EVENTS
Belles & Chimes Pinball Tournament
Belles and Chimes is an international network of inclusive women's pinball leagues. We host bi-weekly tournaments at the Coin slot for women, femmes, and thems to play together in a casual and supportive environment.
No entry fee for tournament, coin drop applies (5 games, $5. but bring $8 in case you make it to finals!)
Tournaments are every other Sunday- 3/30, 4/13, 4/27, 5/11, 5/25, 6/8, 6/22, 7/6, 7/20, 8/3, 8/17, 8/31, 9/14, 9/28
Queer Jam Night at UNP
This is an open Jam night to bring together other musicians in our LGBTQ+ community and their allies in order to meet other musicians and make music and new friends.
Queer Jam Night will be held every other Wednesday, 6:30 - 8:30 at the Up North Pride Community Center
All ages, genres, and music levels welcome!
Transgender, NonBinary+ Support Group
Up North Pride and Head & Heart Therapeutic Solutions are proud to offer a monthly peer support group for Trans & Nonbinary+ adults. Group is the third Wednesday of the month.
T&NB+ Support Group is free, although space is limited, so please register through QR code below or at this link: https://forms.gle/xo3rw8fSJTGGBNys6
LGBTQ+ Senior Coffee Morning
Start the morning off with a cup of Higher Grounds coffee at the Community Center with our first LGBTQ+ Seniors Coffee Morning!
Pride Meet Up at Five Shores Brewing
Join Up North Pride and Benzie Pride Network for an evening surrounded by friends at Five Shores Brewing!
Teen Meet-Up: Tie-Dye!
Join TADL's Teen Services at Up North Pride's community center on Eighth Street for a vibrant tie dying event for teens. Just bring white fabric, we'll supply the color!
From soft pastels to bright primaries, anything goes. So go wild!
Try to arrive by 5:00 to give yourself enough time to dye your item. Don’t have something to bring to tie-dye? That’s OK! We’ll have a limited supply of white t-shirts available!
(Ages 13-18)
UNP Book Club at The Folded Leaf
Join us and our friends at The Folded Leaf in Cedar for the Queer Book Club!
The book club will meet every other Thursday at 6pm.
Drag! on the NautiCat
Set sail for a special night on the bay with NautiCat’s Drag Cruise!
Tickets $35. Ages 21+
Drag! on the NautiCat
Set sail for a special night on the bay with NautiCat’s Drag Cruise!
Tickets $35. Ages 21+
Belles & Chimes Pinball Tournament
Belles and Chimes is an international network of inclusive women's pinball leagues. We host bi-weekly tournaments at the Coin slot for women, femmes, and thems to play together in a casual and supportive environment.
No entry fee for tournament, coin drop applies (5 games, $5. but bring $8 in case you make it to finals!)
Tournaments are every other Sunday- 3/30, 4/13, 4/27, 5/11, 5/25, 6/8, 6/22, 7/6, 7/20, 8/3, 8/17, 8/31, 9/14, 9/28
Queer Jam Night at UNP
This is an open Jam night to bring together other musicians in our LGBTQ+ community and their allies in order to meet other musicians and make music and new friends.
Queer Jam Night will be held every other Wednesday, 6:30 - 8:30 at the Up North Pride Community Center
All ages, genres, and music levels welcome!
Teen Meet Up: Make Your Own Stress Ball
Come join the library and Up North Pride for a stress busting evening! We will be creating stress balls and other stress busting contraptions while we hang out together in a supportive welcoming environment!
All teens are welcome.
We’ll be meeting at the Teen Services area of the TADL
UNP Book Club at The Folded Leaf
Join us and our friends at The Folded Leaf in Cedar for the Queer Book Club!
The book club will meet every other Thursday at 6pm.
Elev8 Climbing Meetup: Queer Night
A climbing meetup for our LGBTQIA+ community.
Details:
Friday 6pm-8pm
$15 in advance / $20 day of event
Rentals are included!
Free for members
The meetup kicks off with some light instruction and challenges/goals, and is followed by a couple hours of climbing, socializing and having fun while building relationships and expanding your comfort zone!
**Purchase our "Climb Together" shirt to wear at these meetups. Wear the shirt to Rare Bird after climbing to receive 15% off your tab!
Belles & Chimes Pinball Tournament
Belles and Chimes is an international network of inclusive women's pinball leagues. We host bi-weekly tournaments at the Coin slot for women, femmes, and thems to play together in a casual and supportive environment.
