LGBTQ+ Events in Oakland

Upcoming gay events, parties and nights out

65 upcoming events Aug 2026 – Mar 2027

When All Today Tomorrow This week This month

Aug · 42 Sep · 12 Oct · 10 Nov · 1 Dec · 7 Mar 27 · 1

What All Community 9 Party 8 Comedy 7 Drag 4 Live Show 3 Pride 3

+ 4 more

Women / Sapphic 3 Festival 2 Free Entry 2 Cabaret 1

This weekend

Fri · 5:00 AM Meet Queer Friends @ Hex

Fri · 7:00 AM Puppet Show: The 3 Little Pigs in the 1920’s

Fri · 11:00 PM Bad Art Comedy - Improv Comedy and Local Artists

Sat · 12:30 AM Love Letter to the 90s

Thursday, Aug 20 Today

1 event

20 AUG

Sapphic Romance Book Club

Pride & Petals

Women / Sapphic

Friday, Aug 21 Tomorrow

3 events

21 AUG

5:00 AM

Saturday, Aug 22 Saturday

9 events

22 AUG

12:30 AM

Love Letter to the 90s

Storytelling cabaret reflecting on coming out as lesbian in 90s

Mama Chen's

Cabaret Women / Sapphic

Free entry

22 AUG

2:00 AM

Bi & Pan Speed Dating

Arts and Crafts

fairyland.org

22 AUG

11:30 AM

Queer Sabor: A Queer & Trans Afro Latin Dance Party w/ Cumbia Lessons!

Next Level Customer Appreciation Party – Free with Ticket before 10:30pm

Que Rico Nightclub Customer Appreciation Party – NO COVER ALL NIGHT

Knockoff Broadway-Live Broadway Musical

All Out Comedy Theater

22 AUG

Day Trip! Drag Brunch

Drag

$23.18

22 AUG

LGBTQ+ Safety & Self-Defense Workshop, 10th Edition

Community

Sunday, Aug 23

3 events

23 AUG

7:30 AM

Animal Talk: The Chickens

fairyland.org

23 AUG

5:00 PM

Improv House Team Auditions

All Out Comedy Theater

23 AUG

10:00 PM

Peas In A Pod

All Out Comedy Theater

Monday, Aug 24

2 events

24 AUG

4:30 AM

Queer Meditation

Queer meditation for wellness, positive thinking, spiritual growth

Closed

fairyland.org

Tuesday, Aug 25

1 event

25 AUG

10:00 PM

Improvising in the Style of Shakespeare with Diana Brown

All Out Comedy Theater

Wednesday, Aug 26

3 events

26 AUG

7:30 AM

Performer: Storyteller John Weaver

fairyland.org

26 AUG

10:00 PM

Improv Jam

All Out Comedy Theater

26 AUG

10:00 PM

Sampler Improv Class for Beginners

All Out Comedy Theater

Thursday, Aug 27

2 events

27 AUG

4:30 AM

Thursday night Rainbow Boardgames - Marché Board Games Cafe

Marche Board Game Cafe

Open 10am-4pm

fairyland.org

Friday, Aug 28 Friday night

1 event

28 AUG

10:30 PM

RiOt: An Improvised Rock Opera

All Out Comedy Theater

Saturday, Aug 29 Saturday

8 events

29 AUG

Puppet Party presents… Puppets & Comedians

All Out Comedy Theater

Party

29 AUG

3:00 AM

Gay Singles, Mix & Mingle (Ages 25-45)

Puppet Fair Weekend

fairyland.org

29 AUG

2:00 PM

Free Meditation For Gay Men

Free entry

29 AUG

5:00 PM

Noches Latina en Next Level: Banda en Vivo vs Reggaeton

quericonightclub.com

29 AUG

11:00 PM

Cosy Queer Social (at the Bar)

Comedy. with conor and toby and friends.

