Manchester True Collaborative

The Manchester True Collaborative runs New Hampshire's first LGBTQIA+ community center, at 72 Concord Street in downtown Manchester. For a state that long lacked any brick-and-mortar queer space, its opening was a genuine milestone - and the center has quickly become the organizing hub for LGBTQ+ life across southern New Hampshire. The Collaborative is best known as the organizer of Queen City Pride, Manchester's annual June Pride festival and parade, with the parade running down Elm Street and the festival filling Veterans Memorial Park. Year-round, the center hosts support groups, social meetups, youth programming and community fundraisers, and partners with local venues - including drag-show food drives at the Breezeway Pub. Visitors are welcome to drop by during open hours or check the calendar on manchestertrue.org for upcoming events. If you want to plug into the local community rather than just pass through, this is the front door.