No entry fee for tournament, coin drop applies (5 games, $5. but bring $8 in case you make it to finals!)
Tournaments are every other Sunday- 3/30, 4/13, 4/27, 5/11, 5/25, 6/8, 6/22, 7/6, 7/20, 8/3, 8/17, 8/31, 9/14, 9/28
Transgender, NonBinary+ Support Group
Up North Pride and Head & Heart Therapeutic Solutions are proud to offer a monthly peer support group for Trans & Nonbinary+ adults. Group is the third Wednesday of the month.
T&NB+ Support Group is free, although space is limited, so please register through QR code below or at this link: https://forms.gle/xo3rw8fSJTGGBNys6
Game Night!
Join us for a game night at the UNP Community Center! Try out a new game, play a classic favorite, or bring a game of your own!
All ages welcome.
TBCAC Talk.Protect.Report.TM Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Training: 2 Part Webinar Series
Join Traverse Bay Children's Advocacy Center (TBCAC) for their signature child sexual abuse (CSA) prevention program. Learn how to be an effective advocate for children by: 1) Talking about bodies, boundaries, and relationships honestly with children of all ages, 2) Protecting children from risky or unsafe behaviors and situations, and 3) Reporting suspicions and disclosures of CSA appropriately and accurately. Whether you have kids, work with kids, or care about kids, this training will equip you with the tools you need to keep kids safe and thriving! This two-part webinar series will be hosted virtually, via Zoom, over two separate sessions, each 75-minutes in length (5:00-6:15 P.M. on 9/22 & 9/24). Based on the sensitive content of this presentation, the training is intended for adults only (18+); Please be aware of young listening ears when attending the training virtually.
Sign up on Eventbrite to receive Zoom link & program materials
QUEER:SAY Storytelling
QUEER:SAY Storytelling
Queer:Say is a live storytelling show where we can reconnect through the hilarious, heartfelt, and sometimes horrifying stories that tell life’s many truths. This special edition, paired with Up North Pride, will feature storytellers from the 2SLGBTQIA+ community.
House opens at 6:30pm. Event starts at 7pm.
This is a ticketed event
Parental guidance is advised
Pride Week: Sign Making Party
Join us at The Little Fleet for our annual Sign Making Party!
The Sign Making Party is your chance to make a statement and prepare for the Pride Visibility March on Saturday.
Pride Week: Comedy Night
Join us for Up North Pride's fifth annual Pride Week Comedy Night, presented by Higher Grounds Trading Co, featuring returning fan favorite Kristin Key, with special guest Nicole Melnyk on Friday, September 26th, at the City Opera House!
Doors at 7pm, Show starts at 8pm
Tickets $20 - $30
Visibility Rally & March, Resource Fair, Drag Show & Silent Disco!
Pride Week festivities wrap up with the biggest Pride Celebration in Northern Michigan!
The excitement starts at F&M Park at the Visibility Rally starting at 1pm.
We’ll then take to the streets for the Pride March through downtown along Front Street to the Open Space Park immediately followed by the Resource Fair where local non-profits will be on-hand to share info about the services and support they provide for the 2SLGBTQ+ community.
The fun continues with the Drag Show starting at 6pm featuring our favorite queens and kings from around the state!
Dance with us under the stars at the Silent Disco beginning at 10pm!
Belles & Chimes Pinball Tournament
Belles and Chimes is an international network of inclusive women's pinball leagues. We host bi-weekly tournaments at the Coin slot for women, femmes, and thems to play together in a casual and supportive environment.
No entry fee for tournament, coin drop applies (5 games, $5. but bring $8 in case you make it to finals!)
Tournaments are every other Sunday- 3/30, 4/13, 4/27, 5/11, 5/25, 6/8, 6/22, 7/6, 7/20, 8/3, 8/17, 8/31, 9/14, 9/28
Art Meet Up at the UNP Community Center
Join us for an Art Meet Up at the Up North Pride Community Center! Bring your own art project and enjoy an artful evening with friends.
And if you don’t have an art project, just bring yourself and a smile!
Elev8 Climbing Meetup: Queer Night
A climbing meetup for our LGBTQIA+ community.
Details:
Friday 6pm-8pm
$15 in advance / $20 day of event
Rentals are included!
Free for members
The meetup kicks off with some light instruction and challenges/goals, and is followed by a couple hours of climbing, socializing and having fun while building relationships and expanding your comfort zone!
