A September to Remember: Events for LGBTQ+, BIPOCs, and Queer POCs in Seattle

Hi Sweets, hope you had a decadent and sunshine-filled August! The last few weeks have been pretty busy with work — and a friend’s beautiful PNW wedding, so I didn’t make it to many QTPOC events in Seattle.

But, I am happily posting this from Atlanta — where I have serendipitously landed during Black Pride Weekend! More on that soon… And then I’ll be heading to Palm Springs for Dinah Shore in a couple weeks?! It’s still sinking in. So we’ve got some exciting things to round out the summer :) and I’m feeling pretty grateful. Message me if you want to meet up! #QTPOC4QTPOC

Anyway, summer is still in full swing this week, but cooler weather is just around the corner. So grab those sexy shorts and summer sandals and go check out a few of these awesome September events in Seattle, including:

• BIPOC events (*)

• LGBTQ+ events (**)

• QTBIPOC events (***)

September 2025 Events

4th — Bi Bi Bi Comedy Showcase @ Charlie’s Queer Books (5pm) **

5th — Black & Loud Music Fest @ Metier Brewing (6-9pm) *

6th —

• Afrobeats to the World @ 2505 1st Ave (10pm) *

• Dayna and Magan from The Queer Ultimatum, appearance at Cotton Candy Fever Dream @ Monkey Loft, hosted by the Social Queer **

• Gays Reading Books at the Locks @ Ballard Locks (3pm) **

• Tradition Lake Hike with Queer Mountaineers @ Tradition Lake (9:30am) **

9th — Alejandro Vaerla with Sonora Jha — ‘Middle Spoon’ @ Third Place Ravenna (7pm) ***

10th — Sex Trivia @ Stoup Capitol Hill (7pm) >> benefitting Seattle’s LGBTQ+ Center **

11th — Camp Q: A Summer Event Series for 2SQTBIPOC hosted by Queer the Land >> Turkey Butchering with Two Owl Farm ***

11-13th — Inebria Me by San Cha @ On the Boards >> experimental opera flips the script on the tired patriarchal tropes of telenovelas to celebrate the liberating power of queer love and chosen family **

13th —

• Two Thousand and Gay @ Nectar Lounge **

• The Black Rodeo @ Hometeam Seattle (6pm) >> ride, sip, and dance through Black rodeo history. Whiskey tastings, line dancing, and more! *

14th —

• Consent Discussion Group for BIPOC (virtual), hosted by the Consent Academy >> Sliding scale tickets *

• Queer Night! Throwing on the Wheel @ Salstone Ceramics (6:30-8:30pm) **

16th —

• Jon Batiste (concert) @ Chateau Ste Michelle Winery *

• Sunset Walk at Green Lake with the Queer Mountaineers @ Green Lake Boathouse and Coffee (6:45pm) **

18th —

• Camp Q: A Summer Event Series for 2SQTBIPOC hosted by Queer the Land >> Accessibility Bike Ride with Outdoors For All ***

• Everyone Sapphic Everyone Single @ The Wash (7-10pm) **

• Sapphic Social Night @ Lumberyard **

19th —

• Celebrating LGBTQ+ In Games @ 5501 Lakeview Drive (6pm) >> Come eat pizza and drink soda with other game industry developers **

• Queer Farmer’s Night Market hosted by Fruits & Veggies Queer Farmer Collective @ The Flora Bakehouse (5:30-8:30pm) **

• Reggaetón Rave @ Substation (9pm) *

20th —

• Hilltop Equinox Social @ Hilltop Urban Gardens (12pm) >> fall fundraiser for HUG’s Food Sovereignty Programs *

• Queer Fiction Writing @ Redmond Library (11am-1:30pm)

• Queer Night @ Massive Capitol Hill (7pm) **

• WNBA Tunnel Fit Sapphic Party @ Darkalino’s (8pm) >> sapphic dance party meets WNBA tunnel fits — bring your game day style and celebrate fashion, music, and community **

21st — Pro Slut Takeover @ Wildrose **

25th — Dining Out for Life @ various restaurants >> a beloved one-day fundraising event that unites Seattle’s vibrant dining scene in support of people living with HIV

25-27th — The Emerald City Kings Ball 2025 @ Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute **

26th —

• Honey: Something Sweet for Women @ A Stir (9:30pm) * ** ***

• Lit Lounge: The People’s Art, a prose and poetry salon @ The Station Columbia City (7pm) *

27th —

• 2025 Walk the Block Festival @ Wa Na Wari (1-7pm) >> the Northwest’s Biggest Black Art Fair and Festival *

