2026 Natick Pride Calendar of Events
QMMUNITY: Connecting with LGBTQIA+ Neighbors - 6.28.26 Pride Hike
Join us at Mass Audubon’s Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary for a guided hike!
Hosted by Qmmunity
Make & Take Mini Tote Bags
Stop by the library to grab a make & take kit to celebrate pride month! You can work on it at the library, or take it home. All are welcome.
Hosted by the Bacon Free Library
Natick Nights! PRIDE
Join us for a fantastic evening of food, shopping, and family-friendly entertainment in the vibrant Natick Center Cultural District.
Pride Plant Bingo
Join us for a fun night of plant-themed bingo, snacks, and prizes!
Hosted by Planted Collective
We Were Always Here: Uncovering Queer History in Every Era
Genderqueer inclusion consultant, Ali Kane (she/they) will share queer stories from the 1600s to the 1960s. From these accounts, you will gain a glimpse into queer lives throughout history, as well as explore how these truths were uncovered and strategies for preserving queer history today. Through case studies, you will learn how historians continue to grapple with validating these experiences within 21st Century understanding of identity, gender, and family. This is a virtual event.
Hosted by the Bacon Free Library
Gays For Patsy Line Dance Party
Gays for Patsy, a Boston based, non-profit dance organization that promotes country-western and line dancing in a supportive environment for the LGBTQ+ community and friends, will host a fun afternoon of beginner line dance lessons. All are welcome to attend. Call the Natick Community Senior Center to register at 508-647-6540.
Hosted by Natick Community Senior Center
Ten Trees Book Launch
Dive into the powerful story behind “Fighting For Their Lives” with Jenn Garofolo at this can’t miss book launch event!
Make & Take Friendship Bracelets
Stop by the library to grab a make & take kit to celebrate pride month! You can work on it at the library, or take it home. All are welcome.
Hosted by the Bacon Free Library
Virtual Author Panel
The Boyden Library (Foxborough, MA) will be hosting an author panel of three YA authors who will share their personal journey of discovery of identity and growing up LGBTQIA+! This panel is part of the second annual “Together with Pride” initiative to celebrate and support the community in partnership with other local Foxborough organizations. It will be moderated by Boyden's Teen Librarian Jennifir Huston.
*For Ages 12+ Register to receive the Zoom link.
Pride and Paint
Join us on Thursday, 6/11, for a special creative night with our consigner AJP, who will guide you through painting your own unique vase! Wine, beer, and snacks will be available. Tickets $65. Come relax, get creative, and celebrate Pride with us—no experience needed!
Ten Trees Books Author Panel
oin a chill chat with LGBTQ+ authors sharing stories and vibes you won’t want to miss! Please Register in advance.
Take & Make: Pride Rainbow Standee
In celebration of Pride Month, stop by the Teen Room to pick up a Take & Make craft kit to paint your own rainbow standee! Wooden standee, paints, and paint brush provided in the kit.
This is a Take & Make project for teens & tweens, ages 11-18. Available until kits run out.
Hosted by Morse Institute Library
OUT ART
A vibrant celebration of queer artists and creation. Art will be on display June - July, with the opening reception June 7th, and the closing reception July 26.
Author talk - Precious and Adored
A talk with author Tilly Laskey. about this rare and moving window into LGBTQ history. Find out what a President’ sister and a Wayland widow have in common.
Pride Pours
Pride Pours is back 🌈🍾 Join us in-shop for a laid-back sip & shop filled with champagne, light snacks, and all the good vibes. Tickets are $20. This is a safe, welcoming, and inclusive space for our LGBTQ+ community and allies — a place to show up as you are, connect, and feel celebrated. Whether you’re coming with friends or stopping by solo, you belong here 💖
Rainbow Hand Kite
June is Pride Month! Children's Pride Craft Event
Make your own rainbow hand kite. This is a craft event recommended for children Grades K-5. Drop-In, no registration needed. Children's Library, Lower Level
Hosted by Morse Institute Library
Rainbow Heart Puzzle Mosaic
This program is for adults and registration is required.* Create a mosaic using colorful upcycled puzzle pieces, a preprinted image, and glue! The finished piece will be placed in a ~4.5 x 4.5 frame. While it's possible to finish sooner; participants will have up to 90 minutes to complete their mosaic.
