This gathering is an opportunity for us to come together, to remember, and to strengthen our resolve for justice and peace.We hope you’ll join us for this powerful moment of community solidarity and reflection.

Service Highlights:

• Welcome & Introduction by Rev. Dr. Mark Lee, St. Paul’s UCC

• History of the Transgender Day of Remembrance

• Lament and Reflections

• Candle Lighting in honor of those lost between October 1, 2023, and September 30, 2024

• Music and Slide Ritual: A Justice Anthem based on Holly Near’s “We Are A Gentle Angry People”

• Responsive Prayer

Get ready for a night of fierce performances, stunning looks, and pure 80’s vibes! Join us for I Love the 80’s: Drag & Burlesque Show on October 19, 2024, at 7:30 PM at The Collective in downtown Laramie. You won’t want to miss this epic night filled with electrifying acts celebrating the best of the 80s, hosted by Meadowlark Performing Arts and Laramie PrideFest!

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Program

To welcome everyone back Laramie from summer break, we are partnering with the Collective Center for the Healing Arts to throw our annual PrideFest Boogie! Come dance your boogies off with DJ MixmasterC.

Admission: Pay what you can. Suggested donation: $5 - $15.

During this year's WyoGives campaign, we are raising funds to support our ongoing efforts and expand our reach. Help us continue our mission and support the LGBTQ+ community in Laramie and beyond!

Celebrate the 4th of July with Pride! Stop by the LPF booth at Freedom has a Birthday in Washington Park, Thursday July 4th from 10am - 4pm.

The event is free and open to the public with events and activities for all ages including: live music, activities for children and families, food, and retail vendors.

Join the Equality State Policy Center as we speak with experts about policies that impact the LGBTQIA+ community in Wyoming. Learn how civic engagement can chart the course forward. Register online at http://equalitystate.org/peoplesreview/

Celebrate Pride with an epic Rainbow Road Bar Crawl across downtown Laramie bars! Bars will have both alcoholic and non-alcoholic drink specials to support PrideFest! Locations include: Bond’s Brewing, The Library, Coal Creek Tap, Lovejoy’s, Front Street Tavern, Crowbar & Grill, The Great Untamed, & The Ruffed Up Duck

Laramie Pridefest invites residents & visitors of Laramie/Albany County to join us in celebration of Pride Month 2024 for our annual Pride in the Park at Washington Park. This family-friendly picnic event will have live performances, food (provided by Laramie PFLAG & local food trucks), free HIV testing from Laramie Reproductive Health & tabling from local & statewide nonprofits & businesses. It also features our largest raffle ever! Check out the raffle items here.

Join us as we transform First Street Plaza into a vibrant canvas of affirmation, hope, and unity. We will then have a reading of the Pride Proclamation and a peaceful march through Downtown Laramie to the courthouse.

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Get ready to be dazzled by the incomparable Daisy Maize as she hosts a night of striking performances by the incredible Vegina Quartz, King Kase, and Carnivora Flora - all with a botanical blooming out west theme! 🌺🌵

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Raise your voice and a glass at the Great Untamed for a night of Karaoke! Bring your friends & meet some new ones at this 21+ event. Please drink responsibly

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For this years Movie Night we'll be screening the iconic film “But I'm a Cheerleader” (1999). Grab your friends and come enjoy this classic LGBTQ+ comedy with us. Doors at 6:30pm, show starts at 7:00pm.
This free event requires registration.

Laramie PrideFest and Queer Join bring a night of queer storytelling at the Historic Laramie Railroad Depot. More info coming soon!

More info coming soon!

Come one, come all to celebrate the vibrant intersection of LGBTQ+ pride and the fantastical realms of tabletop RPGs! Join us for an exhilarating day of adventure and camaraderie at 'Dungeons & Demis: A RPG Game Day' hosted by Accelerated Dragon & Phoenix Rising.

It’s time for some relaxation & community building at Laramie PrideFest & Cowgirl Yarn’s annual “Pride on the Patio”, Saturday June 9th from 1:00pm-3:00pm. Come relax, craft, sew & catch up with old friends & make new friends on the back patio & in the Fernwood studio at Cowgirl Yarn.

Whether you're an experienced yogi or a beginner, please join us in this beginner friendly yoga session in Washington Park’s west field as we engage in a meditative hatha yoga practice led by Abby Burns.

