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EVENTS CALENDAR
APR 6 - 8
MIAMI BEACH PRIDE MIAMI, FLORIDA Miami Beach Gay Pride is an amazing three-day event with a Beach Party, Festival and Parade, including more than 125 LGBT-friendly vendors and businesses, exciting celebrities, musical performances, refreshments, food and a family-friendly play area. www.miamibeachpride.com
APR 7 - 8
PHOENIX PRIDE PHOENIX, ARIZONA Phoenix Pride unites and engages individuals and organizations to empower, educate and support the Arizona LGBTQ Community; and promotes a positive image in the Valley of the Sun and throughout Arizona through community activities and services. Featuring over 150 entertainment performances on 5 stages and over 300 Exhibitors showcasing a huge variety of food options, shopping opportunities and community resources. www.phoenixpride.org
APR 14
TASTE OF HILLCREST SAN DIEGO, CA A Feast For All Your Senses! Step into the colorful and vibrant neighborhood that is Fabulous Hillcrest, as you embark on San
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Diego’s largest self-guided culinary tour! Experience the sights, sounds, smells, and flavors of the world as you savor small bites from over 35 of Hillcrest’s most recognized and award-winning restaurants. Along the journey, you will also enjoy over a dozen beer samples, as you discover and explore an eclectic mix of shops, boutiques, and gift stores. www.fabuloushillcrest.com
Travel and Cruises for this extravagant gay group cruise. We will sail the islands of Hawaii round trip from majestic Honolulu, as we party on Norwegian’s spectacular ship, Pride of America! As a special bonus prior to boarding the Pride of America, we will spend a few days in Honolulu for an exclusive pre-cruise getaway. www.alohagaycruise.com
APR 12 - 15
CHERRY 2018 WASHINGTON DC Cherry is a yearly charity dance music event in early April, which has raised more than $988,000 for Washington, DC, HIV/ AIDS service and prevention. Your support of Cherry contributes to the efforts of passionate health and social advocates at the forefront of the DC LGBT community. Over the years, CHERRY has collaborated with the biggest, most progressive names in dance music, to host some of the largest parties in the mid-Atlantic. www.cherryfund.org/about
APR 21 - 28
ALOHA GAY CRUISE HONOLULU, HAWAII Don’t miss out on this trip of a lifetime! Book the Early Bird rate today with PrideOne
APR 26 - 30
PHURFEST 2018 PHOENIX, ARIZONA Join the Bears of the West for Phurfest Weekend. Enjoy fun in the sun, a chance to meet new friends, and explore what Phoenix has to offer. Phoenix Phurfest has been around for 12 years. During the past eleven Phurfests, almost 2500 bears and buddies from over 10 countries have enjoyed the warmth and friendliness of our city, thereby, making Phurfest weekend quite popular among the bears. www.phurfest.org/schedule