Upcoming Events
We update this calendar often so check frequently. If you would like to ask questions, meet up with a BQC host at an event, or suggest an event be added to our calendar that is aligned with our community email us at: info@bellinghamqueercollective.org. Click the Calendar View button below to see events on a monthly calendar.
BQC Center Social Hours
We are hosting Social Hours at the BQC Center on selected evenings and weekends now that we have volunteers to staff the BQC Center! Drop in and play games, meet new friends, bring a craft, read, or just hang out!
BQC @ Bloomhaven Bottle Shop
We are launching a new monthly BQC social event at Molly’s place in Fairhaven!
Village Books: Queer Poets Society
Meets 3rd Sunday of every month from 10:30am-Noon in the Writer's Corner on the Mezzanine
Questions? Email queerpoetsbham@gmail.com.
BQC Center Social Hours
We are hosting Social Hours at the BQC Center on selected evenings and weekends now that we have volunteers to staff the BQC Center! Drop in and play games, meet new friends, bring a craft, read, or just hang out!
Patricia Grayhall - Author Event @ Village Books
Patricia Grayhall is a retired medical doctor and author of the memoir Making the Rounds: Defying Norms in Love and Medicine, which garnered a starred Kirkus Review and was named one of Kirkus Reviews Best 100 Indie Books of 2022
BQC FLINTA* Night - Affinity Group
3rd Tuesdays are FLINTA* Nights!
5:00-8:00 pm
This German acronym includes all the folx we were including in this Affinity Group.
You can Google FLINTA* to learn more about the term. It is being used to help create a space free of Cis Males or patriarchal structures so women, all women and NB people can connect comfortably.
No purchases required.
BQC Book Club: Venco
Join us for another BQC book club! Reading the book is not required.
BQC Rainbow Elders Discussion Group
Join us for coffee and a different discussion every month.
BQC Knit and Craft at NW Yarns
Join the BQC Knit and Craft Night at NORTHWEST YARNS! Bring any craft you would like to work on during this time or come find your new favorite project at the shop!
BQC Center Social Hours
We are hosting Social Hours at the BQC Center on selected evenings and weekends now that we have volunteers to staff the BQC Center! Drop in and play games, meet new friends, bring a craft, read, or just hang out!
BQC Book Club: The Kingdoms
Join us for another BQC book club! Reading the book is not required.
Pickford Pride Series: Paris is Burning
This year at The Pickford, we’re celebrating Pride with Drag Me to the Movies!, a series curated by Pickford projectionists honoring the tradition of drag in cinema.
BQC Center Social Hours
We are hosting Social Hours at the BQC Center on selected evenings and weekends now that we have volunteers to staff the BQC Center! Drop in and play games, meet new friends, bring a craft, read, or just hang out!
Pickford Pride Series: Paris is Burning
This year at The Pickford, we’re celebrating Pride with Drag Me to the Movies!, a series curated by Pickford projectionists honoring the tradition of drag in cinema.
Pride Paddle Out
$10 to join! Please register in advance. You can find all future Register here for all future availabilities!
BQC Center Social Hours
We are hosting Social Hours at the BQC Center on selected evenings and weekends now that we have volunteers to staff the BQC Center! Drop in and play games, meet new friends, bring a craft, read, or just hang out!
BQC Queer Women’s Group
BQC Queer Women’s group is a BQC Affinity Group hosted by Laura Rainey and Lyn Faith.
La Conner Pride Queer Art Walk
Join us on June 21st in celebrating queer artist of all ages!
Queer Speed Dating @ the museum
Connect with new people by talking about art at the Whatcom Lightcatcher Museum!
BQC Center Social Hours
We are hosting Social Hours at the BQC Center on selected evenings and weekends now that we have volunteers to staff the BQC Center! Drop in and play games, meet new friends, bring a craft, read, or just hang out!
BQC Book Club: A Bone in His Teeth
Join us for another BQC book club! Reading the book is not required.
