Bellows Falls Hosts Local LGBTQ+ Pride Festival! June 5-29

Since the 1970s, nearby Bellows Falls has been a home for the LGBTQIA+ community, with the historic Andrews Inn, the first Gay bar in the state of Vermont.

Throughout the month of June, Bellows Falls is once again a destination for the LGBTQ+ community in New England and beyond.

Echoing the days of the historic Andrews Inn, which was in business from 1973-1984 and located in the downtown Windham Hotel building, the gay community sought out the town as a place of safety and security.

Patrons would travel by train to the only LGBTQ+ friendly destination in the state for a weekend of dancing and house parties. It was described in 1979 as a “cultural cross between Mayberry and Fire Island”!

Bellow Falls Pride Festival Event Lineup Includes:

• Wed. June 5th – Movie Night: The Birdcage  Bellows Falls Opera House, 7 the Square; 7 pm, $6.00
• Sat. June 8; Pride Whistlestop Tour; time by station location
• Thurs. June 13th – Movie Night; Philadelphia Bellows Falls Opera House, 7 the Square; 7 pm, $6.00
• Wed. June 19th – Movie Night: To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Bellows Falls Opera House, 7 the Square; 7 pm, $6.00
• Thurs. June 20th; Coming of Age with Grace & Grit, with author Mark S. King; Bellows Falls Opera House, 7 the Square; Free
• Wednesday June 26th – Movie Night; Hairspray  Bellows Falls Opera House, 7 the Square; 7 pm, $6.00
• Saturday June 29th; Andrews Inn Disco Dance Party; Ciao Popolo; 36 the Square

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