So far, more than 125 LGBTQ+ Pride events are slated to take place in Ohio this year, with many in June. Our partners at The Buckeye Flame have created a Pride Guide that lists opportunities for people to gather, build community and celebrate queer joy.

Below are events being hosted in Cuyahoga County. For events around the state and for a map with events by month, click here. 

Bay Village

Sublimation Pride Flags
Tuesday, June 3
7 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Cuyahoga County Public Library, 27400 Wolf Road

Bedford

Cleveland Pagan Pride
Friday-Sunday, Aug. 15-17
Various times
Bedford Commons, 730 Broadway Ave.

Beachwood

Pride Shabbat Service
Friday, June 13
6 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Suburban Temple Kol Ami, 22401 Chagrin Blvd.

Broadview Heights

BBH Pride Fest
Saturday, June 14
Noon
Broadview Heights City Campus & Amphitheater, 9543 Broadview Road

Chagrin Falls

SOGI Family Pride
Saturday, June 28
1 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Family Life Center, 16349 Chillicothe Road

Cleveland

Guardians Pride Night at Progressive Field

Friday, June 6

7:10 p.m.

2401 Ontario St.

Pride in the CLE

Saturday, June 7

11 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Mall B & C, 300 St. Clair Ave. NE

Rainbow Bikes on Fire: Buckeye Flame Charity Spin Class

Tuesday, June 10

6:45 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Hardness Cycle, 2908 Church Ave.

G.I.F.T. Cruise

Saturday, June 14

6:30 p.m. boarding, 7:30 p.m. – 10 p.m. cruise

East 9th Street Pier

Mx. Juneteenth

Saturday, June 21

11 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, 1100 E. 9th St.

PINK INK: Zygote’s Third Annual Queer Print + Zine Fair

Saturday, June 28

11 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Zygote Press, 1310 E. 30th St.

Black Pride White Party

Saturday, Aug. 16

6 p.m. – 10 p.m.

4700 Lakeside Ave.

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Cleveland Heights

Coventry Pride Block Party
Saturday, June 21
11 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Harvey Pekar Park, 2785 Euclid Heights Blvd.

Pride in the Park
Saturday, June 28
Noon – 4 p.m.
Cain Park, 14591 Superior Road

Lakewood

Pride Family Picnic
Sunday, June 14
1 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Kauffman Park, 15450 Detroit Ave.

Lakewood Public Cinema Documentary – “Priscilla, Queen of the Desert” (1994)
Saturday, June 28
6 p.m.
Lakewood Main Library, 15425 Detroit Ave.

Rocky River

Read With Pride
Monday, June 2
6:30 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Rocky River Public Library, 1600 Hampton Road

Read With Pride
Tuesday, June 3
10:15 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.
Rocky River Public Library, 1600 Hampton Road

Pride Celebration
Saturday, Aug. 9
1 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Rocky River Public Library, 1600 Hampton Road

Solon

Solon Pride
Sunday, June 22
1 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Solon Community Center, 35000 Portz Pkwy.

Ken Schneck is the Editor of The Buckeye Flame. He received the 2021 Sarah Pettit Memorial Award for the LGBTQ Journalist of the Year from the NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ Journalists. In his spare time, he is a professor of education at Baldwin Wallace University.

The Buckeye Flame amplifies the voices of LGBTQ+ Ohioans to support community and civic empowerment through the creation of engaging content that chronicles triumphs, struggles, and lived experiences.