All Out Comedy Theater

Comedy

29 AUG

Queer and Women's Open Mic

Comedy

Free entry

Sunday, Aug 30

2 events

30 AUG

7:30 AM

Animal Talk: Tomás the Tortoise

fairyland.org

30 AUG

11:00 PM

Indie Improv Night

All Out Comedy Theater

Monday, Aug 31

1 event

31 AUG

5:00 PM

Stand Up Graduation Show

All Out Comedy Theater

Comedy

Thursday, Sep 3

1 event

3 SEP

11:00 PM

Late Bloomer 101 For Women-Loving-Women (Because It's Never Too Late)

Women / Sapphic

Free entry

Friday, Sep 4 Friday night

1 event

4 SEP

5:00 AM

Mario Kart Tournament

DT's Hotel

Free entry

Sunday, Sep 6

2 events

6 SEP

5:00 AM

Melbourne Fast Connections for Gay Men

melbourne 203589

Free entry

6 SEP

International Conference on Queer Pedagogy and...

Conference on queer pedagogy for researchers and practitioners

Friday, Sep 11 Friday night

1 event

11 SEP

Drag King Contest at Great American Music Hall

Great American Music Hall

Drag

Saturday, Sep 12 Saturday

1 event

12 SEP

7:00 PM

Oakland Roots SC vs. Lexington SC (Pride Night)

Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

Pride

Sunday, Sep 13

1 event

13 SEP

9:45 AM

RECLAIM Dance! Sept 13

BANDALOOP

Thursday, Sep 17

1 event

17 SEP

10:30 PM

The Bald and the Beautiful LIVE: Very Bald, Very Beautiful

Paramount Theatre Oakland

Friday, Sep 18 Friday night

1 event

18 SEP

10:00 PM

Community Camp (Drouin West VIC | 1.5 Hours from Melbourne CBD)

Community

Saturday, Sep 19 Saturday

1 event

19 SEP

6:00 AM

Children’s Book Festival

fairyland.org

Festival

Thursday, Sep 24

1 event

24 SEP

9:00 PM

Open 10am-3pm | Closing Early for +21

fairyland.org

Friday, Sep 25 Friday night

1 event

25 SEP

2:00 PM

Drawn Together (21+)

fairyland.org

Saturday, Oct 3 Saturday

1 event

3 OCT

7:30 AM

Oakland's Magic Kitchen with Chef Nelson

fairyland.org

Friday, Oct 9 Friday night

1 event

9 OCT

East Bay Front Runners & Walkers 22nd Annual Pride Run & Walk

Pride

Friday, Oct 16 Friday night

1 event

16 OCT

9:00 PM

Halloween Themed Community Camp (Healesville VIC | 1.5 Hours from Melbourne CBD)

Community

Saturday, Oct 17 Saturday

2 events

17 OCT

6:00 AM

Fall Fest

Fortune Feimster: Takin' Care of Biscuits Comedy Tour

Fox Theater - Oakland

Live Show Comedy

Thursday, Oct 29

1 event

29 OCT

3:00 PM

Lez Out Loud Comedy Night

White Horse Inn

Comedy

Friday, Oct 30 Friday night

1 event

30 OCT

9:00 PM

Open 12pm-7pm (Mad Magic!)

fairyland.org

Saturday, Oct 31 Saturday

2 events

31 OCT

8:00 AM

Halloween Jam: Mad Magic!

fairyland.org

31 OCT

5:00 PM

Club Papi: The Ultimate Halloween Night Party – $2,000 in Cash and Prizes

quericonightclub.com

Party

November 2026 · 1 event open ▸

Sun 1 Día de los Muertos: Chapel Exhibit & Performances ›

December 2026 · 6 events open ▸

Fri 4 Make the Yuletide Gay! › Sat 5 Performer: Storyteller Blue Fairy › Fri 11 Twas the Night Before Fairy Winterland (21+) › Fri 11 Open 12pm-7pm (Fairy Winterland) › Sun 13 Rapper and wordsmith Jamey Williams › Thu 31 Club Papi and Valentino Presents New Years Eve ›