**Purchase our "Climb Together" shirt to wear at these meetups. Wear the shirt to Rare Bird after climbing to receive 15% off your tab!
Transgender, NonBinary+ Support Group
Up North Pride and Head & Heart Therapeutic Solutions are proud to offer a monthly peer support group for Trans & Nonbinary+ adults. Group is the third Wednesday of the month.
T&NB+ Support Group is free, although space is limited, so please register through QR code below or at this link: https://forms.gle/xo3rw8fSJTGGBNys6
Game Night!
Join us for a game night at the UNP Community Center! Try out a new game, play a classic favorite, or bring a game of your own!
All ages welcome.
UNP Hike at Pelizzari Nature Area
Join us for a hike at the Pelizzari Natural Area on Traverse City’s Old Mission Peninsula!
The area has about 3 miles of trails meandering through hwide open fields and former orchards.
We’ll meet at the trailhead parking lot on Center Rd at 10:00am and hit the trails!
Game Night!
Join us for a game night at the UNP Community Center! Try out a new game, play a classic favorite, or bring a game of your own!
All ages welcome.
UNP Book Club at The Folded Leaf
Join us and our friends at The Folded Leaf in Cedar for the Queer Book Club!
The book club will meet every other Thursday at 6pm.
Art Meet Up at the UNP Community Center
Join us for an Art Meet Up at the Up North Pride Community Center! Bring your own art project and enjoy an artful evening with friends.
And if you don’t have an art project, just bring yourself and a smile!
The Library is Open: All Ages Drag Show
The Library is OPEN!
Come to the Friendship Community Center on National Book Lovers Day for a show that SLAYS with style and smarts! With Hell On Heels and Northern Michigan Dragwives!
All Ages Drag Show
Saturday, August 9th @ 7PM
The Friendship Community Center, Inc. – 201 W Broadway, Suttons Bay, MI
$20 in advance | $25 at the door
Ticket link:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/.../the-library-is-open-all...
Come see your favorite queens and king bring the pages to life with charisma, uniqueness, nerve, and TALENT!
Featuring:
Deija Vaton
Mercedes Benz-Over
Trixie Kastina Spellz (Tyler Young)
Manny Quinn
Dress in your best bookish lewk and prepare to be gagged by the glam!
Because honey... The Library Is Open and the reads will be legendary!
Trans & Nonbinary Group Meet up!
For our August T&NB+ group meet up, we’ll enjoy a summer evening in the orchard with fruit picking, picnicking, and bonfire!
For this meetup, partners who don't identify as trans/NB are welcome to come with you.
Elev8 Climbing Meetup: Queer Night
A climbing meetup for our LGBTQIA+ community.
Details:
Friday 6pm-8pm
$15 in advance / $20 day of event
Rentals are included!
Free for members
The meetup kicks off with some light instruction and challenges/goals, and is followed by a couple hours of climbing, socializing and having fun while building relationships and expanding your comfort zone!
**Purchase our "Climb Together" shirt to wear at these meetups. Wear the shirt to Rare Bird after climbing to receive 15% off your tab!
Queer O'Clock at Intimi
Check out this month’s Queer O’Clock at Intimi event: Speed Friending!
Queer Jam Night at UNP
This is an open Jam night to bring together other musicians in our LGBTQ+ community and their allies in order to meet other musicians and make music and new friends.
Queer Jam Night will be held every other Wednesday, 6:30 - 8:30 at the Up North Pride Community Center
All ages, genres, and music levels welcome!
Queer Fiber Arts Club
A casual meet up to work on fiber arts projects in community. Fiber arts include things like embroidery, knitting, crocheting, cross stitch, and more!
Meet at Hull Park at 5:30, do brief introductions of our names and pronouns, and then get to work! We'll hang around until 7 and then go our separate ways.
If raining, we will meet at the Up North Pride Community Center (314 E Eighth Street)
Queer Fiber Arts Club meets monthly on the first Monday - 4/7, 5/5, 6/2, 7/7, 8/4
Traverse City Dance Project Summer Tour Performance: Traverse City
The final stop of Traverse City Dance Project’s 2025 summer season tour of FREE performances across Northern Michigan! The program boasts an impressive lineup of professional dancers from around the country and showcases new dance works by Resident Choreographer Jennifer McQuiston Lott and recent Juilliard graduate Julia Ciesielska, in collaboration with live cellist Kyle Stachnik. The second half of the program will spotlight choreography by Artistic Director Brent Whitney, set to the iconic music of Queen. Before the main event, guests can enjoy pre-show tunes by DJ Eric P, setting the perfect mood for the evening ahead. Following the performance, attendees are invited to participate in a Q&A session with the dancers, musicians, choreographers, and crew, offering insight into the creative process and behind-the-scenes experiences.
