalley #upstategays #lgbtqpride #lgbtq #lgbtqtravel #poughkeepsie

Calling all PROUD Runners, Walkers, Fitness Enthus

Calling all PROUD Runners, Walkers, Fitness Enthusiasts and anyone that just wants to get out there and move - Big Gay Hudson Valley is hosting its first-ever Pride Fun Run on Saturday Morning, May 17th as part of an entire day of activities around Pride In The Sky!

We’ll begin gathering at 9:15am on May 17th - and at 10am our group will enjoy a Fun Run from the Highland side of the Walkway Over The Hudson to either the middle point and back (1.2 miles) - or if you’re really looking to push yourself - to the Poughkeepsie side and back (2.4 miles).

There’s no official timing being offered for this first-time event - this Pride Fun Run is all about showing your PRIDE and gathering together with our community! That said, prizes will be offered for the best PRIDE looks! 🏳️‍🌈⭐️🦄

Participation in our Pride In The Sky Fun Run is FREE, although we do that you please register in advance at biggayhudsonvalley.com/prideinthesky - just select the Pride Fun Run Ticket from the event tickets when you sign up!

See you on the Walkway Over The Hudson on Saturday, May 17th!

#funrun #hudsonvalley #biggayhudsonvalley #runners #walkers #petswelcome #lgbtq #pride #queer #gayhudsonvalley #ulstercounty #dutchesscounty #poughkeepsie #walkway #upstategays #showyourpride #instagays

Big Gay Hudson Valley in partnership with the Frie

Big Gay Hudson Valley in partnership with the Friends of the Walkway and New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation will host the second annual Pride In The Sky community celebration on Saturday, May 17, 2025 at Walkway Over the Hudson State Historic Park - and everyone is invited to join us for this FREE community event!

Join us on the Walkway to kick off pride season with a full calendar of events that includes a pride fun run, LGBTQ+ birding walk, sails & free tours aboard the Queerwater, a proud pet paw-rade & more!

Attendees are encouraged to pre-register for FREE admission. Complete your registration and get full event schedule at biggayhudsonvalley.com

FREE Admission for Pride In The Sky is made possible thanks to support from I LOVE NY, Hudson Valley Credit Union, WMC Health, CDPHP, New York State Department of Health, Ulster County Tourism,
Destination Dutchess, Upstate Modernist and iHeart Media.

We can’t wait to see you at Pride In The Sky on Saturday, May 17th!

#gayhudsonvalley #instagays #iloveny #biggayhudsonvalley #upstategays #lgbtqpride #lgbtq #lgbtqtravel

BGHV and Catskills-based Fruition Chocolate Works,

BGHV and Catskills-based Fruition Chocolate Works, have launched our second Gay Bar!

This new chocolate “Gay Bar” features lavender + citrus dark milk 62% chocolate, wrapped in a bright package illustrated by Kingston-based artist Jason O’Malley - widely as @ruralmodernist . The packaging boasts that Diversity is Delicious, with an Inclusive World Blend of cacao.

This is the second year in a row that we have teamed up to create a special edition of a chocolate bar that celebrates the queer community and its allies.

A portion of the proceeds from each Gay Bar sold will benefit Hudson Valley organizations working to better the lives of Upstate New York’s vibrant LGBTQ+ community.

In 2024, proceeds resulted in donations to both the Dutchess County Pride Center and the Hudson Valley LGBTQ+ Community Center.

Retail businesses interested in wholesale purchases of the Gay Bar are encouraged to contact Fruition Chocolate Works directly.

Fruition will be featuring the Gay Bar and making them available for sale at Big Gay Hudson Valley’s Pride in the Sky celebration scheduled for Saturday, May 17, 2025 on the Walkway Over the Hudson.

The Gay Bar is also available for purchase at Fruition’s retail store in Shokan, NY or online at fruitionchocolateworks.com

#gaybar #fruitionchocolate #chocolate #catskills #upstategays #gaychocolate #pride #lgbtq #lgbtqpride #hudsonvalleygays #hudsonvalley

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