Sponsored by the Friends of the Library
Pride Paint Your Own Unicorn Lamp
For teen and tweens (ages 11-18), registration required. Happy Pride Month! Teens and tweens are invited to come celebrate Pride by painting their own unicorn lamp! This program is generously sponsored by the Friends of the Morse Institute Library.
“Living in Truth” Moth-Style Storytellin
Natick kicks off Pride 2026 with eight great stories on the theme “Living in Truth.” Local voices along with award-winning storytellers share their truth with brief, true-life, transformative stories.
Natick Pride 2026
Celebrate Natick Pride at these local events throughout the month of June! If you have an event to share, please email natickisunited@gmail.com.
FRI-YAY: Drop-In Pride Coloring
Tweens & teens aged 11 - 18 are welcomed to the Teen Room to hang out at our table to de-stress with coloring. We will have Pride-themed coloring sheets, markers, and gel pens. No registration required.
Hosted by Morse Institute Library
Rainbow Soap Take and Make
Make your own rainbow soap! Each kit contains instructions, glycerin soap base, rainbow soap pieces, soap mold, popsicle stick, and a insulated sheet. Kits will be on a second floor book display, near the railing.
Hosted by Morse Institute Library
Make Your Own Rainbow Bracelet at Natick Nights!
Celebrate creativity and color at Paper Fiesta with a drop-in rainbow bracelet-making activity during Natick Nights! Whether you're making one for yourself or as a gift, it's a joyful way to show your colors and support Pride in Natick. ✨ Free, family-friendly, and full of sparkle—come craft with us!
Bloom & Grow at Natick Nights!
Stop by the Bloom and Grow table located in the Beer Garden on Common St. We’ll be making Tie dye shirts to benefit OUTMetrowest ($28/tshirt - purchase your shirt ahead or drop by our table while supplies last) You can also make a FREE craft: Unicorn wands & upcycled rainbow collages! We’ll also have a rainbow pride sensory bin!
Hosted by Bloom & Grow Creative
Sensory: rainbow pride sensory bin
Love Is (Still) Louder at Natick Nights!
Love is (Still) Louder at Natick Nights. FCC Natick will host a Love is Louder celebration in front of the church from 5 to 8 PM, with rainbow swag and a community art project. Community groups including Natick Is United and Qmmunity will be on hand to join in the celebration and share information.
Hosted by First Congregational Church of Natick
Natick Nights!
Join us for a fantastic evening of food, shopping, and family-friendly entertainment in the vibrant Natick Center Cultural District.
St Paul's Open Doors at Natick Nights
As you stroll around town on June 26th for Natick Nights, swing by St. Paul's Episcopal Church (across the Crosswalk from our friends at FCC!) for crafts, music, conversation, and a joyful atmosphere of celebrating Pride as neighbors!
Hosted by St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
Sip. Shop. Style. at Baylee Bee
Join us for an afternoon of love, fashion, and fabulous finds! Celebrate Pride in Natick with local vendors and community vibes you won't want to miss! 20% of all sales will be donated to @outmetrowest supporting LGBTQ+ youth.
Pride Month Author Showcase
Let’s celebrate Pride Month with the power of books and community! Ten Trees Books is thrilled to host our first-ever Pride Month Author Showcase. We’ll be welcoming six authors and 30 guests for an intimate night of readings, conversation, and connection. Registration required. View event HERE.
Pride Plant Bingo
Join us for a fun night of bingo with a plant-themed twist! The plants given out will be on the rare side to celebrate Pride and diversity!
Hosted by Planted Collective