June is here and with it comes summer fun, holidays, parties, and too much heat! Here’s what you need to know for the month:
🏳️🌈 It’s National Pride Month
National Pride Month takes place this month in honor of the Stonewall Uprising of June 1969, when fights broke out after police raided the New York City gay bar the Stonewall Inn and set the country’s gay rights movement in motion. While Austin’s Pride Month isn’t until August, plenty of fun events are still happening now. Mark your calendars:
- Pride on the Trail on June 14
- Neon Rainbows’ PRIDE & the Gay Ole Opry Drag Show on June 21
- The Majestic Ball on June 21
👙 Swimming Season Is Officially Upon Us
With hot temperatures that are only going to get hotter, you’ll be happy you live in Austin this summer. Most city pools and splash pads will be open by June 9 and some don’t charge entry fees! Important tips to remember while you’re cooling off: Stay in the shade, reapply sunscreen every two hours, and stay hydrated.
📅 Make Your Juneteenth Plans
Juneteenth, which celebrates the day the country’s last enslaved people in Galveston were told of their freedom two years after Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, is on June 19. You don’t have to wait that long to celebrate, though! Here’s what we’re looking forward to:
- “Juneteenth: The Galveston Story” Screening on June 1
- Freedom + Juneteenth on June 7
- Stay Black & Live Music Festival and Community Cookout on June 14
- Central Texas Juneteenth Parade & Festival on June 19
- Hella Free: The Juneteenth Function in the Garage on June 19
- Neill-Cochran House Museum Juneteenth Celebration on June 22
☝️ Don’t Forget Dad
Father’s Day is on June 15. Start your scheming now!
🎉 Get Ready for Fun
You shouldn’t be bored this month. Go see a classic movie at Paramount Theatre for $12, listen to live music for free at the Long Center on Thursday nights, try a film festival or a book festival. You could go to HAAM’s Battle of the Bands, eat a bunch of burgers, or run a nighttime race.
👋 See y’all out there!