NOTE: This event is outdoors. Bring your own chair/blanket, as seating will not be provided. We strive to make these events as accessible as possible; please feel free to reach out if you have any specific needs.
6:30pm--pre-show music
7:30pm---performance followed by Q&A
9pm---event ends
Free Event
Belles & Chimes Pinball Tournament
Belles and Chimes is an international network of inclusive women's pinball leagues. We host bi-weekly tournaments at the Coin slot for women, femmes, and thems to play together in a casual and supportive environment.
No entry fee for tournament, coin drop applies (5 games, $5. but bring $8 in case you make it to finals!)
Tournaments are every other Sunday- 3/30, 4/13, 4/27, 5/11, 5/25, 6/8, 6/22, 7/6, 7/20, 8/3, 8/17, 8/31, 9/14, 9/28
Traverse City Dance Project Summer Tour Performance: Kalkaska
The third stop of Traverse City Dance Project’s 2025 summer season tour of FREE performances across Northern Michigan! The program boasts an impressive lineup of professional dancers from around the country and showcases new dance works by Resident Choreographer Jennifer McQuiston Lott and recent Juilliard graduate Julia Ciesielska, in collaboration with live cellist Kyle Stachnik. The second half of the program will spotlight choreography by Artistic Director Brent Whitney, set to the iconic music of Queen. Before the main event, guests can enjoy pre-show tunes by DJ Eric P, setting the perfect mood for the evening ahead. Following the performance, attendees are invited to participate in a Q&A session with the dancers, musicians, choreographers, and crew, offering insight into the creative process and behind-the-scenes experiences.
In addition to the performance, there will also be a FREE kids' dance class for all levels and abilities at 3:00 PM on the park lawn, taught by one of the TCDP dancers.
NOTE: This event is outdoors. We strive to make these events as accessible as possible; please feel free to reach out if you have any specific needs.
3:00---free kids dance class and pre show tunes
4:00---performance followed by Q&A
5:30---event ends
Free Event
Michael G Lee Book Signing & Reading at Horizon Books
Meet Michael G. Lee, auther of When the Band Played On: The Life of Randy Shilts, America’s Trailblazing Gay Journalist. A writer, researcher, and educator with more than twenty years’ experience in human services and HIV/AIDS, Michael is also a Michigan State alum. His interest in the life of Randy Shilts came about while he was researching the origins of 1970s-era gay and lesbian community services and their influence on AIDS organizations in the 1980s.
Norte’s Ride With Friends
What started as Patrick Cotant riding 100 miles to raise awareness and critical financial support for Norte became Norte’s largest annual fundraiser! Patrick and his friends have raised over $60,000 to get more kids rolling and connected with their communities. Thank you, Patrick and friends! Your support has been life-changing for thousands of children across Northern Michigan.
Patrick’s Ride With Friends has evolved into Norte’s Ride With Friends, sponsored by J Merchant Builders!
Read on for more information on how to support this year’s ride and empower the next generation of riders.
Everyone can help support our mission of building community through cycling! Here’s how:
Register to ride! Find ride options, routes, and more information at the bottom of the page. All rides will start and end at the Norte Clubhouse at the Grand Traverse Civic Center.
Raise money for Norte by sharing this link with friends and family who’d like to join you for this annual fundraiser and donate to your ride.
Ride on August 2nd with cyclists of all ages and abilities!
Don’t want to ride? Volunteer! Your support makes our work possible.
Register to ride, get route information, and learn more at norteyouthcycling.org
Traverse City Dance Project Summer Tour Performance: Charlevoix
The second stop of Traverse City Dance Project’s 2025 summer season tour of FREE performances across Northern Michigan! The program boasts an impressive lineup of professional dancers from around the country and showcases new dance works by Resident Choreographer Jennifer McQuiston Lott and recent Juilliard graduate Julia Ciesielska, in collaboration with live cellist Kyle Stachnik. The second half of the program will spotlight choreography by Artistic Director Brent Whitney, set to the iconic music of Queen. Before the main event, guests can enjoy pre-show tunes by DJ Eric P, setting the perfect mood for the evening ahead. Following the performance, attendees are invited to participate in a Q&A session with the dancers, musicians, choreographers, and crew, offering insight into the creative process and behind-the-scenes experiences.
