Pride at Empire 2026!

Here at Empire, we go ALL OUT for Pride every June, and this year is no different! Come on by to join us for:

G.A.G.S. - A Gay Ass Group Show

A gallery exhibition featuring tons of work by incredible local queer artists

Pride Makers Market

an all-day art market featuring 20+ vendors!

A live Drag Show hosted here at Empire!

House of Persuasion - 8:30pm

Applications below, and keep an eye on our Instagram for event updates!

Interested in submitting your work for G.A.G.S. (A Gay Ass Group Show)?

We're currently taking submissions for GAGS, a celebration of queer creativity, expression, and community in all its brilliance. This year’s exhibition will be juried and open to artists working in all mediums. We invite submissions that explore themes of queerness, identity, transformation, love, resistance, chosen family, and self-expression in all its forms.

GAGS (Gay Ass Group Show) welcomes work that is bold, joyful, defiant, tender, political, playful, or unapologetically yourself. We are drawn to pieces that celebrate identity, challenge norms, honor queer histories, and imagine liberated futures. If it makes people feel seen, stirred, or sparked - it belongs here.

[Edit: June 1st] Submissions for G.A.G.S. have officially closed, we look forward to the opening reception on June 13th!

Pride Market - June 13th, 11am to 7pm

Vendor submissions are officially closed. We are so excited to host 20+ incredible queer artists and makers for our Pride Market this year! Five Queer authors will also be featured courtesy of All The Tropes Romantasy Bookshop! Come on by to check out their incredible work on June 13th at our Pride Kick off Extravaganza!