Pride 2025: Your guide to Arizona’s June events
Celebrate Pride 2025 throughout June with these Copper State-based events and venues.
Every Arizonan knows that the month of June doesn’t just bring abundant sunshine and scorching heat to the Copper State—it’s also a time when Arizona’s LGBTQ+ communities and their allies gather together in the name of equality, representation, and, of course, celebration.
From sweat-soaked silent discos to obsession-worthy, themed drag brunches to time-honored parades and bar crawls, Arizona’s June Pride events promise high-energy performances, gag-worthy fashions, and friendly faces galore. Check out this list of can’t-miss Pride events happening throughout the state in June, along with a couple of LGBTQ+ nightlife venues worth a visit any month of the year:
Flagstaff Pride Parade
On June 21 at 10 a.m., Flagstaff Pride will kick off the third annual Flagstaff Pride Parade at the corner of Elm Avenue and Beaver Street. This family-friendly event will feature floats adorned with rainbow colors and glitter, live entertainment, and several community organizations walking in the parade. Incorporated as a nonprofit in 1999, Flagstaff Pride celebrates the 2SLGBTQIA+ community in all its diversity and inclusivity, honoring the two-spirit people of the Diné, Hopi, Hualapai, and Havasupai nations in its programming and communications.
Pride in the Pines
Flagstaff’s Thorpe Park is set to transform into a scene of revelry on June 21, when Flagstaff Pride hosts its annual Pride in the Pines celebration. From 2 p.m. until the wee hours, “Pride, Unity, Rise, and Resist” aims to rally Arizonans in standing together in solidarity and continuing the battle for justice and equality for the LGBTQ+ community. Live entertainment offerings include poetry, spoken word, music, drag, and performances from the Sacred Mountain Fighting and Healing Arts Lion Dancers, a Chinese troupe of martial artists; as well as Stella Standingbear, a Lakota artist whose music blends melodic alt-rap with R&B and pop.
Scottsdale Pride Bar Crawl
On June 21, Scottsdale’s eighth annual Pride Bar Crawl promises a welcoming evening of delicious drinks and high-energy dancing. Beginning at Boondocks Patio and Grill at 4 p.m., this bar crawl gives attendees the VIP treatment as they tour Scottsdale’s vibrant nightlife scene, complete with free drink specials, food specials from partnering establishments, professional photographers, and an exclusive afterparty. Ticket prices hover around $20 each, and event organizers Crawl With US donate a portion of ticket profits to LGBTQ+ causes like The Trevor Project.
Downtown Tempe Pride Party
Who’s ready for a silent disco? Held at Centerpoint Plaza from 7-11 p.m. on June 7, the Downtown Tempe Pride Party boasts three DJs, each spinning their own unique blend of melody and rhythm. Throw on a pair of headphones and switch among the audio channels to create your perfect playlist for the evening. The Pride Party also features a pair of on-site bars, one of which is hosted by downtown Tempe’s own Pedal Haus Brewery. In addition, guests can enjoy a 360-degree photo booth, free rainbow-colored roses from Arizona Flower Market, and drag performances from Miss and Mr. Phoenix Pride 2025 themselves: Rita DeMornay and Heli Valdez.
Bisbee Pride
What began in 2004 as a homegrown Pride celebration thrown by a small group of friends has blossomed into a nonprofit organization committed to serving the greater Cochise County’s LGBTQ+ communities. Bisbee Pride celebrates 21 years of partying with a purpose with a jam-packed weekend of Pride events June 12-15. Bisbee Pride Weekend kicks off on June 12 at 8 p.m. with a party at St. Elmo’s Bar, while June 13’s events include a lingerie pub crawl beginning at 7 p.m. at Screaming Banshee Pizza. Festivities continue on June 14 at 10 a.m., when the Pride Parade begins at the Historic Cochise County Courthouse. The parade gives way to a day of live performances at both Goar Park and Bisbee Coffee Company. The weekend wraps with Twisted Sister Bingo Sunday at 11 a.m. at Legion Bar and Grill.
Pride Night with the Arizona Diamondbacks
Calling all baseball fans! The Arizona Diamondbacks will host Pride Night at Chase Field in Phoenix on June 27. For its eighth annual iteration, D-backs Pride Night features activities and entertainment at Pride Plaza in La Terraza beginning at 4:30 p.m., followed by the Diamondbacks playing the Florida Marlins at 6:40 p.m. Guests who purchase a special event pride pack will receive a limited-edition D-backs Pride jersey and an invitation to join the pregame Rainbow Walk around Chase Field.
Phoenix Drag Brunches by Flip Phone Events
Peanut butter and jelly, tequila and lime, brunch and a drag show—some things are simply meant to be enjoyed together. Luckily for Arizonans, June will see no shortage of drag brunches happening throughout the Phoenix and Tempe areas, as Flip Phone Events’ series of drag brunches spans every theme under the sun. The Tempe Improv will host a Wicked Sing-Along Drag Brunch on June 8 at 11 a.m., while Desert Ridge Improv in Phoenix invites guests to throw on their best jorts and tube socks for the Divorced Dad Rock Drag Brunch on June 14 at 11 a.m. The month closes out with a Muppets Drag Brunch at Desert Ridge Improv on June 28 at 11.
Boycott Bar
This Melrose District hotspot has been named Best Lesbian Bar by the Phoenix New Times every year since 2021, and there’s never a wrong time to let its pink exterior lights guide you inside for a night of revelry. Boycott Bar will host the Pride edition of its monthly U-Haul party on June 6, which encourages guests to meet fresh faces and spark new connections. On June 7, Boycott will throw a Pride month kickoff party, and on June 26, Boycott will partner with Phoenix newspaper The Arizona Republic for their At The Bar series of exclusive, happy hour celebrations.
Charlie’s Phoenix
If it’s a cowboy with a coiffed mustache and skin-tight chaps you seek this Pride month, look no further than Charlie’s Phoenix. This gay, country-themed bar on Camelback Road just west of Seventh has been slinging cocktails and blasting country hits since 1984, when it was lovingly referred to as the “lil bitty ol’ pissant country place.” These days, there’s nothing little about Charlie’s—it boasts a large dance floor, a back patio complete with two bars and bleacher seating, plenty of parking, and a taco truck parked out front. With diverse programming like drag shows, karaoke nights, line dancing, and themed dance nights, one can safely reckon that Pride will be celebrated all June long at Charlie’s.
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