Below, check out top events happening in the next few days. Use buttons for more extensive regional and themed calendars, and to look farther ahead.
Coming Up in Iowa
Sunday Bingo • Cedar Rapids Dec 22, 12:00 pm. Gather at NewBo every Sunday for Bingo, sponsored by Collins AeroSpace and Fast-Trans for people with disabilities.
- Fort Dodge Pride Holiday Social & Gift Exchange • Fort Dodge Dec 22, 2:00 pm. Celebrate with the Fort Dodge LGBTQ Alliance, the group that organizes the Fort Dodge Pride Festival; bring a snack to share and a gift valued at $10-20 to this all-ages, family-friendly event.
- Current Events Discussion • Davenport Dec 23, 9:30 am.
Learn, share and discuss current events in safe company.
- Christmas Eve Candlelight Worship • Muscatine Dec 24, 6:00 pm.
Faith United Church of Christ welcomes all to participate in communion. "If you're looking for a safe place to remember the birth of the God who liberates us, who created us in the Divine image, and calls us good, we are happy to be your home for the holidays!"
- Workout Meetups • Marshalltown Dec 25, 5:00 pm.
Gather with Marshalltown LGBTQ+ for weekly walks.
Coming Up in Illinois
- Cynthia Mooseknuckle Holiday Drag Bingo • Galena Dec 22, 6:00 pm. Enjoy five rounds of bingo, prizes galore from more than a dozen Galena businesses, and an after-show of more drag. Featuring Cynthia Mooseknuckle of Madison, Wis. For adults only! Tickets are $25.
- Knockouts Men's Pride League • River Grove Dec 23, 7:30 pm.
Knockouts is a men's-only bowling league kicking off its first season Nov. 4. Join the league, or gather to cheer them on, every Monday through Feb. 10, for league matches that will also feature raffles, prizes and awards. Sign up here.
- Comedy Open Mic • Rock Island Dec 25, 7:00 pm.
Try your hand at stand-up comedy, and enjoy Quad City comedians James Draper, Kassandra Johnson, and Chris Starman, at this adults-only, BYOB event. Admission is $5.
- Chi-Village Kwanzaa Celebration • Chicago Dec 26, 1:00 pm. Chi-Village, an empowerment organization formed in 2020, leads this 2nd annual event that honors "the enduring legacy of our ancestors" by focusing on "unity, collective building, and economic empowerment."
- Knockouts Men's Pride League • River Grove Dec 30, 7:30 pm.
Knockouts is a men's-only bowling league kicking off its first season Nov. 4. Join the league, or gather to cheer them on, every Monday through Feb. 10, for league matches that will also feature raffles, prizes and awards. Sign up here.
