19 Events to Celebrate LGBTQ+ Pride in Northeast Ohio

From the East Side to the West, there's no shortage of Pride events in Cleveland. By Anthony Elder

by Anthony Elder | May. 29, 2023 | 12:00 PM

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For our feature on Cleveland Pride and its foundations, check out this link. Below, you'll find even more event to celebrate Pride in Northeast Ohio this year.

June 2

Be Nashty – Be Proud at Symposium Nightclub
$7-$10, June 2, 9 p.m., 11794 Detroit Ave., Lakewood, studiowest117.com


Pride Weekend: Trash Unreal at No Class
$10-$15, June 2, 7 p.m., 11213 Detroit Ave., Cleveland, noclasscle.com

Flat Out Pride 
Free, June 2-3, 7 p.m., 10 p.m., the Flats East Bank, Cleveland, facebook.com/events

June 3

GlamGore: 5th Annual Pre-Pride on the East Side
$15-$240, June 3, 8 p.m., 2785 Euclid Heights Blvd., Cleveland Heights, grogshop.gs

Pride in the CLE
Free, June 3, 11 a.m.-6 p.m., 300 St. Clair Ave. NE, Cleveland, lgbtcleveland.org/pride

Pride After Dark: Official Pride After Party at Studio West 117
$35, June 3, 9 p.m., 1384 Hird Ave., Lakewood, studiowest117.com 

June 4

Family Day: Pride at Akron Art Museum
Free, June 4, 1 p.m., 1 South High St., Akron, akronartmuseum.org

June 10

Gaga-4-God at the Cuyahoga County Public Library
Free, June 10, 10 a.m., 500 Som Center Road, Mayfield, eventbrite.com

Stark Pride Festival
Free, June 10, 2 p.m., Canton Centennial Plaza, Canton, starkpride.org

Lake County Pride
Free, June 10, 11 a.m., 415 Riverside Drive, Painesville, lgbtlakecounty.org

Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland: Big Butch Synergy Pride Flag Making
Free, June 10, 2 p.m., 11400 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, mocacleveland.org

June 11

Show Your Colors+
$10-$50, June 11, 12 p.m., 21430 Lorain Rd, Fairview Park, eventbrite.com

June 12

Put-in-Bay Pride
Free, June 12, 10 a.m., Put-in-Bay, shoresandislands.com

June 17

6th Annual Pride Bar Crawl in Cleveland
$10-$15, June 17, 4 p.m., 1384 Hird Ave., Lakewood, eventbrite.com

Pride in the Valley in Warren
Free, June 17, noon, 161 High St. NW, Warren, fullspectrumcommunityoutreach.org

June 22

History on tap — PRIDE at the Cleveland History Center
$15, June 22, 5 p.m., 10825 East Blvd., Cleveland, eventbrite.com

June 23

Sandusky Pride Festival
Free, June 23-24, 2 p.m., Downtown Sandusky, facebook.com

June 24

Read With Pride at the Cuyahoga Public Library Solon
Free, June 24, 3 p.m., 34125 Portz Parkway, Solon, cuyahogalibrary.org

June 29

Pride Night — Moulin Rouge! The Musical 
$39+, June 29, 7:30 p.m., 1501 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, facebook.com/events

August 28

Akron Pride Festival
Free, Aug. 28, 10 a.m., Downtown Akron, akronpridefestival.org

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