** LOCATION CHANGED TO WYOMING UNION DOWNSTAIRS IN THE FIREPLACE LOUNGE **

us in partnership with University of Wyoming Multicultural Affairs for the Annual Matthew Shepard Candlelight Vigil at the Matthew Shepard memorial bench in the Arts & Sciences Plaza. There will be a post-vigil processing space immediately following the event at the Canterbury House, 110 S 9th St, Laramie, WY 82070

Join University of Wyoming Colleges, Departments & Student Organizations all across campus in collaboration with Laramie Pridefest for Out on the Pasture! There will be a variety of free food options from UWYO catering, outdoor games, and free pride month items available.

Community Event from Cheyenne Chamber Singers & St Matthew’s Cathedral: Condering Matthew Shepard: A contemporary choral oratorio of the life, death, and legacy of Matthew Shepard

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Laramie PrideFest and Gorgon Gallery are thrilled to announce the arrival of "Queer Expression," a dynamic art collaboration launching Pride Month with a vibrant celebration of diverse queer identities in the West. Visit Gorgon Gallery in the Laramie Plains Civic Center Room 332, will captivate audiences from June 3rd to July 25th, with the Galley open from 10 AM to 8 PM from every Mon - Thurs.

You’re invited to participate in a public meeting with the PrideFest board. Join us to hear about the planning for PrideFest 2024, share your thoughts, and get involved.

https://uwyo.zoom.us/j/91543503622

"Schuyler Bailar (he/him) is an educator, advocate, and author of He/She/They:

How We Talk About Gender and Why It Matters. At Harvard, Schuyler became the first transgender athlete to compete in any sport on an NCAA Division 1 men's team. Schuyler's exemplary work has earned him numerous honors including NYC Pride Grand Marshall, the Out100, LGBTQ Nation's Instagram Advocate of the year, and the Harvard Director's Award. In addition to being one of the top LGBTQ+ educators, Schuyler is a leading DEI speaker and advisor who has been featured in countless media outlets. He offers diverse avenues for learning through his podcast "Dear Schuyler," his online workshops, his fiction novel, Obie Is Man Enough, and his groundbreaking gender literacy online learning series, LaneChanger.com. Schuyler holds a degree in Cognitive Neuroscience and Evolutionary Psychology from Harvard, and continues his academic pursuits in four research labs focusing in clinical psychology and public health."

This event is free and open to the public, and available in-person or live streamed via WyoCast. A book signing will be offered following the keynote.

You’re invited to participate in a public meeting with the PrideFest board. Join us to hear about the planning for PrideFest 2024, share your thoughts, and get involved.

https://uwyo.zoom.us/j/91543503622

Diversity Unveiled - An American Mosaic

Artist Talk - Jen Delos Reyes5:30PM - Keynote Presentation, UW Art Building

6:30PM - Opening Reception, Cooper House (15th & Grand)

Art Exhibition April 5 - 21

Join UW Multicultural Affairs and Restorative Justice UWYO for the third annual tea-time celebration of the trans & gender expansive communities for Trans Day of Visibility 2024.

Free Sugar Mouse cupcakes, scones, and tea provided by Multicultural Affairs!

You’re invited to participate in a public meeting with the PrideFest board. Join us to hear about the planning for PrideFest 2024, share your thoughts, and get involved.

https://uwyo.zoom.us/j/91543503622

Help us raise money for our Permanent Home Fund. On Giving Tuesday you can sign up to be a one-time, monthly, or annual donor.

Join Laramie PrideFest and our community partners Albany County SAFE Project, Laramie Reproductive Health, and Wyoming Equality, in the Phoenix Ballroom (2nd Floor) of the Laramie Plains Civic Center to honor the past year’s victims of homicide against against trans and gender expansive individuals. Storytellers from the 2SLGBTQIAP+ community will share words of reflection and their lived experiences. After storytelling, a candlelight vigil will be held to honor the victims of fatal transphobic attacks in 2023. Electric candles will be supplied by Laramie PrideFest.

This event is free and open to the community, and follows the 6:00 PM Transgender Day of Remembrance Memorial Service at St. Paul's United Church of Christ in Laramie.

The best entrance to access the Phoenix Ballroom is on the corner of 7th and Garfield. Attendees can take the stairs on the right to get to the ballroom. Those in need of an elevator can use the entrance on the corner of 8th and Custer and take the elevator to the second floor to get to the ballroom.

Our thanks to the Laramie Plains Civic Center for hosting this event, and for their continued enthusiastic support.

Join Laramie Pridefest at the Gryphon Theatre on October 20th at 7 PM in celebrating Halloween early with our drag and burlesque show fundraiser “Scream Queens, Kings & In-Betweens.” You don’t want to miss the spooktacular gender bending event celebrating all things drag and burlesque. This is an Adult (18+) and ticketed event open to community members (we will be checking ID’s at the door). Alcohol sales will be available for 21+ community members.