Show Your Pride in Center City

1. Enjoy Dinner at a Local Restaurant

Center City’s food scene is the best it’s ever been with a diverse selection of eateries offering everything from brunch and burgers to fine dining and home-cooked classics. That vibrancy is thanks in part to trailblazing LGBTQ+ restaurateurs, like Safran Turney Hospitality and many more. Highlights include:

Barbuzzo, 110 South 13th Street
Knock Restaurant & Bar, 225 South 12th Street
Little Nonna’s, 1234 Locust Street
Mission Taqueria, 1516 Sansom Street, 2nd floor
Oyster House, 1516 Sansom Street
Winkel, 1119 Locust Street

2. Attend a Drag Show

Join some of Philly’s most fabulous queens for drag events across Center City! Upcoming shows include:

Friday, June 6: SPIN Philadelphia First Fridays – “Dare to Play As You Are” at SPIN Philadelphia, 211 S 15th Street
June 7, 13, 20 and 28: Drag Me Philly in the Gayborhood starting at 1234 Locust Street
Sunday, June 8: Pride Variety Show & Twos Music Video Release at Franky Bradley’s, 1320 Chancellor Street
Saturday, June 21: Philly Drag Brunch ft. Philly Drag Mafia at The Wayward, 1170 Ludlow Street
Fridays: RuPaul’s Drag Race: All Stars Viewing Party at 254, 254 S 12th Street

3. Yappy Hour at Dilworth Park

Celebrate Pride Month with your favorite pups at Yappy Hour! Join in for a fun-filled evening of live DJ entertainment, a performance by Philly Drag Mafia, themed food and beverages, and so much more. 

Bring your furry friend to show off their best pride attire and sashay down the rainbow runway for a Rupaw’s Dog Race hosted by Brittany Lynn! 

Date: Thursday, June 5, 5 p.m.-7 p.m.
Location: Dilworth Park, 1 S. 15th Street (West side of City Hall) 

4. Toast to Good Cheer

Philadelphia's Midtown Village — also known as the Gayborhood — and surrounding areas are home to some of the most recognizable LBGTQ+ bars and clubs in the city. These landmarks are regular stops for both community members and allies, creating an inclusive and exciting atmosphere for all. Highlights include:

Bike Stop, 206 Quince Street
Franky Bradley’s, 1320 Chancellor Street
Little Gay Pub, 12 S. 13th Street
Stir Lounge, 1705 Chancellor Street
254, 254 South 12th Street
UBar, 1220 Locust Street
Voyeur Nightclub, 1221 St James Street
Woody’s, 202 South 13th Street

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5. Celebrate Pride with the Philadelphia Orchestra

Join The Philadelphia Orchestra and Music and Artistic Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin for their annual FREE Pride Concert! Martha Graham Cracker, “the crowd favorite of the evening from the moment she set foot on that stage” (Philadelphia magazine), returns to host this fabulous celebration of unity, empowerment, and the Philadelphia region’s LGBTQ+ community.

Date: Wednesday, June 4, 7 p.m.
Location: Marian Anderson Hall, 300 S. Broad Street

7. Donate to a Worthy Cause

The Attic Youth Center, originally known as The Attic Youth Group, was founded in 1993 as an after-school support group for LGBTQ youth. In 1999, The Attic became incorporated as an independent nonprofit organization, and today is one of the largest community centers in the country “committed exclusively to serving LGBTQ youth and allies.” This June, in honor of Pride Month, consider donating directly to The Attic to assist with crucial services, resources and programming at atticyouthcenter.org.

Location: The Attic Youth Center, 255 South 16th Street.

8. Support LGBTQ Artists at the Philadelphia Museum of Art

Join Boom: Art and Design in the 1940s exhibition assistant Lily F. Scott for a 20-minute pop-up gallery talk about creative networks formed by queer and queer-adjacent artists, including Beauford Delaney, Marsden Hartley, Isamu Noguchi, Georgia O’Keeffe, and Carl Van Vechten, in the 1940s.

Dates: Friday, June 13, Saturdays, June 21 and 28 
Location: Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2600 Benjamin Franklin Parkway

Photo courtesy of Graydon Wood, Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Show Your Pride in Center City

Our top picks for LGBTQ+ restaurants, retailers and special events throughout the Center City District