March 2027 · 1 event open ▸

Sun 14 Rupaul's Drag Race Werq the World Tour ›

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LGBTQ+ Events in Oakland

This weekend

Thursday, Aug 20 Today

Sapphic Romance Book Club

Friday, Aug 21 Tomorrow

Meet Queer Friends @ Hex

Puppet Show: The 3 Little Pigs in the 1920&#8217;s

Bad Art Comedy - Improv Comedy and Local Artists

Saturday, Aug 22 Saturday

Love Letter to the 90s

Bi & Pan Speed Dating

Arts and Crafts

Queer Sabor: A Queer & Trans Afro Latin Dance Party w/ Cumbia Lessons!

Next Level Customer Appreciation Party – Free with Ticket before 10:30pm

Que Rico Nightclub Customer Appreciation Party &#8211; NO COVER ALL NIGHT

Knockoff Broadway-Live Broadway Musical

Day Trip! Drag Brunch

LGBTQ+ Safety & Self-Defense Workshop, 10th Edition

Sunday, Aug 23

Animal Talk: The Chickens

Improv House Team Auditions

Peas In A Pod

Monday, Aug 24

Queer Meditation

Closed

Tuesday, Aug 25

Improvising in the Style of Shakespeare with Diana Brown

Wednesday, Aug 26

Performer: Storyteller John Weaver

Improv Jam

Sampler Improv Class for Beginners

Thursday, Aug 27

Thursday night Rainbow Boardgames - Marché Board Games Cafe

Open 10am-4pm

Friday, Aug 28 Friday night

RiOt: An Improvised Rock Opera

Saturday, Aug 29 Saturday

Puppet Party presents… Puppets & Comedians

Gay Singles, Mix & Mingle (Ages 25-45)

Puppet Fair Weekend

Free Meditation For Gay Men

Noches Latina en Next Level: Banda en Vivo vs Reggaeton

Cosy Queer Social (at the Bar)

Comedy. with conor and toby and friends.

Queer and Women's Open Mic

Sunday, Aug 30

Animal Talk: Tomás the Tortoise

Indie Improv Night

Monday, Aug 31

Stand Up Graduation Show

Thursday, Sep 3

Late Bloomer 101 For Women-Loving-Women (Because It's Never Too Late)

Friday, Sep 4 Friday night

Mario Kart Tournament

Sunday, Sep 6

Melbourne Fast Connections for Gay Men

International Conference on Queer Pedagogy and...

Friday, Sep 11 Friday night

Drag King Contest at Great American Music Hall

Saturday, Sep 12 Saturday

Oakland Roots SC vs. Lexington SC (Pride Night)

Sunday, Sep 13

RECLAIM Dance! Sept 13

Thursday, Sep 17

The Bald and the Beautiful LIVE: Very Bald, Very Beautiful

Friday, Sep 18 Friday night

Community Camp (Drouin West VIC | 1.5 Hours from Melbourne CBD)

Saturday, Sep 19 Saturday

Children’s Book Festival

Thursday, Sep 24

Open 10am-3pm | Closing Early for +21

Friday, Sep 25 Friday night

Drawn Together (21+)

Saturday, Oct 3 Saturday

Oakland's Magic Kitchen with Chef Nelson

Friday, Oct 9 Friday night

East Bay Front Runners & Walkers 22nd Annual Pride Run & Walk

Friday, Oct 16 Friday night

Halloween Themed Community Camp (Healesville VIC | 1.5 Hours from Melbourne CBD)

Saturday, Oct 17 Saturday

Puppet Show: The 3 Little Pigs in the 1920’s

Que Rico Nightclub Customer Appreciation Party – NO COVER ALL NIGHT

Club Papi: The Ultimate Halloween Night Party – $2,000 in Cash and Prizes