Upcoming events
Happenings in Western Massachusetts
by and for LGBTQIA+ folks and our allies
Echoes of Nature
Echoes of Nature is a collaboration between Kim Hoff and Jess Martin. What began as a local project in Hampshire County has blossomed into a multi-county journey of art, resilience, and community.
Celebrate Juneteenth at Wistariahurst Museum
On June 19th, Wistariahurst Museum and Genuine Culture welcome guests to the Wistariahurst gardens for our annual Juneteenth event, Celebrate Juneteenth! This event commemorates freedom and the country’s second independence day through community and celebration.
Youth Summer Studio: Fiber Frenzy
Weaving, needle felting, hand sewing, cross stitch, and textiles, oh my! We’re kicking off summer 2026 with the latest crafting craze: all things fiber!
Heartstopper Vol. 6 Midnight Release Party
Join High Five Books on July 6 from 11pm-12am to celebrate the final book in your teen's fav graphic novel series by Alice Oseman! We'll stream the TV series, have Nick and Charlie crafts and trivia, and distribute all pre-ordered books at midnight.
Film Screening and Discussion: Heightened Scrutiny
Join Bloom Local and Transhealth for a screening of the 2025 documentary "Heightened Scrutiny" (89 minutes), followed by a brief workshop on the language used in legislation about trans athletes and medical access.
Song Share Sessions for Nonbinary, Trans, & Women Singer Songwriters
Join Jess Martin for a supportive, queer-affirming monthly Song Share session dedicated to nonbinary, trans, and women singer-songwriters and creatives. This is a low-pressure, generative community space designed to share works-in-progress, lyrics, poetry, or any creative musings that are currently inspiring you.
Youth Summer Studio: Fables and Fantasy
Are you called to all things magical? Would you feel most at home in a Hobbit house? Do you wish you could ride a dragon or befriend a unicorn? Fables and Fantasy is the week for you to live the mystical story of your dreams!
Youth Summer Studio: Reduce Reuse ReCRAFT!
Does your young artist like digging through the trash? Do you hear “don’t throw that away, I might use it to build something!” on recycling day? We have a new week new this summer designed for environmentally minded artists.
Youth Summer Studio: Make It Mini
If tiny things call your name, look no further! Experiment with all the techniques that make mini-making so unique, including clay, shrinky-dinks, repurposed recyclables, and much more. We say: the smaller, the better!
Song Share Sessions for Nonbinary, Trans, & Women Singer Songwriters
Join Jess Martin for a supportive, queer-affirming monthly Song Share session dedicated to nonbinary, trans, and women singer-songwriters and creatives. This is a low-pressure, generative community space designed to share works-in-progress, lyrics, poetry, or any creative musings that are currently inspiring you.
Echoes of Nature
Echoes of Nature is a collaboration between Kim Hoff and Jess Martin. What began as a local project in Hampshire County has blossomed into a multi-county journey of art, resilience, and community.
Queer Story Slam: AWAKENINGS
Queer Story Slam: AWAKENINGS
Tell us your stories of awakenings- to queer desire, to a new understanding of the self, to a community or place that holds you, perfectly or imperfectly, just as you are. How has your queerness/transness saved the day? When did you first have a brush with queer utopia and what did it feel like?
LGBTQ+, Allies, Friends, & Family Weekend at Cold River Camp
LGBTQ+, Allies, Friends, & Family Weekend at Cold River Camp
Shadow, Sound, Spectacle: Literary Monsters
Literary Monsters is part concert, part puppet show, and part ghost story. It is a 50-minute immersive experience that reimagines the classic creatures of Edgar Allan Poe, Mary Shelley, Washington Irving, and Emily Dickinson.
