January 2026 Events for LGBTQ+ and BIPOC Lovelies in Seattle
Happy New Year, my sweet little Seattle sapphics and queer lovelies! Hope you gave 2025 a good send off. While it may be tempting to start off 2026 in Hibernation Mode, Seattle is ready to keep you busy with winter events and activities. I’ve compiled a good bunch of them below to help get you out of the house this month, including:
BIPOC events *
LGBTQ+ events **
QTPOC events ***
January 2026 Events
4th — Dyke Speed Dating @ Wildrose (6pm) **
7th-22nd — 2025 Sundance Film Festival Short Film Tour @ Northwest Film Forum Capitol Hill
7th —
Drag Bingo with Queen Macy Marcs @ WeRise Wine Bar (7-9pm) ***
Lesbian / Queer Night @ Cowgirls, hosted by Lezztalkaboutit (9pm-12am) **
9th — Persian Garden: Artists’ Reception @ SZ Gallery (6-9pm) *
10th — Georgetown Art Attack
11th —
Lesbian / Queer Fight Night @ Cappy’s Boxing Gym (4:45pm, 18+) **
Shes, Theys & Gays Comedy Night @ Five Iron Golf Kirkland, hosted by Pride Across the Bridge (6:30-8pm) **
15th — Gays Reading Books at the Library hosted by the Queer Silent Book Club Seattle @ Central Library (6pm) **
15th-1st — SHe Said @ Erickson Theater >> a transformational new musical inspired by a family’s journey with a transgender parent **
16th — Les Yeux Sans Visage: Masked Goth Night for Sapphics/Queers+ @ Asylum Collective (9pm) **
17th — Una Noche en Medellín @ Baila Bar *
18th — Dyke Speed Dating @ Wildrose (6pm) **
24th — Plus Size Clothing Swap @ Reclaim Collective (12-4pm)
31st — Hey Baby drag show @ Skylark Cafe & Club (7pm) **
A February+ Teaser
7th —
Seattle Aquarium Social hosted by Queer Scout Seattle (8:45am) **
Lunar New Year Night Market 2026 @ Hangar 30 (4-10pm) *
14th —
Dirt & Flirt: Queer Singles Social @ Reclaim Clay (3-5pm) **
Lovers: Valentine’s Night hosted by the Social Queer @ Vermillion Art Gallery (7pm-1:30am) **
15th — Seattle’s Annual LGBTQ+ Wedding Expo **
March 21st — The Social Queer’s Anniversary Party: Mirrorball @ Havana Nightclub (4pm) **
A little late getting this January post live but… we’re here and we’re queer and we’re ready for the New Year! More coming soon. Check the blog for more Recurring Monthly Events in Seattle.