In addition to the performance, there will also be a FREE kids' dance class for all levels and abilities at 6:30 PM on the park lawn, taught by one of the TCDP dancers.
NOTE: This event is outdoors. Bring your own chair/blanket, as seating will not be provided. We strive to make these events as accessible as possible; please feel free to reach out if you have any specific needs.
6:30pm----free kids dance class and pre show music
7:30pm----performance followed by a Q&A
9pm----event ends
Free Event
UNP Book Club at The Folded Leaf
Join us and our friends at The Folded Leaf in Cedar for the Queer Book Club!
The book club will meet every other Thursday at 6pm.
Traverse City Dance Project Summer Tour Performance: Frankfort
The Traverse City Dance Project's first stop on its 2025 summer performance tour across Northern Michigan featuring beautiful new works performed by our incredible professional dancers! The program boasts an impressive lineup of professional dancers from around the country and showcases new dance works by Resident Choreographer Jennifer McQuiston Lott and recent Juilliard graduate Julia Ciesielska, in collaboration with live cellist Kyle Stachnik. The second half of the program will spotlight choreography by Artistic Director Brent Whitney, set to the iconic music of Queen. The performance will be held from 7-8:30pm. Before the main event, guests can enjoy pre-show tunes by DJ Eric P starting at 6pm, setting the perfect mood for the evening ahead. Following the performance, attendees are invited to participate in a Q&A session with the dancers, musicians, choreographers, and crew, offering insight into the creative process and behind-the-scenes experiences.
6pm---pre show music
7pm--performance followed by Q&A
Event will end at 8:30pm
Free Event
Venture Out Project - Monday Night Hike Leland
Monday Night Hikes are all about finding community and relaxing in nature with other queer folks! They are a low-stakes, low-stress way to meet new people while enjoying summer outside. We hike at the pace of the slowest person, and we don’t leave anyone behind.
Hikes range from 1.5 to 3.3 miles and are generally within a 30- to 40-minute radius of the Traverse City area. All hikes start at 5:30pm and may go as late as 8:00pm. Hikes generally run rain or shine, but we will cancel for heavy rain, thunderstorms, or extreme heat.
Space is limited - Register here to reserve your spot for the hike!
Pride Meet Up at TC Whiskey Co
Let’s get together to enjoy a nice summer evening on the patio at Traverse City Whiskey!
Ride with Pride! Slow Roll
We had so much fun at this year’s Pride Ride that we’re doing it again this month 🧡
Join us at the Norte Clubhouse (map link) for a leisurely, slow roll-style ride, followed by a light, meditative yoga session on Tuesday, July 22nd.
We will roll out around 6:00 pm; yoga will start around 6:30 pm!
All are welcome and encouraged to attend 🌈
UNP Teen Art Night
Make your own zine, help us decorate the Up North Pride Community Center by adding to our Window Mural - we’ll provide the window paint, you bring your design ideas! Or bring a project of your own to work on!
Ages 14 - 18 welcome.
Benzie Area Pride Network Annual Fundraiser Concert with Blake Elliott & Aaron Dye!
Fundraising concert for the Benzie Area Pride Network! Featuring musician Blake Elliott and special guest Aaron Dye. Fingers foods provided by Suz McLaughlin. Suggested donation $25/person but pay what you can!
Belles & Chimes Pinball Tournament
Belles and Chimes is an international network of inclusive women's pinball leagues. We host bi-weekly tournaments at the Coin slot for women, femmes, and thems to play together in a casual and supportive environment.
No entry fee for tournament, coin drop applies (5 games, $5. but bring $8 in case you make it to finals!)
Tournaments are every other Sunday- 3/30, 4/13, 4/27, 5/11, 5/25, 6/8, 6/22, 7/6, 7/20, 8/3, 8/17, 8/31, 9/14, 9/28
UNP Hike at Maple Bay Natural Area
Come explore the trails at Maple Bay Natural Area! We’ll meet at the parking lot of the Maple Bay Farm at 10:00 before hitting the trails that wind through forests, fields, dunes, and beach areas
Click to learn more about Maple Bay Farm and the Maple Bay Natural Area