BQC Rainbow Elders Coffee Talk
Come to the Bellingham Senior Activity Center on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays for a social hour with the queer elder community. 50+
Generations of Pride Dinner
Generations of Pride is an intergenerational community building event for LGBTQ+ people 18+.
Pickford Pride Series: Torch Song Trilogy
This year at The Pickford, we’re celebrating Pride with Drag Me to the Movies!, a series curated by Pickford projectionists honoring the tradition of drag in cinema.
Pickford Pride Series: Torch Song Trilogy
This year at The Pickford, we’re celebrating Pride with Drag Me to the Movies!, a series curated by Pickford projectionists honoring the tradition of drag in cinema.
El Sueñito - Bellingham Pride Weekend
Join us on June 27th for a sunset dinner boat ride by San Juan Cruises, catered by the wonderful Santo Coyote. All people of ALL gender and orientation are welcome.
Pride Paddle Out
$10 to join! Please register in advance. You can find all future Register here for all future availabilities!
La Conner Pride - Queer & Co Cruise
Join us on June 27th for a sunset dinner boat ride by San Juan Cruises, catered by the wonderful Santo Coyote. All people of ALL gender and orientation are welcome.
La Conner Pride Prom
Join us for a night of fun at La Conner's first annual Pride Prom!
Seattle Pride Parade
The Seattle Pride Parade is community-led, deeply rooted in activism, and unapologetically focused on LGBTQIA2S+ visibility.
BQC Rainbow Elders Lunch
Come to the Bellingham Senior Activity Center on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays for a social hour with the queer elder community. 50+
Pride Paddle Out
$10 to join! Please register in advance. You can find all future Register here for all future availabilities!
Pride Paddle Out
$10 to join! Please register in advance. You can find all future Register here for all future availabilities!
Pride Paddle Out
$10 to join! Please register in advance. You can find all future Register here for all future availabilities!
Pride Paddle Out
$10 to join! Please register in advance. You can find all future Register here for all future availabilities!
Pride Paddle Out
$10 to join! Please register in advance. You can find all future Register here for all future availabilities!
Pride Paddle Out
$10 to join! Please register in advance. You can find all future Register here for all future availabilities!
Pride Paddle Out
$10 to join! Please register in advance. You can find all future Register here for all future availabilities!
Pride Paddle Out
$10 to join! Please register in advance. You can find all future Register here for all future availabilities!
Pride Paddle Out
$10 to join! Please register in advance. You can find all future Register here for all future availabilities!
Pride Paddle Out
$10 to join! Please register in advance. You can find all future Register here for all future availabilities!
Pride Paddle Out
$10 to join! Please register in advance. You can find all future Register here for all future availabilities!
Pride Paddle Out
$10 to join! Please register in advance. You can find all future Register here for all future availabilities!
MBT: Booker T. Jones
Booker T. Jones is a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, and arguably the most famous Hammond B3 player in history.
Pride Paddle Parade
$10 to join! Please register in advance. You can find all future Register here for all future availabilities!
Pride Paddle Out
$10 to join! Please register in advance. You can find all future Register here for all future availabilities!
BQC Trans Masc Nonbinary Meetup
This BQC Affinity group meets on the 2nd Fridays , 4:00-8:00 pm at a local restaurant. Hosted by Hank Ohana. Join us!
Narcan Training at BQC
Fentanyl & Narcan training by Whatcom County Health. All members of our BQC are invited to attend to learn more about fentanyl and how Narcan can prevent overdose deaths.
Pickford Pride Series: The BirdCage
This year at The Pickford, we’re celebrating Pride with Drag Me to the Movies!, a series curated by Pickford projectionists honoring the tradition of drag in cinema.
Washington Friends For Life Fentanyl Awareness Campaign
The BQC is supporting the Washington State Friends for Life campaign by providing training, workshops and outreach to our queer community and allies during May, June and July.
BQC: Not the Whole Picture, Walking Tour
Celebrate Pride Month at the Whatcom Museum with the artists of Not the Whole Picture, Garth Amundson and Pierre Gour. Thursday, June 12, 4:00 - 5:00 PM is a special tour by Garth and Pierre for the BQC Community! Tour is included in the price of admission. Please join us for this special, intimate conversation with the artists!
