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Best ways to celebrate your Pride throughout June in Dallas-Fort Worth

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The month of June is designated as Pride Month to celebrate the LGBTQ+ community, and various groups and businesses around Dallas-Fort Worth are showing their support in a multitude of ways.

Here are some of the best ways we've found for members of the community and allies to participate in Pride Month in style. While some are specific events, other celebrations will occur all month long. Find even more events here.

Monthlong celebrations

Pride Month screenings at Rooftop Cinema Club
Rooftop Cinema Club on top of the Worthington Renaissance Hotel in downtown Fort Worth will screen a variety of films with LGBTQ+ themes or characters throughout the month of June, including Mamma Mia!, Everything Everywhere All at Once, The Birdcage, Moulin Rouge!, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, and The Devil Wears Prada.

Special Pride drink from Gong cha
Gong cha, which has seven stores in the DFW area, will donate a portion of every purchase of their special Lemon Ai Love Yu bubble tea to the National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance (NQAPIA) in name of #Equalitea. The special Pride drink is a sweet and tart Lemon Ai Love Yu bubble tea with white pearls and (edible) glitter for some extra festive sparkle. The limited time promotion will run through June 30.

Luckys Pride Celebration
A Dallas institution off Oak Lawn Avenue for more than 35 years, Luckys has long been a supporter of the LGBTQ community. They'll celebrate Pride Month throughout June with a special commemorative T-shirt and a celebratory cocktail, the Pride ’Rita, featuring El Jimador Blanco tequila blended with Chambord, lime juice, and agave nectar.

Electric Shuffle Pride Brunches
Every Sunday in June starting at 12 pm, Electric Shuffle in Deep Ellum will host a Drag Brunch and donate 10 percent of those brunch sales to DIFFA. There will be big-name performers, a Drag Race Royalty special guest, high-tech shuffleboard, live DJs, and more. Additionally, $1 of each purchase of their new summer cocktail, the Prickly Pear Margarita, will be donated to DIFFA.

Pride events

Weird Wednesday Night Market + Secret Movie Screening
June 7, 5-10:30 pm: Fort Worth Community Cinema hosts a special Pride Month Weird Wednesday event at Southside Preservation Hall. The event will feature more than 35 food vendors (but it's BYOB), along with art, collectors, "retro preshow," and a screening of a secret Pride Month comedy at 8 pm. Admission is free, but they request “pay what you can” donations for entry into the movie. Register here.

Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum presents “Voices of LGBTQ+ Dallas”
June 7, 7 pm. The Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum is hosting “Voices of LGBTQ+ Dallas,” a special exhibition program for Pride Month highlighting trailblazers in the Dallas area LGBTQ+ community. The program featuring speakers such as Chris Luna and Naomi Green is already sold out, but the Museum’s current special exhibition, Rise Up: Stonewall and the LGBTQ Rights Movement, is on display through June 18.

Arttitude presents OutLoud: A Night of Pride
June 8, 6 pm: OutLoud: A Night of Pride is an inclusive event where artists and performers can fearlessly share their stories and experiences. The event will include poetry, burlesque, and a music performance by special guest Gina Chavez. At the Latino Cultural Center.

Dallas Wings Pride Night
June 9, 7 pm: Pride Night for the Dallas Wings of the WNBA. They'll be taking on the Phoenix Mercury, who feature Brittney Griner as their star player. All attendees at College Park Center in Arlington will receive a special rally towel for the occasion.

Arlington Pride Celebration
June 10, 5-11 pm: Arlington's Pride Celebration takes place at Levitt Pavilion, which will fill with vendors and performers including RuPaul's Drag Race Queens, Symone, Angeria Paris VanMichaels, Kennedy Davenport, and Lady Bunny will DJ. The event is family-friendly and (well-behaved) dog-friendly. Admission is free, but tickets are required for entrance.

Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden presents Pride in Bloom
June 10-11: Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden will highlight Pride Month with its second Pride in Bloom celebration, featuring a full weekend of LGBTQ+ artisans, entertainers, chefs, and small businesses. Visitors can shop items at the vendor market, pack or purchase a picnic, listen to live entertainment, and enjoy Gary Lee Price’s Great Contributors’ bronze exhibition. Admission to the Children’s Adventure Garden will also be free.

Dallas Arts District presents Pride Block Party
June 16, 6 pm: The Pride Block Party in the Dallas Arts District features a variety of activities at the Dallas Museum of Art, Nasher Sculpture Center, and Crow Museum of Asian Art, and throughout the district. Activities include gallery tours, drag performers, comedy, dancing, and a fashion show.

LGBTQ SAVES Youth Pride Picnic 2023
June 17, 10 am-2 pm: Designed as a youth-centered Pride event for LGBTQ individuals 24 and younger, the festivities include a free picnic lunch and activities in Trinity Park. Participants are invited to invite their family or chosen family, but tickets are required. Ticket priority will be given to LGBT+ youth. Volunteers are needed, too. Register here.

