Las Vegas Pride is coming up and Virgin Hotels is teaming up with two nearby gay nightclubs and partnering with a local nonprofit to host a wide range of activities that include a boozy tea party, art installations and drag shows.
The Las Vegas LGBTQ+ community will celebrate Pride Weekend with a downtown parade and festival on October 11 and 12, and Virgin Hotels is offering discounted room rates and activities throughout the entire weekend. A percentage of profits from the events and dinners will be donated to the Center, a local nonprofit that provides resources to members of the LGBTQ+ community.
The weekend’s highlights include performances from nationally known drag queens Latrice Royale and Alyssa Edwards at Virgin’s 24 Oxford (Edwards is a current contestant on RuPaul’s Drag Race Global All Stars).
Here’s a complete list of Pride Weekend events at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas.
October 9: Kassi Beach House will kick off the celebrations with a Pride House Party that includes a DJ and drink specials beginning at 9pm.
October 10: A Pride Art Mixer will showcase the creations of local LGBTQ+ artists in the Shag Room beginning at 8pm.
October 11: In addition to the downtown Pride Parade (which starts at 7pm), Latrice Royale will hit the stage at 9pm for a comedic lip sync song-and-dance performance inside 24 Oxford.
October 12: The downtown Pride festival, which includes food trucks and entertainment, runs from noon to 11pm. Alyssa Edwards performs at 9:30pm inside 24 Oxford.
October 13: Cap off the weekend from noon to 4pm at Virgin’s popular boozy tea party inside the Shag Room. Renamed Daddy’s Upside Down Tea Party for the day, guests will drink spiked tea and dine on tiny finger sandwiches, macarons and other desserts during a performance by Elise Victoria.