
Upcoming events
Happenings in Western MA by and for LGBTQIA+ folks and our allies

Northampton Parents Center Free Weekly Playgroups
Northampton Parents Center’s Fall & Winter 2025 weekly schedule

Queer Kids Fest!
Hooray, it’s Queer Kids Fest 2025! On Saturday, October 25, 10am-2:30pm, join us for a joyful festival of music, art, books, and creativity for 2SLGBTQIA+ kids, families, and allies at the Northampton Center for the Arts!

Northampton Parents Center Free Weekly Playgroups
Northampton Parents Center’s Fall & Winter 2025 weekly schedule

Northampton Parents Center Free Weekly Playgroups
Northampton Parents Center’s Fall & Winter 2025 weekly schedule

Northampton Parents Center Free Weekly Playgroups
Northampton Parents Center’s Fall & Winter 2025 weekly schedule

Northampton Parents Center Free Weekly Playgroups
Northampton Parents Center’s Fall & Winter 2025 weekly schedule

Northampton Parents Center Free Weekly Playgroups
Northampton Parents Center’s Fall & Winter 2025 weekly schedule

Northampton Parents Center Free Weekly Playgroups
Northampton Parents Center’s Fall & Winter 2025 weekly schedule

Northampton Parents Center Free Weekly Playgroups
Northampton Parents Center’s Fall & Winter 2025 weekly schedule

Northampton Parents Center Free Weekly Playgroups
Northampton Parents Center’s Fall & Winter 2025 weekly schedule

Northampton Parents Center Free Weekly Playgroups
Northampton Parents Center’s Fall & Winter 2025 weekly schedule

Northampton Parents Center Free Weekly Playgroups
Northampton Parents Center’s Fall & Winter 2025 weekly schedule

Northampton Parents Center Free Weekly Playgroups
Northampton Parents Center’s Fall & Winter 2025 weekly schedule

Instrument Petting Zoo & Open House!
Explore the world of musical instruments at your community music center:
Strings, percussion, piano, wind, and faculty who teach it all! Come meet NCMC's teaching faculty and find the right instrument for your child and/or you! This event is free and open to the public; no RSVP or musical experience required. Ages 4+

Harvey Fierstein’s TORCH SONG
An independent collective of queer and trans artists is putting on a production of Harvey Fierstein’s TORCH SONG, a hilarious and moving play about a drag queen in NYC in the 70s and 80s. We plan to donate 15-20% of proceeds from the show to support the Trans Asylum Seekers Support Network and other groups supporting LGBTQIA+ people at this time.

Harvey Fierstein’s TORCH SONG
An independent collective of queer and trans artists is putting on a production of Harvey Fierstein’s TORCH SONG, a hilarious and moving play about a drag queen in NYC in the 70s and 80s. We plan to donate 15-20% of proceeds from the show to support the Trans Asylum Seekers Support Network and other groups supporting LGBTQIA+ people at this time.

“…Expect a Circus”
Audiences 14+ are invited to enjoy a captivating collection of contemporary circus works revolving around the power of the body. Inspired by Roxane Gay’s concept of the “unruly body,” through aerial, juggling, tightwire, and dance, these works subvert conventional circus aesthetics to interrogate the politicization of physical form. Rather than spectacle for spectacle’s sake, "...Expect a Circus" spotlights the dedication, activism, and discipline of circus arts while examining how bodies resist, provoke, and challenge the political sphere.

Harvey Fierstein’s TORCH SONG
An independent collective of queer and trans artists is putting on a production of Harvey Fierstein’s TORCH SONG, a hilarious and moving play about a drag queen in NYC in the 70s and 80s. We plan to donate 15-20% of proceeds from the show to support the Trans Asylum Seekers Support Network and other groups supporting LGBTQIA+ people at this time.

Harvey Fierstein’s TORCH SONG
An independent collective of queer and trans artists is putting on a production of Harvey Fierstein’s TORCH SONG, a hilarious and moving play about a drag queen in NYC in the 70s and 80s. We plan to donate 15-20% of proceeds from the show to support the Trans Asylum Seekers Support Network and other groups supporting LGBTQIA+ people at this time.

