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Pride Month To-Dos

  • Jun 4
  • 2 min read

Happy Pride Month to all who celebrate. We made this issue just for you.

If your group chat has officially run out of ideas for how to make this month special, we’ve got you covered. Between drag events, dance parties, outdoor meetups, and, of course, PensaPride, June in Pensacola will be busy and queer as always.


Whether you’re looking to find community or just figure out what’s worth leaving the air conditioning for, we rounded up our favorite ways to help you make the most of Pride Month this year locally.


•Book a free gender-affirming haircut

with donations benefiting Sunday’s Childat Salon San Carlos

Now-June 27

@salonsancarlos


•See Atlanta’s Raquel Rea Heart

at Cabaret

June 5-7

@raquelreaheart, @thecabaretpensacola


•Get caffeinated and add to your TBR

with TAME Coffee and Perfect Day Books at The Handlebar

Saturday, June 6, 20 and 27

@tame.espresso, @perfectdaybookstore


•Tap into collective care and organizing

at Dorothy’s Community Resource Fair

Saturday, June 6

@dorothyspensacola


•Follow and support Just Opposed Zine

an independent student magazine fighting against censorship

@justopposedzine


•Hit the water

for kayaking and paddleboarding with PFLAG Pensacola

Sunday, June 7

@pflagpensacola


•Decorate a canvas

at Coastal County Brewing Company’s Painting with Pride event

Sunday, June 7

@coastalcountybrewing


•Dust off your dancing shoes

for the Silver Pride Tea Dance

hosted by Sunday’s Child and Stamped Film Festival

Sunday, June 7

@_sundayschild, @stampedfilmfestival


•Come for drag bingo

and stay for the Frisky Friday drag shows

Fridays at The Roundup

@therounduppensacola


•Watch “Call Me by Your Name” on the big screen

June 12-18


•Spend the day at PensaPride 

Saturday, June 13

@pensapride


•Just make sure you check out their new bag policy before you go

and buy your ticket in advance too (it gets you into the event quicker)


•And don’t miss the performance stages

or the expanded food court section while you’re there


•Make sure you save a little energy for the after-party, too

hosted by Just Dance at Betty’s on Belmont

Saturday, June 13

@just.dance.850, @bettys_on_belmont


•Experience gender-affirming hair care

or pay it forward for someone else

through The Altar’s mutual aid program, HeadClub

@thealtaratsacred


•Show up ready to shop

at Perfect Plain Brewing Co.’s Perfect Pride Market

Saturday, June 20

@perfectplain


•And stay for WolfGang’s Pups for Pride event

featuring dog-friendly drag bingo

Saturday, June 20

@wolfgangpensacola


•Celebrate the daddies

at The Thot Factory’s Call Me Daddy drag king open stage event

Sunday, June 21

@theth0tfactory, @thehandlebar850


•Brunch with a purpose

at Dorothy’s Beats + Bubbles event on National HIV Testing Day

Saturday, June 27

@dorothyspensacola


•Find support and solidarity at a meeting

with Strive every Wednesday

or Panhandle Trans Coalition bi-monthly

@strivepensacola, @panhandletransco


•Don’t miss Prismatic

presented by House of Androgyny

Saturday, June 27

@thehandlebar850


•Get ready to have a very “Heartstopper” summer

when the last book drops Tuesday, July 7

and “Heartstopper Forever” hits Netflix Friday, July 17

@heartstopper, @aliceoseman


•Save the date for Stamped Film Festival 2026

Nov. 12-15

@stampedfilmfestival


•And RuPaul’s Drag Race Werq the World News Tour 2027

Sunday, Feb. 21

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