The 2nd Annual Arts of Pride project is calling for artistsʻ submissions for the 2022 exhibition. Presented by Gay Island Guide and Dark Mirror Entertainment, the show at ARTS at Marks Garage will run from October 6 -29, 2022. Hawaiʻi-based LGBTQ+ artists working in any medium are encouraged to make an application now. For more … Continue reading Call For Artists: Arts of Pride

A special event to launch a new book by Noʻu Revilla at Ka Waiwai @ Mōʻiliʻili with pūpū, drinks and peformances. Revillaʻs ASK THE BRINDLED won the 2021 National Poetry Series, and her poetry has been featured in Ours Poetica, Beloit, ANMLY, Lit Hub, Poetry, and the Library of Congress. Revillaʻs work has also been … Continue reading Noʻu Revilla Book Launch Party

Join the Hawaiʻi Gay Flag Football League at Bacchus Waikiki on Sunday, September 4th from 1–6pm for a Beer Bust Fundraiser! Proceeds from the event will benefit the league's hosting of Gay Bowl XXII. $8 will get you a beer cup and your first tap beer, and all refills are just $3. There'll be Jell•O … Continue reading HIGFFL / GAY BOWL XXII Beer Bust Fundraiser

Willkommen to the ever-present Kit Kat Klub, Berlin’s seedy nightclub where everything is “beautiful,” even as Germany descends into the grips of the Third Reich. A bawdy and gregarious Master of Ceremonies leads us through the story, as we follow Cliff Bradshaw, a naive American writer, who falls in love with performer Sally Bowles. Cabaret … Continue reading Cabaret | Manoa Valley Theatre

Head over to Bacchus Waikiki every Wednesday for Musical Bingo! Games at 7, 8, and 9pm and Instead of numbers, Bacchus Musical Bingo uses trivia song titles - like “Come On Over” or artist’s names - like “Christina Aguilera”. It’s super fun, it’s free, and there are lots and lots of prizes handed out.

Registration for the 2022 Honolulu Pride Parade & Festival is now open!  Join us on Saturday, October 15 for a grand (and fabulous) parade down Kalākaua Avenue in the heart of Waikīkī and the Honolulu Pride Festival at the Waikīkī Shell / Diamond Head Greens. We welcome non-profits, friends and family groups, businesses, government agencies, faith … Continue reading Registration Open: 2022 Honolulu Pride Parade & Festival

Banned Books Week is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read. It brings together the entire book community — librarians, booksellers, publishers, journalists, teachers, and readers of all types — in shared support of the freedom to seek and express ideas, even those some consider unorthodox or unpopular. PFLAG National is a member of … Continue reading September 18-24: Banned Books Week

The culmination of Bi Awareness Week, Celebrate Bisexuality Day on September 23 recognizes and celebrates bisexuality, bisexual history, community, and culture. Celebrate Bisexuality Day is the brainchild of three bisexual rights activists: Wendy Curry of Maine, Michael Page of Florida, and Gigi Raven Wilbur of Texas, and was officially observed in 1999 at the International … Continue reading Celebrate Bisexuality Day

The Hawaii Pono'ī Coalition is hosting four weeks of events in recognition of Hawaiian History Month, celebrating Queen Liliʻuokalani, Prince Jonah Kūhiō Kalanianaʻole, and other key figures and events in Hawaiian history. The Coalition was founded in 2007 to educate those who live in and visit Hawai‘i about its true history and the Native Hawaiian … Continue reading Hawaiian History Month

Thanks to Rainbows Over Waikīkī Presenting Sponsor Hawaiian Airlines, there will once again be dozens of Rainbow Banners along Ala Moana Boulevard and Kalākaua Avenue during Honolulu Pride Month, sharing LGBTQ+ Pride and Aloha. Post your pictures to social media using #RainbowsOverWaikiki. Send them to us and your photos might appear right here on the Honolulu Pride 2022 Rainbows Over … Continue reading Rainbows Over Waikīkī