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PVD United is a collection of events in Providence this June offering residents and visitors the opportunity to reunite and celebrate. The heart of PVD UNITED is the festivities taking place downtown and around the city hosted by local venues inviting all to celebrate Pride and Juneteenth on the weekend of June 18-20th.

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Upcoming Events

  • Neptune Dine & Drag show
    Neptune Dine & Drag show
    Apr 18, 2024, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
    Plant City, 334 S Water St, Providence, RI 02903, USA
    Plant city's monthly residency:Neptunes dinner & drag show w/ host KVNG Neptune. featured local performers Coco la freak, Ricky Mortis & Lulu Levity! ticket price includes 2 course meal, 1 drink & the show ! get your Tix : https://www.eventbrite.com/e/neptunes-dine-drag-show
  • Options 40th Anniversary Celebration & Magazine Release
    Options 40th Anniversary Celebration & Magazine Release
    Jun 01, 2022, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
    Providence, Blaze Smith Hill, 209 Douglas Ave, Providence, RI 02908, USA
    Options Magazine will celebrate its 40th Anniversary with the release of a special print edition, kicking off the 2022 Pride season, with Guest Host Senator Tiara Mack and featuring LaDiva Jonz.
  • Readings by Local Rhode Island Lesbian Authors!
    Readings by Local Rhode Island Lesbian Authors!
    Mar 27, 2022, 4:00 PM
    Zoom Event
    Are you familiar with these local Lesbian authors & illustrators? Join us for a late afternoon of reading and discussion. Each author will talk about and read from her publication. There will be time for questions and answers at the end.
  • Thundermist presents: Trans Health Provider Talks: Gender-Affirming Surgeries
    Thundermist presents: Trans Health Provider Talks: Gender-Affirming Surgeries
    Jul 28, 2021, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM EDT
    Register at https://lu.ma/that-kwan
    Join us for Thundermist’s Trans Healthcare Provider Talks, a three-part community education series for trans and non-binary individuals to hear directly from local gender-affirming healthcare providers!
  • Poppy Champlin: On the Funny Side of the Street
    Poppy Champlin: On the Funny Side of the Street
    Jul 16, 2021, 8:00 PM
    Theatre by the Sea, 364 Cards Pond Rd, Wakefield, RI 02879, USA
    Poppy says: Yes it is true!! I'm on the main stage at the Theatre by the Sea on July 16th - Just me! My own show!!
  • Thundermist's Trans Health Provider Talks: Pediatric Care for Trans Youth
    Thundermist's Trans Health Provider Talks: Pediatric Care for Trans Youth
    Jun 29, 2021, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
    Register at https://lu.ma/that-rafferty
    Join us for Thundermist’s Trans Healthcare Provider Talks, a three-part community education series for trans and non-binary individuals to hear directly from local gender-affirming healthcare providers!
  • Lesbian Legacies – Archiving Our Lives in Rhode Island
    Lesbian Legacies – Archiving Our Lives in Rhode Island
    Jun 29, 2021, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
    Zoom
  • Woonsocket Pride Celebration
    Woonsocket Pride Celebration
    Jun 28, 2021, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
    Woonsocket, Market Square, Woonsocket, RI 02895, USA
    Join us for our first-ever Woonsocket Pride event! Rebuild Woonsocket is hosting this event in coordination with Silence is Violence: 401, the Progress Report, the Not 1 More Campaign, the Milagros Project RI, the W.A.T.C.H. Coalition, and other local LGBTQIA+ community members!
  • SAGE RI Short Film Fest
    SAGE RI Short Film Fest
    Jun 28, 2021, 7:00 PM
    Online
    New LGBT-themed short films (5-15 minutes) by LGBT filmmakers
  • Pride Night Party
    Pride Night Party
    Sat, Jun 26
    Jun 26, 2021, 9:00 PM – Jun 27, 2021, 1:00 AM
    Newport, 200 Broadway, Newport, RI 02840, USA
    Get your dancing shoes ready! Out in town and looking to continue reveling after PRIDE daylight celebrations? Join us on Saturday, June 26th, for Newport Pride Afterdark at Parlor Newport to conclude festivities. Open from 9 pm - 1 am. Tickets cost $15 Music by DJ Zoila Rosa
  • Drag Story Time
    Drag Story Time
    Sat, Jun 26
    Jun 26, 2021, 1:00 PM
    West Warwick, 1043 Main St, West Warwick, RI 02893, USA
    Special story time all about being true to yourself and accepting others. Featuring: Ninny Nothin and Randi Xtra Xtra. 11am time slot is full. Register for 1pm.
  • Lavender Graduation
    Lavender Graduation
    Jun 26, 2021, 1:00 PM
    Register for Zoom info
    Annual ceremony conducted on numerous campuses around the country to honor LGBTQ+ and ally students and to acknowledge their achievements and contributions.
  • Providence Pride 2021
    Providence Pride 2021
    Jun 26, 2021, 1:00 PM
    Van Wickle Gate, Brown U., Providence, RI 02912, USA
    All are welcome to participate in Providence Pride 2021. March with us to celebrate LGBTQ+ Pride, Unity, and Love. This event is hosted by Love to All Project and has been organized in consultation with Brown University and RISD.
  •  Newport Pride Market & Festival
     Newport Pride Market & Festival
    Jun 26, 2021, 11:00 AM – Jun 28, 2021, 3:00 PM
    Newport Equality Park, Equality Park, Newport, RI, USA
    LGBTQ+ Pride is happening in Newport, RI in June 2021! We're creating events and experiences to celebrate community, and promote love, acceptance, inclusivity, and diversity of LGBTQ+ identities. We shall do so safely and thoughtfully and we invite you to join!
  • Community Picnic (TGI Network & Borderlands)
    Community Picnic (TGI Network & Borderlands)
    Jun 26, 2021, 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM
    Bristol, Route 114, Bristol, RI 02809, USA
  • Newport Pride: Pride Ride
    Newport Pride: Pride Ride
    Jun 26, 2021, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
    Newport Equality Park, Equality Park, Newport, RI, USA
    Businesses along the route and all over town will be encouraged to display rainbow flags and other signs of love and support. Riders are encouraged to stop by local establishments on Broadway after the ride, following all rules and regulations, to enjoy lunch and libations.
  • Scandalous Conduct: Newport 1919
    Scandalous Conduct: Newport 1919
    Jun 24, 2021, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
    Newport Art Museum, 76 Bellevue Ave, Newport, RI 02840, USA
    Artists Jason Tranchida and Matthew Lawrence discuss a little known facet of Naval culture in 1919 Newport.
  • South Kingstown Pride
    South Kingstown Pride
    Jun 24, 2021, 3:00 PM – 8:00 PM
    South Kingstown, Main St, South Kingstown, RI 02879, USA

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