The Big LGBT+ Calendar 2023
Our huge list of 2023 LGBTQ+ dates includes all of the awareness, remembrance and visibility dates, the main Pride events and some notable fun and cultural events too.
We’ve limited pride events to those in capital cities or the ones we know are large events, but if you feel we've missed an important one please let us know at contact@thereainbowstores.com.
| WHEN | WHAT | WHERE | LINK |
| JANUARY | |||
| All month | Brussels Gay and Lesbian Film Festival | Brussels, Belgium | Find out more |
| Jan 21 - Feb 12 | Midsummer Festival | Melbourne, Australia | Find out more |
| FEBRUARY | |||
| All month | LGBT History Month | UK | Find out more |
| Feb 1 - 26 | Auckland Pride | Auckland, New Zealand | Find out more |
| Feb 9 - 23 | Capetown Pride | Cape Town, South Africa | Find out more |
| Feb 10 - 12 | National Student Pride | London, UK | Find out more |
| Feb 13 | Melbourne Pride | Melbourne, Australia | Find out more |
| Feb 17 - Mar 1 | New Orleans Gay Mardi Gras | New Orleans, La. USA | Find out more |
| Feb 18 - Mar 5 | Sydney World Pride And Gay Mardi Gras | Sydney, Australia | Find out more |
| Feb 20 | Gay8 Festival | Miami, Fla. USA | Find out more |
| Feb 16 - 22 | Cologne Karneval | Cologne, Germany |
Find out more |
| Feb 19 - 25 | Aromantic Spectrum Awareness Week | Everywhere | Find out more |
| Feb 23 - 27 | International Bear Convergence | Palm Springs, Calif. USA | Find out more |
| MARCH | |||
| All month | Bisexual Health Awareness Month | Everywhere | Find out more |
| All month | Rainbow Reels Queer and Trans Film Festival | Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario, Canada | Find out more |
| Mar 1 | Zero Discrimination Day | Everywhere | Find out more |
| Mar 8 | International Womens’ Day | Everywhere | Find out more |
| Mar 9 - 12 | Mad Bear Valencia | Valencia, Spain | Find out more |
| Mar 9 - 13 | Chillout Festival | Daylesford, VIC, Australia | Find out more |
| Mar 15 - 26 | BFI Flare LGBTQIA+ Film Festival | London, UK | Find out more |
| Mar 15 - 19 | Mammoth Gay Ski Week | Mammoth Lakes, Calif. USA | Find out more |
| Mar 18 - 25 | European Snow Pride | Tignes, France | Find out more |
| Mar 18 - 25 | European Gay Ski Week | Les Arcs, France | Find out more |
| Mar 19 - 25 | Los Angeles Leather Pride | Los Angeles, Calif. USA | Find out more |
| Mar 31 | Transgender Day Of Visibility | Everywhere | Find out more |
| APRIL | |||
| Apr 1 - 16 | Miami Beach Gay Pride | Miami, Fla. USA | Find out more |
| Apr 6 | Asexuality Day | Everywhere | Find out more |
| Apr 8 - 10 | Easter Berlin Leather Fetish Week | Berlin, Germany | Find out more |
| Apr 14 | Day Of Silence | United States | Find out more |
| Apr 15 | Eurovision In Concert | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Find out more |
| April 15 - 16 | Miami Beach Pride | Miami, Fla. USA | Find out more |
| Apr 20 - 23 | Tokyo Pride | Tokyo, Japan | Find out more |
| Apr 24 - 30 | Lesbian Visibility Week | Everywhere | Find out more |
| Apr 26 | Lesbian Visibility Day | Everywhere | Find out more |
| MAY | |||
| All month | Queer History Month | Berlin, Germany | Find out more |
| May 4 - 8 | Purple Party | Dallas, Texas, USA | Find out more |
| May 13 | Eurovision Song Contest | Turin, Italy | Find out more |
| May 17 | International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Lesbophobia and Transphobia | Everywhere | Find out more |
| May 19 | Agender Pride Day | United States | Find out more |
| May 22 | Harvey Milk Day | Everywhere | Find out more |
| May 24 | Pansexual & Panromantic Visibility Day | Everywhere | Find out more |
| May 26 - 28 | Paris Tournament | Paris, France | Find out more |
| May 26 - 29 | DC Black Pride | Washington D.C. USA | Find out more |
| May 27 - 28 | Birmingham Pride | Birmingham, UK | Find out more |
| JUNE | |||
| All month | Pride Month | Everywhere | |
| June 1 - 18 | Vienna Pride | Vienna, Austria | Find out more |
| June 1 - 5 | One Magical Weekend | Orlando, Fla. USA | Find out more |
| June 2 - 11 | Capital Pride | Washington D.C. USA | Find out more |
| June 3 - 4 | Dallas Pride | Dallas, Tx. USA | Find out more |
| June 5 | HIV Long-Term Survivors Awareness Day | Everywhere | Find out more |
| June 7 - 11 | Key West Pride | Key West, Fla. USA | Find out more |
| June 7 - 11 |
São Paolo Pride |
São Paolo, Brazil | Find out more |
| June 9 - 11 | New Orleans Pride Festival | New Orleans, La. USA | Find out more |
| June 9 - 11 | Rome Pride | Rome, Italy | Find out more |
| June 9 | Tel Aviv Pride | Tel Aviv, Israel | Find out more |
| June 9 - 11 | LA Pride | Los Angeles, Calif. USA | Find out more |
| June 9 - 11 | Boston Pride |
Boston, Mass. USA |
Find out more |
| June 10 - 25 | Paris LGBTQI+ Pride | Paris, France | Find out more |
