HOTspots Events' Mission
UPCOMING EVENTS
Wilton Manors Stonewall Pride Parade & Street Festival
Saturday, June 14, 2025
Stonewall Pride celebrates the historic Stonewall Riots and the start of the LGBT+ human rights movement. The event features a street festival with music and vendors followed by a parade.
Pride Skate Nights
Thursday, March 6 | 7-10 pm
(1st Thursday of Every Month)
Xtreme Action Park
5300 Powerline Dr., Fort Lauderdale, FL
Join us for a night of fun, fundraising, and fabulousness at Pride Skate Nights at Xtreme Action Park on the first Thursday of every month!
Pride Skate welcomes everyone! Live DJ, food and drinks, drag performances, themed-events, and let’s not forget skating!
Pride Skate Nights benefits Wilton Manors Stonewall Pride Parade & Street Festival. See you there!
Celebrating Queens
March 2025
HOTspots Happening Out celebrates Women’s History Month by honoring LBTQ+ women in our in our community, throughout our Events, and on our Happening Out Television Network. Come and explore our Press Play world of women.
Art Walk Wilton Manors
Saturday, March 15, 2025 | 6 – 9 pm
Wilton Drive
Art Walk Wilton Manors is a fun, open-air event held on the third Saturday of our Art Walk yearly season, October to May. The event brings area artists and craftspeople together with the Wilton Manors community on the sidewalks of beautiful Wilton Drive. Shop, dine and play!
HOTtopics Town Hall Series
TBA
HOTtopics: Town Hall Series is a safe space in which important topics concerning the LGBTQ+ community can be discussed freely among city officials, community members, business owners and organization members.
July 4th Fireworks Cruise Experience Aboard the Yacht Musette
July 4, 2025 | DETAILS COMING SOON
We’re bringing you a July 4th Fireworks Cruise Experience aboard the Yacht Musette with a cash bar and free appetizers! Cruise the intracoastal waterways of South Florida in style.
PrideFete: An LGBTQ+ Caribbean Festival
August 9, 2025 | Details Coming Soon
PrideFête celebrates the music, food, and spirit of the Caribbean culture in the beautiful town of Wilton Manors, Florida, an affirming and safe space for the LGBTQ+ community and their allies.
Taste of The Island
November 17, 2025 | More Details Coming Soon!
Richardson Historic Park & Nature Preserve
Taste of the Island is an evening of food and libation featuring local elite food and beverage establishments highlighting their culinary and beverage specialties at Wilton Manors’ acclaimed outdoor tasting event.
The Cookout: A Black History Month Celebration (FREE Event)
February 2026 | Details Coming Soon
HOTspots Happening Out celebrates black culture with an annual Black History Month Field Day Fundraiser every February. All proceeds go to a worthy organization that provide services in the advancement of Black and Brown LGBTQ+ people.
Pride on The Drive
February 2026 (DETAILS COMING SOON)
Showing Pride on Wilton Drive! Pride on The Drive returns February 2026. Enjoy the different activities happening in the Shoppes of Wilton Manors at Alibi, Hunters, Tap That Ash & No Manors, as well as The Manor along Wilton Drive.
Black History Month Events
February 1 – 28, 2025
HOTspots Happening Out observes Black History Month with several February Events that celebrate the Black and Brown Community and their allies. Events range from our annual Cookout to Open Mic Night at South Florida’s only Black LGBTQ+ Owned and Operated Bar, Chocolate City in Wilton Manors. All the events are free to the community!
