Pride Month 2024

June is Pride Month, which means the LGBTQ+ community is ready to stand up for equal rights like never before. If you’re looking to celebrate, learn, sing and dance check out some events that Dallas has for you!

• • • MariconX: Stories de Mi Tierra
      • Opening Reception is on May 30, 2024. Exhibition through June 7, 2024.
      • Oak Cliff Cultural Center (223 Jefferson Blvd.)
      • “MaricónX: Stories di Mi Tierra” exhibition honors Latinx LGBTQ+ identity, culture, and the strength derived from the diverse fabric of our homelands. Each artist communicates their stories through their art, embodying beauty, and resilience in the face of challenges, and moments of triumph. These narratives are intricately woven with their heritage and queerness, creating a vibrant tapestry of expression.
        
        
    • Divas! Unite
      • Friday, May 31, 2024
      • Sammons Center for the Arts (3630 Harry Hines Blvd.)
      • Our annual concert celebrating LGBTQIA+ artists and allies, with pop-style music, a raffle, and beer/wine/snacks. 
        
    • Pride Kick-Off Party
      • Friday, May 31, 2024
      • AT&T Discovery District (308 South Akard St.)
      •  Join AT&T Discovery District for their Pride Kick Off Party! Enjoy Live DJ Entertainment while you indulge in the vast variety of events or simply want to show your support and solidarity, this party is for YOU! Make unforgettable memories, spread love, and embrace the spirit of Pride like never before! Get ready to kick off pride month in style!
        
        
    • Rainbow Leaf Art
      • Saturday, June 1, 2024 
      • Grauwyler Park Branch Library (2146 Gilford Street)
      • Celebrate Pride Month as we create unique Rainbow Leaf Art. Learn about the different communities within LGBTQ and celebrate by creating a leaf print artwork that represents you. Drawing inspiration from the natural world, participants will collect an assortment of leaves from the park outside, that we will paint with whatever combination of colors represent you. Kick-off this Pride season with a work of art as colorful as you. 
        
    • The Dallas Pride Music Festival
      • June 1, 2024 – June 2, 2024
      • Fair Park (1300 Robert B Cullum Blvd)
      • The Dallas Pride Music Festival presented by Miller Lite will feature a variety of musical and dance performances on both the outdoor main stage and on an indoor community stage.
        
    • DIY Pride Zines
      • Tuesday, June 4, 2024
      • Fretz Park Branch Library (6990 Belt Line Rd.)
      • Happy Pride Month Fretz Park! We will be learning the history of “Zines” in the LGBTQ+ community while trying our hand at making our own! Express yourself through a medium that has become a staple of Pride culture!
        
    • Pride Month Evening Market
      • Thursday, June 6, 2024
      • White Rock Hills Branch Library (9150 Ferguson Rd.)
      • Celebrate love, diversity, and inclusion at the Pride Month Evening Market! Come together to honor and support the LGBTQ+ community with a fun and vibrant showcase of local artisans, businesses and creators. From apparel to handcrafted items, explore and shop for a colorful array of merchandise that celebrate the spirit of Pride from LGBTQ+ vendors!
        
    •  A Celebration of Pride
      • Thursday, June 6, 2024
      • Deep Ellum Art Company (3200 Commerce)
      •  A Pride showcase of some of Dallas’ most exciting emerging artists, plus a visitor from NYC!
        
    • Dallas Arboretum’s Third Annual Pride in Bloom Celebration
      • June 8, 2024 – June 9, 2024
      • Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden (8525 Garland Rd.)
      • The Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden celebrates LGBTQ+ Pride Month with the return of the third annual Pride in Bloom celebration presented by Polestar Grapevine on June 8 and 9. The event returns with a weekend highlighting local LGBTQ+ artisans, entertainers, chefs and small businesses. Pride in Bloom kicks off Summer at the Arboretum: Endless Summer featuring 150 hammocks for people to relax in at the Pecan Grove.
        
        
    • Silver Soiree, A Monthly Mix of Mind, Body, and Creativity: PRIDE Suncatchers
      • Wednesday, June 12, 2024
      • Oak Lawn Branch Library (4100 Cedar Springs Rd.)
      • This month’s Senior Soiree invites you to celebrate PRIDE with vibrant suncatcher crafting! Let’s celebrate diversity and joyfully express ourselves as we craft together, create meaningful connections, and make memories that sparkle as brightly as our suncatchers. Come and be part of the Oak Lawn Branch Library’s community of joyful expression, diversity and love!
        
    • Dallas Arts District Pride Block Party
      • Friday, June 21, 2024
      • Dallas Arts District
      • Dallas Arts District, with the Dallas Museum of Art, Nasher Sculpture Center, and Crow Museum of Asian Art, will celebrate the 7th annual PRIDE Block Party, the largest PRIDE event in Downtown Dallas, on June 21, 2024. Join them for this free, inclusive event in the heart of the Dallas Arts District from 6 pm to midnight that includes pride-themed tours, performances, films, artists, gourmet food trucks, makers, drag shows, informational tables, activities, guided tours and more!
        
    • Neon Nights: A DPL Pride Party
      • Saturday, June 29, 2024
      • J. Erik Jonsson Central Library (1515 Young St.) 
      • Get ready to groove at Neon Nights with DJ Ursa Minor! Featuring local vendors, resource organizations, free books, and much more! Strut your stuff in your most dazzling look on our glittering runway and let’s celebrate the end of Pride Month in style!