LGBT summer travel best bets include Prides, films fest, and so much more

Here a Pride, there a Pride, everywhere a Pride, Pride. But just because the anniversary of the Stonewall Riots falls in June doesn’t mean that’s the only LGBT thing going on this summer. There are film festivals, leather competitions, cruises and more. Pack your calendar with some of these LGBT faves and have the best summer ever!

Events

Capitol Trans Pride
May 16
Washington, D.C.

D.C. Black Pride
May 21–25
Washington, D.C.

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Sexacola Beach Fest
hosted by Atlanta’s My Sister’s Room
May 21-24
Pensacola Beach, Fla.

International Mr. Leather
May 21–25
Chicago, Ill.

Memorial Day Weekend
May 21–25
Pensacola, Fla.

Sizzle Miami
May 21–25
Miami, Fla.

Inside Out Toronto LGBT Film Festival
May 21–29
Toronto, Ontario

Bear Pride
May 22–25
Chicago, Ill.

FilmOut San Diego
May 29–31
San Diego, Calif.

Black & Latino Gay Pride
June 4–6
Albany, N.Y.

Pridefest Milwaukee
June 4–7
Milwaukee, Wis.

Indy Pride Festival
June 5–13
Indianapolis, Ind.

Boston Pride
June 5–14
Boston, Mass.

Capitol Pride
June 5–14
Washington, D.C.

Pittsburgh Pride
June 5–14
Pittsburgh, Pa.

Honolulu Gay Pride
June 6
Honolulu, Hawaii

Joplin Missouri Pridefest
June 6
Joplin, Mo.

Motor City Pride
June 6–7
Detroit, Mich.

Tel Aviv International LGBT Film Festival
June 6–15
Tel Aviv, Israel

East Central Minnesota Pride
June 7
Pine City, Minn.

Brooklyn Pride
June 8–13
Brooklyn, N.Y.

 

Men of the Island House (Photo by Peter Arnow)
Men of the Island House at Key West PrideFest (Photo by Peter Arnow)

Key West PrideFest
June 10–14
Key West, Fla.

Los Angeles Pride
June 12–14
Los Angeles, Calif.

Albuquerque Pride
June 13
Albuquerque, N.M.

Long Island Pride
June 13
Long Island, N.Y.

Portland Pride Festival
June 13–14
Portland, Ore.

Philly Gay Pride
June 14
Philadelphia, Pa.

OKC Pride
June 15–21
Oklahoma City, Okla.

Provincetown International Film Festival
June 17–21
Provincetown, Mass.

San Francisco International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival
June 18–28
San Francisco, Calif.

CineSLAM
June 19, 2015
Brattleboro, Vt.

Gay Days Arizona
June 19–21
Scottsdale, Ariz.

Columbus Pride
June 19–21
Columbus, Ohio

Gay Pride New Orleans
June 19–21
New Orleans, La.

Gay Pride Houston
June 19–28
Houston, Texas

Pride Toronto
June 19–28
Toronto, Ontario

RI Pridefest & Parade
June 20
Providence, R.I.

Salisbury Pride
June 20
Salisbury, N.C.

Gay Pride Fest Denver
June 20–21
Denver, Colo.

Chicago Pride
June 20–28
Chicago, Ill.

Columbus Urban Pride
June 21
Columbus, Ohio

Folsom Street East
June 21
New York, N.Y.

Pride Houston
June 21–28
Houston, Texas

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Harlem Pride
June 21–28
Harlem, N.Y.

 

Gay Pride London
June 23–28
London, England

South Carolina Black Pride
June 24–28
Columbia, S.C.

St. Pete Pride
June 24–28
St. Petersburg, Fla.

Baltimore Pride
June 25–26
Baltimore, Md.

Nashville Pride
June 25–26
Nashville, Tenn.

Kansas City LGBT Film Festival
June 25–July 2
Kansas City, Mo.

Hampton Roads Pride
June 26–27
Norfolk, Va.

Pride Barcelona
June 26–28
Barcelona, Spain

NYC Gay Pride
June 26–28
New York, N.Y.

Cincinnati Pride
June 27
Cincinnati, Ohio

Gay Pride Paris
June 27
Paris, France

Pride in London
June 27
London, England

Santa Fe Pride
June 27
Santa Fe, N.M.