B*TCH EAT DOG
B*TCH EAT DOG is a puppet-filled sketch show that uses classical texts, feminist theory, and singing willys to interrogate the gendered ethics of pursuit. Punch and Judy puppets perform a gender swapped adaptation of Moby Dick that explores the fallacies of girlboss feminism. A tradwife named Felicity Groundwater hawks her questionable raw milk wares and ultimately breastfeeds a member of the audience with one of her nine pendulous burlap boobs. A new kind of IUD insertion escalates until rats are being shoved down a cervix. The evening is hosted by a hapless, well-intentioned white man who flails wildly as his misguided attempts at allyship lead to a painful realization.
Song Share Sessions for Nonbinary, Trans, & Women Singer Songwriters
Join Jess Martin for a supportive, queer-affirming monthly Song Share session dedicated to nonbinary, trans, and women singer-songwriters and creatives. This is a low-pressure, generative community space designed to share works-in-progress, lyrics, poetry, or any creative musings that are currently inspiring you.
LEGOLAND
Penny and Ezra Lamb have been home-schooled on a hippie colony their whole lives - and they’re dying to get out. After a failed attempt at connection in a Walmart, the commune is busted, and the siblings - each seething with repression - are enrolled in a Catholic private school where they are instant social outcasts. Penny is quickly ostracized as a "lesbo,” meanwhile Ezra is fixated on German nihilism and reselling his Ritalin and Dexedrine prescriptions. After heartthrob Johnny Moon rebrands himself as a misogynistic rapper, the siblings run away from school on a bus tour across the continent - financed by selling their prescriptions - to bring back the "real" pop star. Irreverently dark and bursting with originality, Legoland’s Lamb siblings are prying for connection any way they can get it.
Tickets: $25
Click/tap the button below for more information and to purchase tickets!
LEGOLAND
Penny and Ezra Lamb have been home-schooled on a hippie colony their whole lives - and they’re dying to get out. After a failed attempt at connection in a Walmart, the commune is busted, and the siblings - each seething with repression - are enrolled in a Catholic private school where they are instant social outcasts. Penny is quickly ostracized as a "lesbo,” meanwhile Ezra is fixated on German nihilism and reselling his Ritalin and Dexedrine prescriptions. After heartthrob Johnny Moon rebrands himself as a misogynistic rapper, the siblings run away from school on a bus tour across the continent - financed by selling their prescriptions - to bring back the "real" pop star. Irreverently dark and bursting with originality, Legoland’s Lamb siblings are prying for connection any way they can get it.
Tickets: $25
Click/tap the button below for more information and to purchase tickets!
LEGOLAND
Penny and Ezra Lamb have been home-schooled on a hippie colony their whole lives - and they’re dying to get out. After a failed attempt at connection in a Walmart, the commune is busted, and the siblings - each seething with repression - are enrolled in a Catholic private school where they are instant social outcasts. Penny is quickly ostracized as a "lesbo,” meanwhile Ezra is fixated on German nihilism and reselling his Ritalin and Dexedrine prescriptions. After heartthrob Johnny Moon rebrands himself as a misogynistic rapper, the siblings run away from school on a bus tour across the continent - financed by selling their prescriptions - to bring back the "real" pop star. Irreverently dark and bursting with originality, Legoland’s Lamb siblings are prying for connection any way they can get it.
Tickets: $25
Click/tap the button below for more information and to purchase tickets!
FAMILY STORYTIME: 'Rainbow Cookies' with local author Lesléa Newman
Join High Five Books and local author Lesléa Newman for a celebratory launch of her inclusive new picture book, RAINBOW COOKIES, illustrated by Z.B. Asterplume, on Saturday, May 30, from 10-10:30am. Storytime is free and no registration is required to attend.
Queer Science @ UMASS Amherst
Queer Science is an intergenerational science demo day where LGBTQ+ high school students meet LGBTQ+ STEM researchers at the Five Colleges. Our volunteers develop immersive, hands-on educational STEM workshops as well as interact with and work alongside youth to share our love for science, build intergenerational community, and provide visible possibility models for STEM-interested LGBTQ+ youth.
