Calendars
Events are covered regionally & on a national scale. This includes listings for special gatherings, recurring events, & one-time affairs. Each listing is sorted by the date of the event then color coded by the nature of its interest:
- Alternative Music & Culture in Rust.
- BDSM & Fetish in Red.
- Lifestyle & Swinger in Green.
- Gay, Bi, & Transgender in Wine.
- Mainstream in White.
Please note: some crossover will often exist, so the function in question will be listed by the nature that most reflects the general practice of its venue.
- Our Main Calendar offers a Full Listing of all regional events.
- Major National Events are on our Main Calendar & under their own page.
- Please see Recurring Events for ongoing gatherings on a consistent schedule.
- See News & Notes for recent developments in the scene.
- For Featured Events & Concerts please see below...
Featured Events:
Thu May 14th - DC Anti-Social (Fetlife): One of DC's best Socials for the kink crowd.
Sat May 16th - Bad Fae Ball (Eventbrite): One of the region's best new galas for the alternative cultures at the Mobtown Ballroom, Baltimore Md.
Memorial Day Weekend (22nd-25th): Too much to list for Featured Events. Please see Main Calendar.
Weekend of June 5th-7th:
- Bears, Bikers, & Mayhem (BearsBikersMayhem): Gay Biker/Leathermen weekend at the Lord Baltimore Hotel.
- Philly Pride Weekend (Philly365): Celebrate gay pride in the city of brotherly love.
- Hillside Fantasy Fetish Weekend (HillsideCamp): All male nudist fantasy retreat in New Milford, Pa
Thu June 11th - DC Anti-Social (Fetlife): One of DC's best Socials for the kink crowd.
Weekend of June 12th-14th:
- Baltimore Pride Weekend (BaltimorePride): Pride continues w/ numberous events throughout Baltimore.
- The Woods Pridefest Weekend (TheWoods): Nudist retreat in Lehighton, Pa.
Wed June 17th - Queer Dudes Party (Fetilife): On-site play party 'By Queer Dudes For Queer Dudes' at The Crucible DC.
Fathers Day Weekend (19th-21st):
- Summer Isle (SummerIsle.com): Regional burn / spiritual retreat / music festival at Fort Royal Farm, Pa.
- Pagan Spirit Gathering (CircleSactuary): America's oldest & largest Pagan spirituality festival.
- DC Pride Weekend (CapitolPride): A full weekend of events & parades celebrating gay pride in the nation's capital.
Sat June 20th – Summer Solstice / Mid-Sommer / Litha.
- Endless Night Vampire Ball (EndlessNight): Elegance & Decadence meet in Tampa, Fla.
- Coney Island Mermaid Parade (mermaidparade): Billed as the largest art parade in North America.
- DC Pride Parade (CapitolPride): Events & parade celebrating gay pride.
Sun June 21st – Father’s Day (3rd Sun).
- Folsom Street East (FolsomStreetEast): New York's eastern alternative to San Fran's premier street fair.
Regional Concerts:
Tues April 7th - Reverand Horton Heat (Ticketmaster): Live in Leesburg, Va.
Sat April 18th - Florence & the Machine (CapitalOne): Live at Capital One Arena (DC).
Fri April 24th - Clan of XYMOX (LiveNation): Performing Live in Baltimore, Md.
Sat May 16th - VNV Nation (Ticketmaster): Previous scheduled date has been postponed.
May 21st-24th - MD Deathfest (BaltimoreSoundstage): at the Baltimore Soundstage.
Fri June 5th - Echo & the Bunnymen (Ticketmaster): Live in DC.
Fri June 26th - The Church (930): Live at the 9:30 Club (DC).
Sat June 27th - Evanescence (LiveNation): at Jiffy Lube Live.
St July 25th - Lynyrd Skynyrd & Foreigner (JiffyLube): Live at Jiffy Lube Live.
Mon Aug 3rd - Motly Crew (JiffyLube): Live at Jiffy Lube Live.
Fri Sept 11th - Iron Maden (JiffyLube): Live at Jiffy Lube Live.
Concert Venues:
DC Metro Area:
- The Anthem (TheAnthemDC): 901 Wharf St. SW DC.
- Echostage (Echostage): 2135 Queens Chapel Rd. NE DC.
- Capital One Arena (CapitalOneArena): 601 F St NW DC.
- 9:30 Club (930Club): 815 V St. NW DC.
- The Atlantis (Atlantis): 2047 9th St. NW DC.
- Black Cat (BlackCatDC): 1811 14th St. NW DC.
- The Pie Shop (PieShopDC): 1339 H St NE DC.
- Union Stage (UnionStage): 740 Water Street SW DC
- Pearl Street Warehouse (PearlStreet): 33 Pearl St. SW DC.
- Ivy City Smokehouse (IvyCitySmokehouse): 1356 Okie St. NE DC.
- The Fillmore (FillmoreSilverSpr): 8656 Colesville Rd. Silver Spring, MD.
- MGM Grand (MGMGrand):101 MGM National Ave. Oxon Hill, MD.
- Merriweather Post Pavilion (MerriweatherMusic): 10475 Little Patuxent
Pkwy.
- The State Theater (StateTheater) 220 N Washington St. Falls Church, VA
- The Birchmere (Birchmere): 3701 Mt Vernon Ave. Alexandria, VA.
- Jammin Java (JamminJava): 227 Maple Ave E, Vienna, VA.
- Two Silos Live! (FarmBrewLive): 9901 Discovery Blvd. Manassas, VA.
- Jiffy Lube Live (JiffyLubeLive): 7800 Cellar Door Dr, Bristow, VA.
- WolfTrap (WolfTrap): 1551 Trap Rd. Vienna, VA.
Baltimore Metro Area:
- Baltimore Soundstage (BaltSoundstage): 124 Market Pl. Baltimore, MD.
- Power Plant Live! (PowerPlantLive): 34 Market Pl. Baltimore, MD.
- Rams Head (RamsHeadLive): 20 Market Pl. Baltimore, MD.
- Ottobar (TheOttobar): 2549 N Howard St. Baltimore, MD.
- Metro Gallery (MetroGallery):1700 N Charles St. Baltimore, MD.
- The Depot (Facebook): 1728 N Charles St. Baltimore, MD.
- Fish Head Cantina (FishHeadCantina): 4802 Benson Ave. Halethorpe, MD.
Philadelphia & Surrounding Areas:
- The Fillmore Philly (FillmorePhilly): 29 E Allen St. Philadelphia, PA.
- Franklin Music Hall (FranklinMusic): 421 N 7th St. Philadelphia, PA.
- Union Transfer (UnionTransfer): 1026 Spring Garden St. Philadelphia, PA.
- The Foundry (Fillmore): 29 E Allen St. 2nd Floor,
Philadelphia, PA.
- Bar XIII (BarXIII): 1706 Philadelphia Pike, Wilmington, Del.
Richmond Metro Area:
- The National (TheNational): 708 E Broad St. Richmond, VA.
- The Broadberry (TheBroadberry): 2729 W Broad St. Richmond, VA.
- The Canal Club (CanalClub): 1545 E Cary St. Richmond, VA.
- Fallout (FalloutRVA): 117 N 18th St. Richmond, VA.
- GWAR Bar (GWARBar): 217 W Clay St. Richmond, VA.
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