2023 Ohio LGBTQ+ Pride Guide

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2023 LGBTQ+ Ohio Pride Guide

We are proud to present to you here our 2023 LGBTQ+ Ohio Pride Guide, a list we will keep updating as we get more information (so please e-mail us if we missed a celebration in your neck of the woods!).

This Pride Guide is now searchable, sortable and…importable! Click on an individual Pride event and you will be able to import it directly into your calendar.

During a tumultuous time when so much negativity is being thrown at LGBTQ+ Ohioans, it is so critically important that take every opportunity we can to prioritize joy, visibility and community.

See you there.

Bellefontaine PrideFest

Downtown Bellefontaine 119 West Chillicothe Ave, Bellefontaine, OH

As Bellefontaine's 4-day-long LGBTQ+ Pride celebration, check out the BBQ cookout and color run beginning at 5 p.m. Thursday, then trivia and pop-up drag at local gay bar The Olive Tree. On Friday check out vendors at the Pride Street Fair beginning at 3 p.m. Saturday, catch the opening ceremony downtown, followed by an all-day […]

Dayton PRIDE

Greater Dayton LGBT Center 23 N Main St, Dayton, OH

Dayton's 3-day-long Pride celebration kicks off Friday evening with "Dayton Affair in the Square," featuring food and live music. The official Pride parade kicks off at noon on Saturday with all-day festivities, followed by PFLAG's "Running with Pride" bright and early Sunday morning.

Findlay Pride

Riverside Park 231 McManness Ave, Findlay, Ohio

Findlay's 4-day-long Pride celebration starts Thursday evening with a special Pride mixer at the Hancock Hotel. On Saturday, an all-day event at Riverside Park kicks off with early morning outdoor yoga and ends after midnight with an official club afterparty. Sunday morning, play drag bingo at brunch and check out a tattoo and piercing Pride […]

Stonewall Columbus Pride Brunch Fundraiser

The Columbus Athenaeum 32 North 4th St, Columbus, Ohio

Join Stonewall Columbus for a brunch fundraiser at the Columbus Athenaeum on June 4. Expect delicious food, live drag performances and special LGBTQ+ awards and acknowledgments.

Drag Brunch with CWRU Pride

Music Box Supper Club 1148 Main Ave, Cleveland, Ohio

"The Alumni Association of Case Western Reserve University invites members of the university community to a drag brunch (feature performances by Dr. Lady J and Veranda L’Ni) at Music Box Supper Club to celebrate Cleveland Pride and support the CWRU Pride LGBT Alumni Network."  

Columbus City Hall Pride Illumination

Columbus City Hall 90 W Broad St., Columbus, Ohio

Join Columbus Stonewall at Columbus City Hall for a special rainbow illumination of the building's exterior in honor of LGBTQ+ Pride Month.

OutSupport Medina Picnic & Chalk Art Event

Medina Square 39 Public Square, Medina, Ohio

"Bring your picnic basket and blanket and let's decorate the Medina Square! Dessert and chalk provided. Bring a friend!"

Ohio LGBTQ+ Unity Summit

Cleveland Guardians' Discount Drug Mart Club 2401 Ontario St, Cleveland, Ohio

Celebrate Pride Month with the Ohio Diversity Council at the Cleveland Guardians Discount Drug Mart Club before Pride Night, where seven panelists will discuss the benefits and challenges of LGBTQ+ inclusion in sports.

“Gaga 4 God” Queer Theology Workshop

Large Meeting Room, Cuyahoga County Public Library Mayfield Branch 500 Som Center Rd, Mayfield, Ohio

Learn about Queer Theology by reflecting on the careers of Madonna, Lady Gaga, and Lil Nas X at St. Bartholomew Episcopal Church's second annual Pride workshop — hosted by Russell Tripi, MA, a Professor of Theologies of Sex, Gender, and Identity at John Carroll University.

Lake County Pride

Lake County Historical Society 415 Riverside Dr., Painesville, Ohio

Bring a lawn chair and enjoy an afternoon LGBTQ+ Pride festival featuring vendors and live entertainment.

Brecksville Broadview Heights Pride Fest

Brecksville-Broadview Heights Middle School 6376 Mill Rd., Broadview Heights, Ohio

Join Brecksville Broadview Heights Pride for a day of family friendly fun at their very first LGBTQ+ Pride celebration. The free event will feature food, ice cream, vendors, music, games and prizes.

Hilliard Pride

Station Park 4021 Main St., Hilliard, Ohio

Hilliard's third annual Pride Event will feature live music, vendors, educational organizations, and activities for kids.

Want to submit an event to the 2023 LGBTQ+ Ohio Pride Guide calendar? Send us an email to editor@thebuckeyeflame.com with all of the event information, including date(s), time, venue, and ticket link.

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