LEGOLAND
Penny and Ezra Lamb have been home-schooled on a hippie colony their whole lives - and they’re dying to get out. After a failed attempt at connection in a Walmart, the commune is busted, and the siblings - each seething with repression - are enrolled in a Catholic private school where they are instant social outcasts. Penny is quickly ostracized as a "lesbo,” meanwhile Ezra is fixated on German nihilism and reselling his Ritalin and Dexedrine prescriptions. After heartthrob Johnny Moon rebrands himself as a misogynistic rapper, the siblings run away from school on a bus tour across the continent - financed by selling their prescriptions - to bring back the "real" pop star. Irreverently dark and bursting with originality, Legoland’s Lamb siblings are prying for connection any way they can get it.
Tickets: $25
Click/tap the button below for more information and to purchase tickets!
Queer & Trans Art Group (QTAG)
Open to anyone who identifies as queer, trans, or gender-expansive, come hang out, make art in community, or just connect with other queer and trans folks in a safer space!
Mid-Run Drag Trivia
Join Why’s It Gotta Be? Theater Group for a night of drag trivia between their run of Legoland! Hosted by Giganta Smalls - New England’s largest drag entertainer and the grand dame of geekery - come out with a team of up to 6 for some drag entertainment and test your knowledge! Tickets, local sponsorships, and merch will all be up for grabs!
The North Star Players present: Journey Through Oz
The North Star Players offer their unique adaptation of Frank L. Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz in the form of a full length play, exploring the deep friendships and harsh conflicts Dorothy grapples with as she finds her way home.
LEGOLAND
Penny and Ezra Lamb have been home-schooled on a hippie colony their whole lives - and they’re dying to get out. After a failed attempt at connection in a Walmart, the commune is busted, and the siblings - each seething with repression - are enrolled in a Catholic private school where they are instant social outcasts. Penny is quickly ostracized as a "lesbo,” meanwhile Ezra is fixated on German nihilism and reselling his Ritalin and Dexedrine prescriptions. After heartthrob Johnny Moon rebrands himself as a misogynistic rapper, the siblings run away from school on a bus tour across the continent - financed by selling their prescriptions - to bring back the "real" pop star. Irreverently dark and bursting with originality, Legoland’s Lamb siblings are prying for connection any way they can get it.
Tickets: $25
Click/tap the button below for more information and to purchase tickets!
LEGOLAND
Penny and Ezra Lamb have been home-schooled on a hippie colony their whole lives - and they’re dying to get out. After a failed attempt at connection in a Walmart, the commune is busted, and the siblings - each seething with repression - are enrolled in a Catholic private school where they are instant social outcasts. Penny is quickly ostracized as a "lesbo,” meanwhile Ezra is fixated on German nihilism and reselling his Ritalin and Dexedrine prescriptions. After heartthrob Johnny Moon rebrands himself as a misogynistic rapper, the siblings run away from school on a bus tour across the continent - financed by selling their prescriptions - to bring back the "real" pop star. Irreverently dark and bursting with originality, Legoland’s Lamb siblings are prying for connection any way they can get it.
Tickets: $25
Click/tap the button below for more information and to purchase tickets!
The North Star Players present: Journey Through Oz
The North Star Players offer their unique adaptation of Frank L. Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz in the form of a full length play, exploring the deep friendships and harsh conflicts Dorothy grapples with as she finds her way home.
The North Star Players present: Journey Through Oz
The North Star Players offer their unique adaptation of Frank L. Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz in the form of a full length play, exploring the deep friendships and harsh conflicts Dorothy grapples with as she finds her way home.
