Oakland NJ Pride

05/22/2026

Volunteer call for Oakland NJ Pride Festival! 📣 Are you a local resident looking to get involved in LGBTQ+ activism? Go to the link in our bio to sign up as a volunteer for our upcoming Pride festival. We have opportunities for folks of all ages and abilities 🌈

05/12/2026

Are you looking forward to the upcoming Oakland Pride Festival? We just launched our t-shirt fundraiser! Show your Pride with a custom t-shirt designed by a local artist born and raised in Oakland - . All proceeds go towards making our 2026 Pride Festival happen. Go to the link in our comments and order your shirt by May 25th to receive the first batch of our 2026 shirts.
To our longtime supporters - we have a new Venmo account! If you would like to contribute but already have a t-shirt, all donations can be directed to on Venmo.

05/03/2026

We are looking for vendors for our upcoming Pride Festival on June 28th! Go to the link in our comments to apply. All vendors must be affirming and inclusive of the LGBTQ+ community 🌈

04/26/2026

Oakland Pride Festival is back for 2026! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️☀️🌈🎶
We are excited to announce this celebration of LGBTQ+ joy, music, art and more. Join us on June 28th at the Oakland Elks Lodge to celebrate PRIDE. Ponds Reformed Church has been instrumental in keeping Pride alive in Oakland. While this is a free event, there is a suggested donation of items to their food pantry. Go to the link in our comments to view their wishlist.
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Mark your calendars and stay tuned for more event info!

06/01/2025

🌈 Happy Pride Month from Oakland NJ Pride! 🏳️‍🌈

This June, we come together to celebrate love, diversity, and the strength of our LGBTQIA+ community—right here in Oakland and beyond. Pride is a time to honor those who paved the way, uplift every voice, and keep pushing for a future where everyone is free to live authentically and proudly.

🏡 Whether you’re out and proud, just beginning your journey, or standing as an ally—you belong here.
💖 Join us all month long as we share stories, resources, and events that shine with Pride.

Let’s keep showing up. Let’s keep supporting one another. Let’s keep making Oakland a place where everyone can thrive.

03/29/2025

TRANS DAY OF VISIBILITY 2025. Thank you to everyone who came out to celebrate trans joy and punk rock with us. Special shout out to the crew at Real Brave, Jack Powers and Squelch- we couldn’t have done this without you!! 🏳️‍⚧️

03/29/2025

03/27/2025

UPDATED SET TIMES: Trans Day Of Visibility 2025 open mic punk show at Real Brave! Jack Powers is back to enchant you with her garage pop magic 🔮 and Squelch will be alluring us from the bottom of our dirty jerz q***r punk hearts 🖤 You don’t want to miss these two epic headliners! Open mic starts at 7:30- we couldn’t find an opener so DIY. See you on March 28th for a night of trans joy and punk rock 🏳️‍⚧️🤘

03/14/2025

Trans Day Of Visibility 2025 open mic punk show at Real Brave! Jack Powers is back to enchant you with her garage pop magic 🔮 and Squelch will be alluring us from the bottom of our dirty jerz q***r punk hearts 🖤 You don’t want to miss these two epic headliners! Open mic starts at 7:30- we couldn’t find an opener so DIY. See you on March 28th for a night of trans joy and punk rock 🏳️‍⚧️🤘

02/07/2025

In these uncertain times, people are scared and hurting. We want to help so we have prepared a panel to discuss your legal and mental health options. We hope you can join us at this very important FREE event. If you are definitely coming please RSVP, but walk-ins are welcome on the day of the forum. We can get through this together!

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