Looking for local events in the Seattle area that center folks of color and/or members of the LGBTQIA+ community? Here are more than 75 of the best weekly and monthly recurring events nearby, plus a couple hosted virtually. Hope you find something new to check out:

BIPOC events — mostly run by and for people of color (*)
LGBTQIA+ events (**)
QTBIPOC events (***)
Upcoming special events
Paid events and free events

Please contact organizers directly for event details and do your own research to confirm each date. Calendar pages are linked below. I am not affiliated with any of these organizations, just looking for more opportunities to be in community.

Recurring Weekly Events

SUNDAYS —

Bad Girls Brunch (drag) @ Julia’s on Broadway **
Betty’s Body of Knowledge (drag) @ Solo Uptown **
Classes (queer fitness) @ No Judgement Fitness **
Pride League (bowling) @ West Seattle Bowl **
Sound Bath with the Black Spiritualist @ Inside *

MONDAYS —

Board Gayme Night @ Stoup Capitol Hill **
Classes (queer fitness) @ No Judgement Fitness **
Karaoke @ Unicorn **
R&B Yoga @ Inside *

TUESDAYS —

Classes (queer fitness) @ No Judgement Fitness **
Comedy Nest @ Rendezvous **
Drag Queen Bingo @ Unicorn **
Queer Yoga (donation-based) @ Mother Yoga **
Trivia Tuesday @ Rough & Tumble Pub
Vinyasa Flow Yoga @ Inside *

WEDNESDAYS —

Classes (queer fitness) @ No Judgement Fitness **
21+ LGBTQIA+ Pride Skate Night @ Southgate Roller Rink **

THURSDAYS —

Classes (queer fitness) @ No Judgement Fitness **
Dancing Queens (drag) @ Boombox Bar **
Karaoke @ Wild Rose **
Sapphic Creative Writing @ Editions **

FRIDAYS —

Drag Race viewing party @ Rough & Tumble Pub *
MX Drag Show @ Queer/Bar **
Lashes Drag Show @ Unicorn **

SATURDAYS —

‘A Vibe’ Yoga @ Inside *
Bad Girls Brunch (drag) @ Julia’s on Broadway **
MX Drag Show @ Queer/Bar **

Week 1:

1st Mon — Queer Crafters @ Seattle Makers **
1st Mon — Queer Dharma (meditation group) @ Seattle Shambhala Center **
1st Mon — Queer Silent Book Club @ Ada’s Technical Books **
1st Tue — Queer Munch (kink meetup) @ A Stir **
1st Wed — Leche! Latinx Drag @ Unicorn ***
1st Wed — Flava Night (drag) @ Queer/Bar
1st Thu — Big Gay Energy (comedy) @ Rendezvous **
1st Thu — Groove (BIPOC drag) @ Julia’s Restaurant ***
1st Fri — Colours Global Sound @ Captain Blacks *
1st Fri or 1st Sat — Safe Word (kinky queer comedy) @ Kremwerk **

Week 2:

2nd Sun — Shuga Shaq Burlesque @ Theater off Jackson *
2nd Mon — Queer Writing Group hosted by Seattle Dyke March @ Tea Republik **
2nd Tue — Book Club (virtual) hosted by Charlie’s Queer Books *
2nd Wed — Out in Tech (WTGNB happy hour) @ Rough & Tumble **
2nd Wed — Sex Trivia @ Stoup Capitol Hill **
2nd Wed — Writing Club @ Charlie’s Queer Books
2nd Thu — 1998 Lonely Hearts Club (single’s meetup) @ Cagette Madison Valley **
2nd Thu — Centerfold (trans cabaret) @ Queer/Bar **
2nd Thu — Flock! (queer comedy) @ Olmstead **
2nd Thu — Resonate (BIPOC writing circle, virtual) hosted by Write Around Portland *
2nd Fri — Queen4Queen (drag) @ Pony **
2nd Sat — Femme Fatale (sapphic goth night) @ Asylum Collective **
2nd Sat — Open Mic @ Inside *
2nd Sat — Seattle Lesbian Literature Meetup Book Club @ Gay City **
2nd Sat — T4T (drag) @ Kremwerk **

Week 3:

3rd Mon — Queer Crafters @ Seattle Makers **
3rd Mon — Queer Dharma (meditation group) @ Seattle Shambhala Center **
3rd Tue — Queer Munch @ A Stir **
3rd Wed — Volta (open mic) @ College Inn Pub ***
3rd Thu — Groove (BIPOC drag) @ Julia’s Restaurant ***
3rd Fri — Good Drag @ Bad Bar **
3rd Fri — Lesbian Night @ Kamp **

Week 4 / Last Week of the month:

4th Sun — Judy (drag cabaret) @ Queer/Bar **
Last Sun — Bowlero Drag Brunch @ Garage **
4th Mon — Queer Writing Group hosted by Seattle Dyke March @ Tea Republik **
Last Weds — Micrófono Abierto (bilingual open mic) @ Hugo House *
Last Weds — Queer Lit Book Club @ Third Place Books Lake Forest Park **
4th Thu — Bronze Babez @ Queer/Bar ***
4th Thu — Resonate (BIPOC writing circle, virtual) hosted by Write Around Portland *
4th Fri — Queer Silent Book Club Seattle @ Charlie’s Queer Books **
Last Fri — BIPOC poetry night @ Inside *
Last Fri — Honey @ A Stir * ***
Last Fri — Qu-Art (queer artists sober meetup) @ Push/Pull **
4th Sat — La Queer (LGBTQ+ Sex Positive Party) @ Gallery Erato **
4th Sat — Queer Creative Connections @ Bellevue Library **
Last Sat — West End Girls (drag) @ Skylark Cafe & Club **

Recurring Events, Dates Vary!

Some quarterly events, most at least monthly or a couple times per month:

Book Clubs, many genres @ Charlie’s Queer Books **
Drag Bingo @ WeRise Wine Bar **
Eastside QTPOC Collective @ Together Center ***
LaQueer Sex-Positive Party @ Gallery Erato **
Luvvly Speed Dating @ Tapster **
Queeraoke @ Queer/Bar **
Queer Crafts Meet-up @ Seattle Public Library Capitol Hill **
Queer Creative Connections @ Bellevue Library **
Every 3rd Sunday — Queer Figure Drawing @ VALA Art Center **
Queer Markets @ Lumber Yard Bar **
Vibe Bingo @ various locations *

Quarterly Events

Not as frequent, but highly anticipated events:

Tasty (kink night) @ Lumberyard **
Quink Social Club (BIPOC kink social) hosted by Ms. Briq House @ Gallery Erato *

Upcoming Special Events

March 12 — Queer Movie Night: Wicked @ Peer Seattle
March 14 / bimonthly — Off the Rack Productions: A Drag Runway Show! Fundraiser @ Wildrose Bar **
April 19 — Leather & Lace Night hosted by The Social Queer @ Kamp & Vermillion (2 locations) **
April 20 — Queer Night @ Salstone Ceramics
April 24 - May 3 — DADS presented by WA Ensemble Theatre @ 12th Ave Arts
May 30-31 — Two Dykes and a Mic: Going Hog Wild (comedy tour) @ Neptune Theatet
July 10-12 — Queer & Trans Film Festival @ Three Dollar Bill Cinema
More to be added soon!

These lists are works-in-progress! Have an edit or addition? Email me at sapphietaffyxo@gmail.com. Thanks!

A List of BIPOC & LGBTQIA+ Recurring Events in Seattle