Mask-Required 4 Valentines!

Hey all! Here’s your february mask-required events with LOTS of valentine’s celebration for those who are single OR partnered up! This will be the first newsletter that is separated by region. Each region has it’s own header in BIG FONT, with sub-categories for any cities that have 3 or more events going on. Hopefully this will make it easier for folk’s to find events closest to them! The newsletter is split into the following areas:

• West Coast

• Middle Earth

• East Coast

• International (any events outside of the U.S.)

IMPORTANT NEWSLETTER REMINDERS:

• Events are in chronological order by calendar date

• Organizer’s instagram event flier OR event registration page are hyperlinked

• We highly recommend going directly to the organizer’s page to learn more & get additional accessibility info

TO SUBMIT AN EVENT FOR PROMOTION:

Send a flier with event location, date, IG names to tag (if applicable), & important links to include. If you post a mask-required event on IG we HIGHLY encourage using the hashtag #MaskRequired

• San Francisco, CA: @DisabilityCulturalCenter - Friday, February 13th - Love Birds MASK-erade Ball

• Portland, OR: @PDXQueerMeetup - Sunday, February 15th - Mutual Aid Fair Clothes Swap

• Seattle, WA: @SistaCreativesRising - Sunday, February 15th - A Celebration of Black Artistry

• Chicago, IL: @Clean.Air.Club - Friday, February 13th - Cupid’s Care Day

• Austin, TX: @ClearTheAirAtx - Saturday, February 14th - Covid Conscious Craft Circle

• Chicago, IL: @Adi.Barreto - Saturday, February 14th - Queer Calor

• Minneapolis, MN: @MplsClownPicnic - Saturday, February 14th - Clown Picnic Variety Show

• Salt Lake City, UH: @AlwaysQueerSlc - Saturday, February 14th - Big Gay Valentine’s Art Market

• Austin, TX: @ClearTheAirAtx - Wednesday, February 18th - OUTsider Fest 2026

• Columbus, OH: @FfrnbMasquerade - Friday, February 27th - R&B Masquerade

• Minneapolis, MN: @BoneShakerBooks - Saturday, February 28th - De-google your life workshop

• Brooklyn, NY: @TheNonBinarian - Thursday, February 12th - QT TTRPG Night

• Brooklyn, NY: @TheNonBinarian - Friday, February 13th - Dykes Day Out Galentines Day

• Brooklyn, NY: @LavenderMarketNYC - Saturday, February 14th - Lavender Market Valentine’s Soiree

• Brooklyn, NY: @TheNonBinarian - Sunday, February 15th - Queer Cookbook Club

• Brooklyn, NY: @Ms.SexualHealth - Friday, February 20th - Free Walk-In HIV/STI Testing

• Astoria, NY: @AstoriaFoodPantry - Tuesday, February 24th - Community meetings

• Ridgewood, NY: @Mr_Kywhy - Tuesday, February 24th - Fuzzy Palace Puppet Slam

• Philadelphia, PA: @TheWoodenShoesBooks- Thursday, February 12th - De-escalation 101 Training

• Philadelphia, PA: @TheWoodenShoesBooks- Friday, February 13th - Craft Circle

• Durham, NC: @Cat_Socials - Saturday, February 21st - Palentine’s Speed Dating

• Massachusetts: @QueeryEntaRadio - Saturday, February 21st - Queer leather Speed Dating

• DMV: @DMVMaskedRave - Thursday, February 26th - Elemental Rave

• Greenfield, MA: @VictorDragKing - Saturday, February 28th - Mario Kart Tournament

• Troy, NY: @TroyQueerContra - Saturday, February 28th - Intro lesson & dancing

• Vancouver, British Columbia: @Radius_Sfu - Thursday, February 12th - A Celebration of Migrant Leadership

• Leeds, UK: @CleanAirSocials - Friday, February 20th - The Bricks Fashion Tips Gravel

• Vancouver, British Columbia: @VancouverTenantsUnion - Saturday, February 28th - Tenants Union Annual General Meeting