Queens Pride 2026 Upstairs
Sunday, June 7, 2026 from 2:00 PM until 8:00 PM
Come up and celebrate Queens Pride Upstairs!
The first Queens Pride Parade stepped off in Jackson Heights in 1993. Since then, Queens Pride has stood as a powerful reminder that visibility and community matter. From LGBTQ+ New Yorkers to the immigrants who helped shape The World’s Borough, our community always moves forward, even when the path is challenging.
RSVP for the event on Partiful here.
Unstoppable Pride, this year’s theme, honors our community’s resilience and determination, and the strength it takes to keep moving forward. Upstairs is celebrating that spirit with a simple invitation: Come Up.
Just a short walk from the parade route and festival, Upstairs Cocktail Bar invites you to come up, cool off, and celebrate with an afternoon of conversation, connection and cocktails, set to a disco soundtrack.
The Unstoppable Cocktail
Created especially for Queens Pride 2026, the Unstoppable Cocktail is our tribute to this year’s theme. Like all of our cocktails, this one packs a mighty punch with flavors that don't make sense on paper — strawberry, maple, lime, and balsamic vinegar — and yet…
Leave it to Shawn and Lee to take a great recipe and turn it into something distinctly Upstairs. The Unstoppable is crafted with vodka, house-made strawberry and maple syrups, fresh lime, and a mist of balsamic from an atomizer, with a spritz on the drink and on the strawberry garnish. Bold, unexpected, and better together than anyone predicted, like all of us here today.
Introducing The Dromm
We’re also proud to introduce The Dromm, a reimagining of Upstairs Cocktail Bar’s very first zero-proof cocktail.
Formerly known as the Blue Ginger Fizz, this alcohol-free favorite has been renamed in honor of Daniel Dromm, whose vision and leadership established Queens Pride and whose decades of advocacy transformed both Jackson Heights and Queens into more welcoming places for LGBTQ+ people.
Upstairs is proud to honor Danny with our signature zero-proof cocktail.
Everyone Is Welcome
Gatherings Upstairs bring together people from every background, identity, and experience. That spirit reflects both Queens Pride and Jackson Heights itself, where cultures, languages, and stories from around the world come together and thrive side by side.
Come up and celebrate the spirit that makes Queens unstoppable. Everyone is welcome.
No cover. First come, first served.
Juan Carlos Espinoza Abrigo will be on hand to help out and to document the celebration.
Service & Tabs
We accept cash, Venmo, and Zelle, but not credit cards. Cash is preferred.
We ask that guests pay as they go, which keeps things moving and the afternoon tab-free.
If you prefer to run a tab, we’re happy to accommodate you. Guests opening a tab will be asked to leave a major credit card or government-issued ID with us until their tab is settled.
