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February 18, 2026The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo (HLSR) is a quintessential H-Town experience and tradition! Complete with world-class entertainment, mouthwatering and unique food options, the Rodeo is the perfect excuse to dust off your cowboy boots! If you’re planning on heading to the Rodeo, running from March 2 to March 22, 2026, at NRG Park, check out our list of recommendations below for lassoing up a good time and embracing your inner cowpoke. GETTING THERE Getting to NRG Park can be a bit -
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December 20, 2025Kiss 2025 goodbye and get ready to usher in 2026! Houston makes it easy, fun, and festive to ring in the new year in the gayborhood. Time to take the plans out of the group chat and plan your night out celebrating the beginning of a new year with the LGBTQIA+ community! JR’s Bar & Grill JR’s Bar & Grill, one of the gayborhood’s favorite watering holes, is planning a New Year’s Eve party on Pacific Street! The bar’s Mardi Gras themed 21+ New Year's... -
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December 23, 2024It’s a brand new year, so why not kick off 2025 with a bang? H-Town is filled with fun events for everyone to enjoy all throughout January. Whether it’s top-notch musicals, cheering for marathon runners, or even a Taylor Swift dance party, there’s something for everyone to look forward to as we celebrate the start of a new year! Adulti-Verse at Meow Wolf Houston January 9 & 23, 2025 Step into the Adulti-Verse at Meow Wolf Houston’s Radio Tave! This 21+ event dials... -
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October 20, 2024You’ve got your costume ready and just need a place to show it off? Look no further than our list of LGBTQ+ Halloween parties taking place in Houston this year! HalloQueen Block Party at Eagle Houston Friday, October 25 through Sunday, October 27, 2024 Mark your Calendars: the 3-day Houston Eagle HalloQueen Festival is Back! Get your best Halloween costume and make plans to celebrate at this annual event, taking place from Friday, October 25 to Sunday, October 27. On Saturday, October 26,... -
February 8, 2024Houston is for lovers, and we’ve got the top spots to celebrate love, rekindle a romance, or nurture a burgeoning relationship. Check out our recommendations for mixing up date night in H-Town. Where To Eat Barcelona Wine Bar Nothing sets the mood quite like romantic lighting, wine/cocktails, and delicious bites in a cozy atmosphere. With tapas shaped by Mediterranean, Spanish, and South American influences, Barcelona Wine Bar offers nearly 400 wines on their wine list. The restaurant... -
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May 23, 2023Trash Panda Drinking Club (4203 Edison St., Houston, TX 77009), a popular bar in Houston, is thrilled to announce three monumental events celebrating LGBTQ Pride Month in June. These events, organized by Trash Panda's Executive Chef Adriana Maldonado, a proud member of the LGBTQ community, aim to bring the historic LGBTQ establishments Stonewall and Cubbyhole Bar from New York City to Houston, along with paying homage to the beloved Houston classic and LGBTQ staple closed restaurant, La... -
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October 8, 2019Houston’s LGBTQ nightlife is always evolving. Montrose continues to be the hub for LGBTQ culture but bar and club owners know that if you want to stay on top of the game you have to provide a fresh look, fresh entertainment and a fresh coat of paint. Once upon a time Rich’s was the premiere gay dance club. It was located in Midtown, before Midtown underwent its own evolution from warehouses to mixed use apartments. Then in the early 2000’s Rich’s went dormant while... -
July 29, 2019View this post on Instagram A post shared by Poison Girl Cocktail Lounge (@poisongirlbar) on Jul 9, 2018 at 8:33pm PDT Once called Boomtown for the overnight oil boom in 1901, Houston is now experiencing a new—and delicious—kind of boom. Every few blocks, you can find award-winning restaurants and cocktail bars, but Houston is also a gritty underdog of a city that does just fine without all the frills. Sometimes you just need some good -
June 19, 2019When the Pride Parade ends on June 22, the celebration definitely won’t be stopping. The festivities continue well into the morning with after parties celebrating the LGBTQ community throughout the city. Almost all Houston-area bars will be featuring drink specials and rejoicing in Pride so don’t forget to check our listings of LGBTQ bars in the city before making your final choice of where to take your night. But here are some of the hottest goings-on after the last float goes... -
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May 6, 2019For the LGBTQ community around the world, June is a month with special meaning. This is the month where most major cities celebrate LGBTQ Pride. From New York to San Francisco, Pride parades will be taking place. Houston is home to one of the largest celebrations in the south and this year Pride Houston has more to celebrate as it commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, the event that sparked the modern-day LGBTQ rights movement and is the reason why most parades take place at
