LGBTQ+ Nightlife in the Hudson ValleyBGHV2024-09-07T16:12:34-04:00

LGBTQ+ Nightlife in the Hudson Valley

Find dancing, parties, discos, cabarets, drag shows and more in Beacon, Newburgh, Poughkeepsie, Kingston, Hudson, and other Upstate New York towns.

Big Ticket Bingo At The Governess: Hosted by Timmy

Bingo event featuring luxe local prizes at The Governess In Poughkeepsie, every Thursday at 7PM!

Thursday May 1st

7:00 pm - 10:30 pm

The Governess

1 Main St, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601

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Family Friendly Drag Bingo and Pizza Night

Come join us for a fun-filled evening of drag performances and bingo games suitable for all ages!

Friday May 2nd

5:00 pm - 6:30 pm

Redeemer Lutheran Church

90 NY-32, New Paltz, NY 12561

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Queeraoke with Major Mayhem

Our ever popular monthly Queeraoke with Major Mayhem. Always on first Fridays!

Friday May 2nd

8:00 pm

Unicorn Bar

224 Foxhall Ave, Kingston, NY 12401

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Drag-Lesque BINGO & Dance Party

This community shindig is part drag show, part burlesque performance, four rounds of BINGO, and amazing dance party, all rolled into one.

Saturday May 3rd

8:00 pm

Untouchable

40 Liberty St, Newburgh, NY 12550

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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 May 6th

6:00 pm

Salt Box Bar

10 Crown St, Kingston, NY 12401

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Big Ticket Bingo At The Governess: Hosted by Timmy

Bingo event featuring luxe local prizes at The Governess In Poughkeepsie, every Thursday at 7PM!

Thursday May 8th

7:00 pm - 10:30 pm

The Governess

1 Main St, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601

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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 May 13th

6:00 pm

Salt Box Bar

10 Crown St, Kingston, NY 12401

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Big Ticket Bingo At The Governess: Hosted by Timmy

Bingo event featuring luxe local prizes at The Governess In Poughkeepsie, every Thursday at 7PM!

Thursday May 15th

7:00 pm - 10:30 pm

The Governess

1 Main St, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601

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Pride in the Sky 2025

Kick off Pride season on the stunning Walkway Over the Hudson as we light up the night sky in rainbow.

Saturday May 17th

4:00 pm - 11:00 pm

Walkway Over the Hudson

61 Parker Ave, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601

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Hudson Valley Burlesque Bash

Put on your best sequins and join Ginger Maraschino on May 17th at Assembly for the Hudson Valley Burlesque Bash celebrating the Art of Tease!

Saturday May 17th

8:00 pm

ASSEMBLY

236 Wall St 3rd Floor, Kingston, NY 12401

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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 May 19th

7:00 pm

Happy Valley Barcade

296 Main St, Beacon, NY 12508

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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 May 20th

6:00 pm

Salt Box Bar

10 Crown St, Kingston, NY 12401

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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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