If it's June, it's Pride Month. Following are some of the events in Palm Beach County; some are free, others at a cost (but worth the support)!
June 2-3, 2023
‘Pride On The Block,' West Palm Beach
Join “Pride on The Block,” Friday-Saturday, June 2-3, and enjoy live music, dance and theatrical performances, amazing food, youth activities, and more! This year’s event will be bigger and better by expanding to two locations on the 500 Block of Clematis Street and The Square, 700 S. Rosemary Ave., Suite 200, West Palm Beach.
Schedule:
- Friday, June 2 from 7 to 11 p.m.: 500 block of Clematis
- Saturday, June 3 from 1 to 11 p.m.: 500 block of Clematis
- Saturday, June 3 from 1 to 7 p.m.: The Square, 700 S. Rosemary Ave.
Cost: FREE.
Pride on the Block is the annual fundraiser for Transpire Help, which provides funding for medical care, housing, and more for the LGBTQ+ community in Palm Beach County. Click here for more information.
OUTSTAGE@PBD – June 2, 2023
Join Palm Beach Dramaworks for OUTSTAGE@PBD, a special event organized for the main-stage production for the LGBTQ community. Program takes place on a Friday evening, beginning at 7 p.m., June 2, for the production: Topdog/Underdog.
This Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Suzan-Lori Parks tells the story of African American brothers Lincoln and Booth, so named because their father thought it was funny. Spiritually wounded and barely scraping by, the brothers live in Booth's seedy boarding house room where they alternately support and disparage each other as they look back at their troubled past and look ahead to an uncertain future. It is a darkly comic tale of simmering sibling rivalry.
OutStage: Special ticket price includes a pre-show reception, the production, and a post-show reception to engage and inspire the LGBTQ+ community. Select “Outstage” at check-out. Tickets: $20, includes reception. Call the box office for tickets at 561-514-4042, ext. 2.
Location: Palm Beach Dramaworks, 201 Clematis St., West Palm Beach, FL 33401.
Night Runners WPB Pride Run/Walk, June 2, 2023
Join the Night Runners WPB along the waterfront of West Palm Beach for this year's Pride 5K Run/Walk. The fun starts at 8 p.m. Awards will be given for first, second, and third place overall and age divisions for male, female, and non-binary. Registration is now open. Time: 8-10 p.m. Cost: $50.
Location: Waterfront Commons 101 N. Clematis Street, West Palm Beach, FL 33401.
June 3, 2023
Pride Family Fest
Rohi's Readery and The Square are hosting a FREE family-friendly Pride event, from 1 to 7 p.m., in collaboration with Pride on the Block, to celebrate and spread the LOVE.
The Square and Pride on the Block will be hosting a vendor market along Rosemary Ave to raise funds for Transpire Help. Make sure to attend both events and support a great cause.
The event will feature painting and gardening classes, community activity pop-ups, a vendor market, street games, and live music. Click here for more information.
Location: Rohi's Readery 600 South Rosemary Ave., #162, West Palm Beach, FL 33401.
June 10, 2023
Celebrating LGBTQ+ Pride Month, Delray Beach
This FREE event will start in Pineapple Grove with strolling entertainment and vendors from 4 to 7 p.m., and end with one of the best Elton John tribute bands around. “Rocketman” will play at the Pavilion at Old School Square, 51 N. Swinton Ave, Delray Beach, that evening. Music starts at 7:30 p.m.
For more details, visit downtowndelraybeach.com/events or call 561-243-7250. Click here for parking information. Take your own seating.
Location: NE 2nd Ave. between E. Atlantic Ave. and NE 2nd St., Delray Beach, FL 33401
June 22, 6-8 p.m.
Pride Month Film: “The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender” (1997, Not Rated)
Filmmaker Mark Rappaport cleans out the proverbial closet of Hollywood and film history and unearths a veritable treasure of homo-erotic and gay subliminal gems, including everything from comedies to westerns, film-noir to musicals, and everything in between. Host/narrator Dan Butler leads viewers through a fun, but extensively documented, exploration of gay film history, from subliminal subtext to clearly visible. Included are many film clips of classic films and golden age stars.
Open seating; registration not required. Free screening in the Community Room at the Downtown Library, 101-199 NW 4th St., Boca Raton. This historical documentary is recommended for adult audiences. For more details, visit the library website.
June 30, 2023
Garage Queens at Arts Garage, Delray Beach
On Friday, June 30, join local South Florida diva, icon, and legend Ariel Rimm at Arts Garage — starring alongside some of South Florida’s most electrifying drag entertainers including Adelaide, Citris, and Angie Ovahness Pryce. Tickets: $30-$35.
Features fun and ferociously fierce entertainment, the amazing queens will grace the stage. For more details, call 561-450-6357 or visit the Arts Garage website.
Location: 94 NE 2nd Ave., Delray Beach, FL 33444.
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