Pickford Pride Series: The BirdCage
This year at The Pickford, we’re celebrating Pride with Drag Me to the Movies!, a series curated by Pickford projectionists honoring the tradition of drag in cinema.
Washington Friends For Life Fentanyl Awareness Campaign
The BQC is supporting the Washington State Friends for Life campaign by providing training, workshops and outreach to our queer community and allies during May, June and July.
Rainbow Elders Coffee Talk
Come to the Bellingham Senior Activity Center on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays for a social hour with the queer elder community. 50+
Late Bloomers Affinity Group
Do you identify as coming out late in life? Coming out recently? Please join us for friendship and support.
BQC Book Club: Dinner on Monster Island
Join us for another BQC book club! Reading the book is not required.
Pride with the Ponies
Enjoy a visit to this beautiful little farm with lots of adorable animals!
MBT: Mary Gauthier
What out lesbian moves to Nashville at 40 years old to start a troubadour career? Who goes from playing open mics to playing the Newport Folk Festival in one year’s time?
Pride Paddle Out
$10 to join! Please register in advance. You can find all future Register here for all future availabilities!
MBT: The Addams Family
A comical feast that embraces the wackiness in every family, The Addams Family is the magnificently macabre hit musical featuring everyone’s favorite creepy, kooky characters.
Queer Writes!
No matter what you're working on or where you are in the process, we offer space and community to support creativity.
BQC Rainbow Elders Lunch
Come to the Bellingham Senior Activity Center on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays for a social hour with the queer elder community. 50+
PFLAG Support Meeting
PFLAG Bellingham/Whatcom County hosts a community support meeting on the first Tuesday of every month. We currently meet in-person and online, from 5:30pm to 7:00pm.
Washington Friends For Life Awareness Night (21+)
The BQC is supporting the Washington State Friends for Life campaign by providing training, workshops and outreach to our queer community and allies during May, June and July.
BQC Volunteer Training
We are recruiting and training 50 volunteer Greeters to help staff our BQC community center so we can make our space available 7 days a week, 9 am-9:00 pm.
BQC Center Open House and Social Hours
All are invited to drop by the BQC Center to celebrate the launch of our new summer schedule and volunteer program! We want to thank our 50+ volunteers who attended training in May and are scheduled to operate our Center 7 days a week!
June 1st is also the kick off of Pride season! Come by to celebrate with us! We have a well stocked game shelf, bring a craft to work on, or just come to visit with community. Our new library is still under construction so you can browse the collection but can’t check out a book until our check out system is set up.
You are always welcome to bring in snacks and beverages, and we also have complimentary snacks and drinks to share.
Cancelled: Weaving For Pride
The BQC needs you to create some colorful queer items for our upcoming fundraiser!
Whatcom Youth Pride
The Whatcom Youth Pride Coalition proudly presents the 2025 Youth PRIDE Parade and Festival - an opportunity for LGBTQIA+ youth and youth allies to walk together through a short, one mile parade route while the community stands along the sidelines and cheers them on!
MBT: The Wailin’ Jennys
Beloved international folk band, The Wailin’ Jennys, started as a happy accident when a group of solo singers and songwriters got together for a one-time-only performance at a tiny guitar shop.
Pride Paddle Out
$10 to join! Please register in advance. You can find all future Register here for all future availabilities!
Weaving For Pride
The BQC needs you to create some colorful queer items for our upcoming fundraiser!
Generations of Pride Dinner
Generations of Pride is an intergenerational community building event for LGBTQ+ people 18+.
BQC Rainbow Elders Coffee Talk
Come to the Bellingham Senior Activity Center on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays for a social hour with the queer elder community. 50+
BQC Fiber Arts and Crafts Group
Join us at the Q Center for our monthly Fiber Arts and Crafts Affinity Group! Meetings are held every 4th Tuesday from 5:00pm to 7:00pm. Bring any craft you would like to work on and enjoy the company and conversation!