LEGOLAND
Penny and Ezra Lamb have been home-schooled on a hippie colony their whole lives - and they’re dying to get out. After a failed attempt at connection in a Walmart, the commune is busted, and the siblings - each seething with repression - are enrolled in a Catholic private school where they are instant social outcasts. Penny is quickly ostracized as a "lesbo,” meanwhile Ezra is fixated on German nihilism and reselling his Ritalin and Dexedrine prescriptions. After heartthrob Johnny Moon rebrands himself as a misogynistic rapper, the siblings run away from school on a bus tour across the continent - financed by selling their prescriptions - to bring back the "real" pop star. Irreverently dark and bursting with originality, Legoland’s Lamb siblings are prying for connection any way they can get it.
Tickets: $25
Click/tap the button below for more information and to purchase tickets!
Family Storytime: 'Lydia Loves Bugs' with local author Heidi E.Y. Stemple
Join High Five Books and local author Heidi E.Y. Stemple for a celebratory launch of her springy new picture book, LYDIA LOVE BUGS, illustrated by Yuliya Pankratova, on Saturday, May 23, from 10-10:30am. Storytime is free and no registration is required to attend.
LEGOLAND
Penny and Ezra Lamb have been home-schooled on a hippie colony their whole lives - and they’re dying to get out. After a failed attempt at connection in a Walmart, the commune is busted, and the siblings - each seething with repression - are enrolled in a Catholic private school where they are instant social outcasts. Penny is quickly ostracized as a "lesbo,” meanwhile Ezra is fixated on German nihilism and reselling his Ritalin and Dexedrine prescriptions. After heartthrob Johnny Moon rebrands himself as a misogynistic rapper, the siblings run away from school on a bus tour across the continent - financed by selling their prescriptions - to bring back the "real" pop star. Irreverently dark and bursting with originality, Legoland’s Lamb siblings are prying for connection any way they can get it.
Tickets: $25
Click/tap the button below for more information and to purchase tickets!
Full House Fridays: Earth Art
Full House Fridays is a special opportunity for K-2nd students to get a taste of afterschool time at RCA, and for 3rd-5th grade students to soak up extra studio time. A perfect option for families with siblings in different age groups.
Spring and Pride Artist Barter Party
Join artists of all backgrounds, styles, and mediums for an evening of swapping art and celebrating the season!
Midnight Mayhem "Sleepover" with local author Christina Uss
Come to an after-hours, forts & flashlights celebration of the newest book by local author Christina Uss!
Painting Skill Builder
Take in a luscious western mass spring by building new painting skills over four weeks! Each session we will use water-soluble oil paints to focus on a different painting technique, helping you build confidence to take your painting practice outdoors.
RCA Teen Studio
A supportive, flexible environment for teen artists, letting them shape their own creative journeys through a wide range of mediums— printmaking, sculpture, jewelry making, painting, and more!
Freedom to Be Ourselves: Transhealth’s Annual Benefit
Transhealth’s Freedom to Be Ourselves Annual Benefit is on Saturday, May 16th at the Academy of Music in Northampton, MA. Celebrate and support Transhealth’s mission of protecting and expanding access to gender-affirming care with an unforgettable evening that will illuminate the power of hope, the warmth of joy, and the courage required to live authentically.
SHE ATE at Kitchen Garden Farms
Forrest Fleur, New England’s FREAK of nature, brings her tantalizing farm drag production SHE ATE to Kitchen Garden Farm in Sunderland, MA as part of her 2026 tour! Come OUT on the farm to celebrate nature, queer artistry, our local food system, and the resilience that is our community.
Family Queer & Trans Art Group (QTAG)
Join Translate Gender and Resilient Community Arts for an all-ages version of Queer and Trans Art Group!
Springfest
Springfest is a free, public music festival featuring performances by students and ensembles of the Northampton Community Music Center! 2026 marks the 32nd anniversary of this beloved event.
Family Storytime: 'Nice Work' w/ local author Nicholas Day
Join High Five Books and local author Nicholas Day for the release of his thoughtful new picture book NICE WORK on Saturday, May 16, from 10-10:30am. This storytime is free and all families are welcome.