The casting call is open for Pride Ethos 2026, returning to the Everson Museum on June 10 & 11. We're seeking LGBTQ+ performers across every discipline — drag artists, burlesque performers, dancers, vocalists, musicians, and variety artists of every kind. If you have a talent and a story to share, this stage was built for you.

Whether you come to work alongside others, skate in the square, dance, talk with a health educator, cheer at a hockey game, or sit down for a shared meal, you are participating in something quietly powerful: choosing connection over isolation.

Here's what's coming up this February.

This month: remembrance, gratitude, and queer community in CNY.

Queer joy meets community care: November events + food drive for the Samaritan Center.

Ice cream, gay bar pop ups & a Zoo takeover — queer community is thriving this fall!

August is stacked with queer joy in CNY: Happy Hour (8/8), Co-Working (8/13), LGBTQ Short Film Fundraiser (8/14), Ice Cream Social (8/17), Guerrilla Gay Bar (8/21—secret spot drops at noon), Pride Day at the NYS Fair (8/22), and Big Queer Beach Day at Green Lakes (8/24). Dive into details and RSVP inside.

Syracuse’s First Light Pride Flag is more than a symbol - it’s a year-round commitment to love, inclusion, and visibility. In a new mini-documentary from Visit Syracuse, local voices reflect on what it means to see the flag flying every day.

Kick-off July with queer joy on tap! Hit our Happy Hour at Salt City Bar tonight (5-9 PM) after snagging a glitter-draped haircut at Ace Lehner’s “Barbershop” pop-up. Then mark your calendar for July’s treats: the sizzling cabaret Sizzle & Sass (7/18), an Ice Cream Social with Guerrilla Gay Café (7/20), and the Guerrilla Gay Bar pop-up (7/24).

Over two unforgettable nights, more than 20 LGBTQ+ performers transformed the Everson Museum of Art into a living, breathing celebration of queer expression. Pride Ethos: A Living Exhibit brought together drag, burlesque, dance, theater, and storytelling across five museum spaces—and more than 250 attendees came to witness it. In this reflection, I share why events like this matter, how collaboration and allyship helped bring it to life, and what it means to center queer artists in our cultural institutions.

Thanks to the generosity of longtime community advocates Les Allen and Steve Moyer, and through a new fiscal sponsorship with CNY Pride, Come Out Central New York is proud to bring you our biggest Pride Month yet. Together, we’re not just throwing parties. We’re building space for LGBTQ+ people in Central New York to be seen, supported, and celebrated.