San Francisco Pride
June 27–28
San Francisco, Calif.

Seattle PrideFest
June 27–28
Seattle, Wash.

Twin Cities Pride
June 27–28
Minneapolis, Minn.

Independence Weekend
July 2–10
Provincetown, Mass.

Rio Gay Film Festival
July 3–12
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Tokyo International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival
July 5–15
Tokyo, Japan

Ibiza Gay Pride
July 8–12
Ibiza, Spain

OUTFEST: Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
July 9–19
Los Angeles, Calif.

Tacoma Pride Festival
July 10–18
Tacoma, Wash.

Bear Week in Provincetown is
Bear Week in Provincetown is July 11-19 (Photo via Facebook)

Bear Week
July 11–19
Provincetown, Mass.

Fetish Week London
July 12–19
London, England

San Diego Pride
July 17–18
San Diego, Calif.

Pride London Festival
July 17–26
London, England

Belfast Gay Pride
July 24–Aug. 2
Belfast, Ireland

Family Week
July 25–Aug. 1
Provincetown, Mass.

Amsterdam Gay Pride
July 25–Aug. 2
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Vancouver Gay Pride
July 25–Aug. 2
Vancouver, British Columbia

Up Your Alley
July 26
San Francisco, Calif.

Gaze: Dublin Lesbian & Gay Film Festival
July 30–Aug. 3
Dublin, Ireland

Amsterdam Gay Pride
July 31–Aug. 2
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Delaware Pride Festival
Aug. 1
Dover, Del.

Vancouver Pride Day
Aug. 2
Vancouver, British Columbia

Toronto Leather Pride Week
Aug. 3–5
Toronto, Ontario

EuroGames 2015
Aug. 5–9
Helsinki, Finland

Rendezvouz
Aug. 5–9
Cheyenne, Wyo.

Toronto International Queer West Film Festival
Aug. 7–9
Toronto, Ontario

Eugene/Springfield Pride Festival
Aug. 8
Eugene, Ore.

Tropical Heat
Aug. 13–16
Key West, Fla.

Pride of the Ocean LGBT Film Festival Cruise
Aug. 14–21
The Greek Islands

North Carolina Annual Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
Aug. 14–22
Durham, N.C.

Reno Gay Pride
Aug. 15
Reno, Nev.

Pride Charlotte
Aug. 15–16
Charlotte, N.C.

Austin Pride
Aug. 22–30
Austin, Texas

Toledo Pride
Aug. 28–30
Toledo, Ohio

Michigan Pride
Aug. 29
Lansing, Mich.

Birmingham SHOUT Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
Aug. 29–30
Birmingham, Ala.

Atlanta Black Gay Pride hosts numerous parties for men and women. (File photo)
Atlanta Black Gay Pride hosts numerous parties for men and women. (File photo)

Atlanta Black Gay Pride
Aug. 31-Sept. 7
Atlanta, Ga.

Burning Man
Aug. 31–Sept. 7
Black Rock Desert (Northern Nevada)

ELLA: The International Lesbian Festival
Sept. 1–9
Palma de Mallorca, Spain

Southern Decadence
Sep. 2–7
New Orleans, La.

Splash Days
Sep. 4–7
Austin, Texas

Gay Days Las Vegas
Sep. 8–14
Las Vegas, Nev.

Polari Film Festival
Sept. 10–13
Austin, Texas

Womenfest Key West
Sept. 10–13
Key West, Fla.

Oregon Coast Pride
Sept. 11–13
Lincoln City, Ore.

OutFlix Memphis
Sept. 11–17
Memphis, Tenn.

South Bay Pride
Sept. 12
Chula Vista, Calif.

Folsom Europe
Sept. 12–13
Berlin, Germany

Pride in the Park
Sept. 12–13
Roanoke, Va.

Oakland Gay Pride
Sept. 13
Oakland, Calif.

Pride Vermont Festival
Sept. 14
Burlington, Vt.

Cinema Diverse: Palm Springs Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
Sept. 17–20
Palm Springs, Calif.

Las Vegas Pride
Sept. 18–19
Las Vegas, Nev.

Dallas Gay Pride
Sep. 20
Dallas, Texas

International Bear Bash
Sep. 22–27
Orlando, Fla.