LGBTQIA+ events in the Greater Newburyport area
Newburyport Pride is happy to share the following events of interest to the LGBTQIA+ community from other organizations!
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Newburyport Pride Queer History Book Club
We are excited to invite the community to join us as we explore topics in LGBTQ+ history through nonfiction and fiction together! It’s a chance to get together with like minded people, socialize, make connections, enjoy a drink (wine, beer, or NA options) and snacks.
Join us April 21 from 6.30-8 pm for the first ever meeting of the Newburyport Pride Queer History Book Club at Dome, 37 State St., Newburyport, MA
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Book signing w/ local LGBTQ+ author!
Don’t miss this book signing event at Jabberwocky in Newburyport, MA for local author Laura Garden’s debut novel Queenslander. It’s an exploration of queer kinship and identity/belonging set against the backdrop of the Australian Outback.
Sunday, May 3rd at 4pm. For more information or to pre-order the book, which comes out on 4/21/26, visit Jabberwocky Bookshop
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Book signing & workshop with Milo Todd
Our friends at Cape Ann Pride have partnered with the Gloucester Writer’s Center, The Bookstore of Gloucester & Sawyer Free Library for a lecture and book signing with Milo Todd, author of the THE LILAC PEOPLE!
Milo will give a lecture on "A Trans History of the Weimar Republic" on Friday May 8th in the Community Room at SFL at 5:30pm and will facilitate a workshop on character development on Saturday, May 9th from 1-3 pm at the Gloucester Writer’s Center.
Space is limited and registration required!
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Divas & Brews 20
Queen of Newburyport Pride Madam Zapple headlines the 20th Divas & Brews Show on Saturday, May 9 right here in town at everybody’s favorite brewery, Riverwalk. Get tix before they sell out! 21+ only
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People Like That - June 5-14 at the Firehouse
Our friends at The Actors Studio of Newburyport present a powerful new musical called People Like That — a story about love, identity, and the courage to live authentically.