On June 28, 1969, the New York Police Department raided a Greenwich Village bar called the Stonewall Inn. The LGBTQ+ patrons of Stonewall and other lesbian and gay bars in the area rioted for over six days when the police became violent. A landmark moment in the gay liberation movement, the Stonewall uprisings are commemorated each year in June during Pride Month. 

Pride month is a time to look to the past—to draw pride and inspiration from revolutionary LGBTQ+ ancestors, like Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera, and channel their defiance into the present. This past year LGBTQ+ Texans, especially trans youth, have been under attack. Texas Republicans have sought to ban transgender children from playing sports, criminalize essential gender-affirming healthcare, ban books featuring LGBTQ+ characters and storylines, and further limit the already flawed Texas educational curriculum on sex and gender identity. This Pride month, lets celebrate the hard work of LGBTQ+ Texans who have been fighting against bigoted legislation. 

To help you celebrate Pride with your friends, family, and loved ones, Progress Texas has compiled a list of Pride events throughout June taking place across Texas.

Dallas/Ft. Worth

Silver Pride Coffee & Conversation - June 1st at Grauwyler Park Library

Pride Poetry Night - June 2nd at the Latino Cultural Center

Drag the Kids to Pride: Family Friendly Drag Show - June 4th

Pride 2022: A Celebration of Diversity - June 4th in Carrollton

Dallas Pride - At Fair Park on June 4th (festival) and 5th (parade)

Spectrum Tea Dance - June 5th directly after Dallas Pride Parade

Disco, TX & Bleach Pride-a-palooza - Three day event held at bars Ruins, Doublewide and Thunderbird on June 3-5

Dick's & Drag: A Country Diva PRIDE Brunch - June 5th

Pride Night Lights Rave - June 11th

Pride Bar Crawl - June 11th

Dallas Arts District Pride Block Party - 6 pm to midnight on June 17th

A Very Drag Celebration of Opera & Showtunes - Hosted by the DMA and the Dallas Opera on June 17th

Witches and Pagans Pride Day - June 18th

LGBTQ Saves Annual Youth Pride Picnic - June 18th

Houston

Pride, Love Wins - June 4th

Official Pride Market x Karbach Brewing - June 5th

Official Pride Pool Party - June 18th

Pride Bar Crawl - June 18th

Rock the Runway: Pride Fashion Show - June 23rd

Eden Girl Party - June 24th

44th Annual Official Houston Pride LGBT+ Celebration - June 25th at City Hall

The Official Pride Houston After-Party - June 25th

Kinky Circus Pride Party - June 25th

Pride Month Movie Screenings - June 8, 15, 22

Austin

Pride Mini Film-A-Thon - June 3-5

A Queer Comedy Competition - June 9th

Big Gay Pride Market - June 12th

The Boyz of Austin Pride Show - June 14th

Razzle Dazzle Upcycle Event & Queer Art Show - June 15th

Pride Bar Crawl - June 18th

Rocky Horror Pride Show Shadowcast - June 23rd

Note: Austin’s annual PRIDE Celebration and Stonewall Rally is held in August

San Antonio

Pride Trivia Night - June 10th (virtual)

2022 Icon’s Brunch - June 12th

Night out at the Zoo - June 17th

Pride Night with San Antonio FC - June 18th

Woodlawn Pointe presents Chad Michaels, winner of RuPaul Drag All Stars - June 18th

Youth Empowerment with Pride Conference - June 23rd

Pride Bigger than Texas Family Friendly Parade and Festival - June 25th

Other

Basin Pride Festival - July 16th in Midland

Corpus Christi Pride Week - different events throughout June

Sun City Pride - different events throughout June

El Paso Pride Bar Crawl - June 25th

Panhandle Pride Festival - June 25th in Amarillo

RGV Pride Festival - June 25th 

Progress Texas wishes you a happy Pride month!