| June 10 | Athens Pride | Athens, Greece | Find out more |
| June 12 | Pulse Night Of Remembrance | United States | Find out more |
| June 13 - 26 | Barcelona Pride | Barcelona, Spain | Find out more |
| June 16 - 17 | Zurich Pride Festival | Zurich, Switzerland | Find out more |
| June 16 - 25 | Dublin Pride Festival | Dublin, Ireland | Find out more |
| June 16 - July 3 | Milan Pride | Milan, Italy | Find out more |
| June 17 | Lisbon Pride | Lisbon, Portugal | Find out more |
| June 17 | Magical Pride | Disneyland Paris, France | Find out more |
| June 17 - 18 | Chicago Pride | Chicago, Ill. USA | Find out more |
| June 22 - 25 | Seattle Pride | Seattle, Wash. USA | Find out more |
| Jun 23 - Jul 1 | Oslo Pride | Oslo, Norway | Find out more |
| June 23 - 25 | Gay Pride Toronto | Toronto, Canada | Find out more |
| Jun 23 - Jul 2 | Madrid Pride | Madrid, Spain | Find out more |
| June 24 - 25 | San Francisco Pride | San Francisco, Calif. USA | Find out more |
| June 24 - 25 | Denver Pride | Denver, Colo. USA | Find out more |
| June 25 | NYC Gay Pride | New York, N.Y. USA | Find out more |
| June 28 | Anniversary of Stonewall Riots | Everywhere | Find out more |
| June 2 |
Venice Pride | Los Angeles, Calif. USA | Find out more |
| June 10 | Circle City Pride | Indianapolis, Ind. USA | Find out more |
| JULY | |||
| July 1 | Pride in London | London, UK | Find out more |
| July 7 - 9 | Cologne Gay Pride | Cologne Gay Pride | Find out more |
| July 7 - 9 | Sparkle Weekend | Manchester, UK | Find out more |
| July 10 - 25 | CSD Munich | Munich, Germany | Find out more |
| July 8 | London Trans Pride | London, UK | Find out more |
| July 10 - 16 | Non-Binary Awareness Week | Everywhere | Find out more |
| July 14 | Non-Binary People’s Day | Everywhere | Find out more |
| July 15 | Pride Glasgow | Glasgow, UK | Find out more |
| July 16 | International Drag Day | Everywhere | Find out more |
| July 22 | CSD Berlin | Berlin, Germany | Find out more |
| July 29th | Pride In Liverpool | Liverpool, UK | Find out more |
| TBA | Reclaim Pride London | London, UK | Find out more |
| AUGUST | |||
| All month | Antwerp Queer Arts Festival | Antwerp, Belgium | Find out more |
| Aug 1 - 6 | Amsterdam Pride | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Find out more |
| Aug 3 - 13 | Gay Pride Montreal | Montreal, Canada | Find out more |
| Aug 3 - 6 | Stockholm Pride | Stockholm, Sweden | Find out more |
| Aug 4 - 5 | Long Beach Pride | Los Angeles, Calif, USA | Find out more |
| Aug 4 - 7 | Brighton Pride | Brighton, UK | Find out more |
| TBA | Trans Festival | London. UK | Find out more |
| Aug 12 - 20 | Gay Pride Copenhagen | Copenhagen, Denmark | Find out more |
| Aug 14 | Gay Uncles Day | Everywhere | Find out more |
| Aug 16 - 23 | XLsior Gay Dance Festival Week | Mykonos, Greece | Find out more |
| Aug 20 | UK BlackPride | London, UK | Find out more |
| Aug 25 | Wear It Purple Day | Australia | Find out more |
| Aug 25 - 28 | Manchester Pride | Manchester, UK | Find out more |
| Aug 25 - Sep 3 | Gay Ski Week Queenstown | Queenstown, New Zealand | Find out more |
| SEPTEMBER | |||
| TBA | Bi Pride London | London, UK | Find out more |
| Sept 7 - 17 | Euro Pride | Valletta, Malta | Find out more |
| Sept 16 - 22 | Bisexual Awareness Week | Everywhere | Find out more |
| Sept 23 | Celebrate Bisexuality Day | Everywhere | Find out more |
| OCTOBER | |||
| All month | LGBT History Month | USA & Canada | Find out more |
| Oct 6 - 7 | Las Vegas Pride | Las Vegas, Nev. USA | Find out more |
| Oct 8 | International Lesbian Day | Australia & New Zealand | Find out more |
| Oct 11 | International Coming Out Day | Everywhere | Find out more |
| Oct 17 - 24 | Genderfluid Visibility Week | Everywhere | |
| Oct 20 | International Pronouns Day | Everywhere | Find out more |
| Oct 21 | Spirit Day | Everywhere | Find out more |
| Oct 23 - 28 | Asexual Awareness Week | Everywhere | Find out more |
| Oct 26 | Intersex Awareness Day | Everywhere | Find out more |
| Oct 28 - Nov 4 | Buenos Aires Pride | Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| NOVEMBER | |||
| All month | Trans Awareness Month | Everywhere | Find out more |
| All month | San Francisco Transgender Film Festival | San Francisco, Calif. USA | Find out more |
| Nov 6 | Trans Parent Day | Everywhere | Find out more |
| Nov 8 | Intersex Day of Remembrance | Everywhere | Find out more |
| Nov 13-19 | Trans Awareness Week | Everywhere | Find out more |
| Nov 20 | Transgender Day Of Remembrance | Everywhere | Find out more |
| DECEMBER | |||
| Dec 1 | World AIDS Day | Everywhere | Find out more |
| Dec 8 | Pansexual Pride Day | Everywhere | Find out more |
| Dec 10 | Human Rights Day | Everywhere | Find out more |