• CID Night Market @ International District (1-9pm) *

• Fiesta Latina Coffee Rave @ Black Arrows Coffee (10am) *

• Klub K9: Puppy Girl Night @ Asylum Collective (10pm) **

• Seattle Latinx Bookclub @ Volunteer Park Conservatory (1pm) *

30th —

• Emotional Oranges (concert) @ Showbox Sodo *

• Queer Arts Project Open House Showcase @ Queer NW (Tacoma, 5pm) **

• She Rocks Climb Night @ Uplift Gym (Shoreline, 7-9pm) >> fun weekday evening of bouldering for women and non-binary folks of all climbing levels **

• Scope Screenings live underground film festival @ Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute (7pm) *

October 2025 Events

1st — Spicy Speed Dating for Queer Femmes and Thems @ Stoup Brewing Capitol Hill (7pm, Ages 35+) **

3rd —

• 2025 Diwa Filipino Film Fest, Opening Night @ Wing Luke Museum (6pm) *

• Roque Raquel Salas Rivera w/ Quenton Baker, Algarabía @ Elliott Bay Book Company (7pm) >> A Puerto Rican trans epic that blends poetic play and speculative fiction *

• Talipapa Market Cultural Festival 2025 @ Filipino Community Center (5pm) *

4th —

• 2025 Diwa Filipino Film Fest, LGBTQ+ Showcase @ Wing Luke Museum (6:30pm) ***

• Femme @ Horseshoe Bar & Cabaret (8pm, Everett) >> campy, chaotic drag variety show **

• Hike n’ Yap no. 10 @ Chirico Trail to Poo Poo Point (10am) >> bringing BIPOC folks together to explore trails, share conversation, and connect *

• Liberating Love Festival @ The Spot Social Club (3pm) >> a vibrant celebration of community, connection, and the fight for recognition for polyamorous people

• Spooky Sapphic Soirée @ Asylum Collective (9pm) **

5th —

• BIPOC Wheel Night @ Saltstone Ceramics (6:30-8:30pm) *

• Queer Cinema: Pictures in Progress @ Seattle Public Library Capitol Hill (3pm) **

11th —

• Femme Fatale: Spooky Sapphic Goth Night @ Asylum Collective (10pm) **

• Figure Drawing @ the Georgetown Steam Plant (12pm) *

14th — Samin Nosrat @ Benaroya Hall *

15th — MinHwa Workshop: Tiger & Magpie Inspired by KPop Demon Hunters @ Gallery B612 (6:30pm) *

18th — Lesbian Chronicles Live! @ Reverie Ballroom (7pm) >> join Lesbian Chronicles podcast hosts for a live show, full of connection, laughs, and community for queer women **

21st — She Rocks Climb Night @ Uplift Gym (Shoreline, 7-9pm) >> fun weekday evening of bouldering for women and non-binary folks of all climbing levels **

23rd — CodeSwitch: Black & Brown in Tech @ The McKinney Center for Community and Economic Development (6-9pm) *

24th — Maskerade: Queer Halloween Party (masks required) @ Asylum Collective (9pm) **

25th —

• AfroSocaLove: Seattle One Love Festival @ The Venue Seattle (5pm) *

• Lesbian Werewolf Chainsaw Massacre! High Camp Halloween Party @ Asylum Collective (10pm) **

31st — Howl-O-Ween: Puppy Girl Halloween Party @ Asylum Collective (9pm) **

Winter Events Preview

Nov 8th — Gays Reading Books on the Train (to Portland!) hosted by the Queer Silent Book Club Seattle (8am) >> a one-day train trip to Portland to visit Powell’s books, with a group dinner **

Nov 10th — Doechii: Live from the Swamp Tour (concert) @ WAMU Theater (8pm) ***

Nov 16th — King Princess (concert) @ The Showbox **

Nov 18th — She Rocks Climb Night @ Uplift Gym (Shoreline, 7-9pm) **

Dec 12th — Earlybirds Club @ The Showbox (6-10pm) >> “A dance party designed for women, trans, and non-binary folks that starts at 6 and ends at 10 - because we have shit to do in the morning!” **

Dec 16th — She Rocks Climb Night @ Uplift Gym (Shoreline, 7-9pm) **

What About Those Weekly and Monthly Events in Seattle?

Check out my favorite list of 100+ Recurring Events for Queer POCs in Seattle. Anything to add, or interested in connecting? Send me an email at sapphietaffyxo@gmail.com! I am not affiliated with any of these events or organizations, just looking for opportunities to be in community.