“…Expect a Circus”
Audiences 14+ are invited to enjoy a captivating collection of contemporary circus works revolving around the power of the body. Inspired by Roxane Gay’s concept of the “unruly body,” through aerial, juggling, tightwire, and dance, these works subvert conventional circus aesthetics to interrogate the politicization of physical form. Rather than spectacle for spectacle’s sake, "...Expect a Circus" spotlights the dedication, activism, and discipline of circus arts while examining how bodies resist, provoke, and challenge the political sphere.

Harvey Fierstein’s TORCH SONG
An independent collective of queer and trans artists is putting on a production of Harvey Fierstein’s TORCH SONG, a hilarious and moving play about a drag queen in NYC in the 70s and 80s. We plan to donate 15-20% of proceeds from the show to support the Trans Asylum Seekers Support Network and other groups supporting LGBTQIA+ people at this time.

Harvey Fierstein’s TORCH SONG
An independent collective of queer and trans artists is putting on a production of Harvey Fierstein’s TORCH SONG, a hilarious and moving play about a drag queen in NYC in the 70s and 80s. We plan to donate 15-20% of proceeds from the show to support the Trans Asylum Seekers Support Network and other groups supporting LGBTQIA+ people at this time.

Harvey Fierstein’s TORCH SONG
An independent collective of queer and trans artists is putting on a production of Harvey Fierstein’s TORCH SONG, a hilarious and moving play about a drag queen in NYC in the 70s and 80s. We plan to donate 15-20% of proceeds from the show to support the Trans Asylum Seekers Support Network and other groups supporting LGBTQIA+ people at this time.

Harvey Fierstein’s TORCH SONG
An independent collective of queer and trans artists is putting on a production of Harvey Fierstein’s TORCH SONG, a hilarious and moving play about a drag queen in NYC in the 70s and 80s. We plan to donate 15-20% of proceeds from the show to support the Trans Asylum Seekers Support Network and other groups supporting LGBTQIA+ people at this time.

Queer Joy Fun Fair
The Queer Joy Collaborative invites the community to its first-ever Spring Fun Fair, a vibrant and family-friendly fundraiser celebrating LGBTQ+ joy, art, and connection.

Tongues Untied
Tongues Untied will transform the A.P.E. Ltd. Gallery into an amplifier for genderqueer and trans community voices. You’re invited to take up space and join in freedom songs, breathing exercises, interactive storytelling and other forms of call and response that provide relief to our bodies and vitality to our spirits.



Tiny Humans, Big Emotions: A Conversation for Caretakers of Toddlers & Preschoolers
If you have a very young human in your world with capital-F Feelings, you won't want to miss this lively upcoming workshop: Tiny Humans, Big Emotions: A Conversation for Caretakers of Toddlers & Preschoolers.
Held in collaboration with the Northampton Parents Center at their space on Sunday, September 15, 3pm-4:30pm, High Five Books is excited to host expert Lauren Stauble, M.S, a researcher and teacher and the local co-author of TINY HUMANS, BIG EMOTIONS: HOW TO NAVIGATE TANTRUMS, MELTDOWNS, AND DEFIANCE TO RAISE EMOTIONALLY INTELLIGENT CHILDREN.
At this event, Lauren will lead a workshop about the specific transition needs families face this season: "The middle of September is about the time when the honeymoon period starts to end in new classrooms and caregiving relationships," she says. "As parents and teachers, we start to feel disequilibrium about the challenges that emerge related to behavior. "It's a great time to learn and practice strategies (for children *and* for adults) that interrupt—even prevent—the reinforcement of negative behavior and thinking patterns, and alternatively promote healing!" Supervised in-room kids' activities will be provided.
Participation is FREE, but please RSVP to the Facebook event, linked below.
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Instrument Petting Zoo & Open House
This is a great opportunity for families to bring their children in to come see and hear different instruments that they might like to start studying, as well as an opportunity to meet and connect with NCMC teaching faculty!