Bellows Falls Pride 2025

Bellows Falls Pride
"The Gay Experiment in rural Vermont"
Since the 1970s Bellows Falls has been a home for the LGBTQIA+ community, with the historic Andrews Inn, the first Gay bar in the state of Vermont. A lot has changed since then, but what remains the same is Pride in the area and Pride in the people living here. Join us for community activities throughout
the year!
"enjoy what you are!"


Pride Banner hangs across the Square June 2023




Natioanl Coming Out Day 2025,
please read from the desk
of Bernie Sanders
Bellows Falls Pride brings you social events, educational spotlights, and community building.
From drag events, dance parties, tea and cocktail events, we have something for everyone. Keep connected on our socials and on the webpage for coming events throughout the year.
Be sure to join us for upcoming events.
Upcoming Events
November 9th
Sunday
Ciao
36 Square, Bellows Falls, VT
T-Dance
4 - 7 pm
brought to you by Ciao,
and Fallsland
No cover. Must be 21+
Disco, pop, house, techno, and fun in the historic Andrews Inn




October 24th
Friday
Looking Back/Moving Forward:
Vermont Stories of LGBTQ+
Caregiving & Community
Rockingham Free Public Library
6 - 7:30 pm
Followed by reception and dance at Ciao Popolo
This gathering – featuring a performative talk with slides by scholar, writer, and performer Andrew Ingall, discussions with community leaders about LGBTQ+ aging and caregiving, Q&A, and reception/dance party – is part of Resilient Patterns, a state-wide festival presented by Vermont Humanities. The primary focus of Ingall’s lively presentation is on his distant cousins Warren Kronemeyer and Leon Ingall, who lived in Townshend, Vermont from 1980 to 2007. In his multi-platform project Warlé, Andy uses genealogical research, archival documents, photography, artifacts, oral history, movement, and creative nonfiction to “re-member” ancestors he never met. With insights from guest speakers, he will explore how Warren and Leon’s struggles and successes compare with two other notable couples in Vermont history: Charity Bryant and Sylvia Drake of Weybridge, whose relationship as “help-meets” was considered a sacred marriage by their 19th century neighbors; and Thom Herman and Jeremy Youst, who from 1979 to 1984 owned and operated the Andrews Inn, a gay-owned hotel, bar, and disco in Bellows Falls. The project is supported in part by the Vermont Humanities, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

December 4th
Thursday
Rockingham Free Public Library Bellows Falls, VT
AIDS Memorial Quilt
Viewing time Noon - 8 pm
more details to
come soon!

Third Floor of the
Rockingham Free Public Library
65 Westminister Street