Dallas Comedy Club presents "Stand-Up for Hope"
June 17, 5 pm: Stand-Up for Hope is a stand-up comedy show featuring all-LGBTQ performers and benefiting Dallas Hope Charities, which helps provide food, shelter, and services that instill dignity, stability, and Hope For All. Hosted by Stefan Newman, host of Queer Factor, the event will feature performances by Kim Wadsworth,Kerry Day, Charlotte Parker, Lucia Hardaway, and Jamie Zeske.

Trinity Pride Fest
June 24, 6-10 pm: Visit Pride Partner locations throughout the day, then "Meet me at the Green" - the big celebration on Magnolia Green in Fort Worth's Near Southside. The free event includes live music and performance, an artisan market, nonprofit vendors, local food trucks, and more.

Ride for Pride
June 24, 9 am: Ride for Pride is a four-mile bike ride down the Katy Trail and back, starting at Reverchon Recreation Center. There will also be Health and Safety fair from 10 am-2 pm.

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The weekend before Christmas in and around Fort Worth will bring handful of new holiday-themed events, including three concerts and a family-friendly opera. Other choices include screenings of an acclaimed new animated film, three comedians, and two other concerts.

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Thursday, December 19

Cody Jinks in concert
Country singer Cody Jinks is a local boy made good, going from growing up in Haltom City to releasing a string of high ranking albums on the Billboard Country chart, including his 2024 album, Change the Game. This concert at Billy Bob's Texas will be a special solo acoustic Christmas show.

Friday, December 20

Fort Worth Opera presents Amahl and the Night Visitors
Amahl and the Night Visitors is a one-act opera that tells the heartwarming story of a young boy named Amahl and his mother who are visited by three kings - Kaspar, Melchior, and Balthazar - on their way to see the newborn baby Jesus. Through their kindness and humility, they ultimately provide the kings with the greatest gift of all: the realization of the true meaning of generosity and love. The production will have four performances through Saturday at Fort Worth Botanic Garden.

Magnolia at the Modern: Flow
A wondrous journey through realms natural and mystical, the animated film Flow follows a courageous cat after his home is devastated by a great flood. Teaming up with a capybara, a lemur, a bird, and a dog aboard a boat in search of dry land, Cat and his companions must rely on trust, courage, and wits to survive the perils of a newly aquatic planet. The film will screen seven times through Sunday at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth.

Orpheus Chamber Singers presents Christmas with Orpheus
The Orpheus Chamber Singers, who are in the middle of their 30th anniversary season, will present their annual holiday concert, Christmas with Orpheus, featuring traditional carols from England, Norway, and Germany. The concert takes place at Arborlawn United Methodist Church.

Big Laugh Comedy Club presents Steve Byrne
Comedian Steve Byrne has established himself as a reliable and versatile stand-up over the course of his 20-plus year career. He has recorded a half hour special for Comedy Central and taped four hour specials: Happy Hour, The Byrne Identity, Champion, and Tell the Damn Joke for Comedy Central, Showtime, and Netflix. His fifth hour special, The Neon Disease, came out in 2022. He'll perform four times through Saturday at Big Laugh Comedy Club.

Improv Arlington presents Don "D.C." Curry
Don "DC" Curry is probably most widely recognized for his role as the zany "Uncle Elroy" in Next Friday and Friday After Next. He’s also the host of the podcast, DC Curry’s Dis-race. He was also the host of BET Comic View, and star of his own Comedy Central Special and his own BET Comedy Special. He'll perform five times through Sunday at Improv Arlington.

Hyena's presents Mike Baldwin
Comedian Mike Baldwin was the 2010 winner of the Trial By Laughter Comedy Competition, was a semi-finalist in the Laughing Skull Comedy Competition in 2010, and got third in the San Francisco Comedy Competition in 2007. His debut album, Bees Can Taste With Their Feet, reached No. 8 on the iTunes comedy charts. He'll perform four times through Saturday at Hyena's Comedy Nightclub.

Kevin Fowler in concert
Texas country music singer Kevin Fowler has been trying to make his way in the industry for over 20 years, releasing nine albums since 2000. He's slowly but surely made his way up the charts, including with his well-received 2019 album, Barstool Stories. He'll play at Billy Bob's Texas.

Saturday, December 21

Pentatonix in concert
Arlington's own Pentatonix got their big break when they won the third season of NBC's The Sing-Off in 2011. Since then, the a cappella group has gone on to release five regular albums and six Christmas albums, including Holidays Around the World in 2022. You can expect the full spectrum of those Christmas albums during this concert at Dickies Arena, which is part of their biggest Christmas tour yet, Pentatonix: Hallelujah! It's A Christmas Tour.

Eli Young Band in concert
The Eli Young Band is a prime example of how some college bands can actually make it big in the music world. After forming at the University of North Texas, they quickly gained notoriety, opening for the likes of Miranda Lambert. Six albums later, three of which reached the top 10 on the Billboard Country charts, the band remains one of the bigger success stories to come out of the Dallas-Fort Worth area. They'll play at Billy Bob's Texas, nearing their 20th anniversary at the venue, having first played there in 2005.

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