Upcoming events.
Upcoming events at Love Your Labels.
Check out all the great things we’ve got going on! Don’t forget to register for the events you’d like to attend so we can send you all the important details.
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All the stuff going on:
ASL Meetup: Deaf Queer Community & Allies
ASL Meetup Group – Deaf Queer Community & Allies
Date: Sunday, Dec 14 (we typically meet every other Sunday)
Time: 1-3 PM
Where: Creative Community Room @ Love Your Labels, Worcester (Register for location details)
Join us for our new ASL Meetup Group, a welcoming space for the Deaf Queer community and allies of all ASL levels! Whether you're a beginner looking for guidance or fluent and wanting to connect, this group is for you.
This meetup was inspired by three Deaf teens in the Love your Label Community, who will be helping facilitate the sessions. They wanted to create a space where the community can learn, practice, and support one another in a fun, inclusive environment.
What to expect:
✔ Beginner-friendly ASL learning
✔ Conversation practice groups
✔ Socializing & networking—let’s build connections and community!
Open to all—Deaf, Hard of Hearing, hearing allies, and ASL learners!
Register in advance for location details.
Come meet new friends, practice ASL, and be part of something special. We can’t wait to see you there!
Dungeons & Dragons RPG Club
Join in for a session D&D 5e in the Forgotten Realms. Jump in any week with your own character (or use one the pre generated options!) as you tackle exciting beginner friendly one shot quests usually completed in one four hour session . Designed for players (ages 12+), welcoming both new and experienced adventurers to join in on the fun!
CANCELED 12/7 Dungeons & Dragons RPG Club
Join in for a session D&D 5e in the Forgotten Realms. Jump in any week with your own character (or use one the pre generated options!) as you tackle exciting beginner friendly one shot quests usually completed in one four hour session . Designed for players (ages 12+), welcoming both new and experienced adventurers to join in on the fun!
ASL Meetup: Deaf Queer Community & Allies
ASL Meetup Group – Deaf Queer Community & Allies
Date: Sunday, Nov 30 (we typically meet every other Sunday)
Time: 1-3 PM
Where: Creative Community Room @ Love Your Labels, Worcester (Register for location details)
Join us for our new ASL Meetup Group, a welcoming space for the Deaf Queer community and allies of all ASL levels! Whether you're a beginner looking for guidance or fluent and wanting to connect, this group is for you.
This meetup was inspired by three Deaf teens in the Love your Label Community, who will be helping facilitate the sessions. They wanted to create a space where the community can learn, practice, and support one another in a fun, inclusive environment.
What to expect:
✔ Beginner-friendly ASL learning
✔ Conversation practice groups
✔ Socializing & networking—let’s build connections and community!
Open to all—Deaf, Hard of Hearing, hearing allies, and ASL learners!
Register in advance for location details.
Come meet new friends, practice ASL, and be part of something special. We can’t wait to see you there!
Dungeons & Dragons RPG Club
Join in for a session D&D 5e in the Forgotten Realms. Jump in any week with your own character (or use one the pre generated options!) as you tackle exciting beginner friendly one shot quests usually completed in one four hour session . Designed for players (ages 12+), welcoming both new and experienced adventurers to join in on the fun!
Open Studio
Open Studio at Love Your Labels
Love Your Labels has launched our Open Studio Thursdays 3-9pm. Our studio is a fully equipped fashion and design makerspace where our community can have access to the space, machinery, and skill-building needed to create custom wardrobe pieces, costumes, drag looks, or to mend and upcycle/refashion existing items.
Are you an experienced sewist? Interested in helping your community by volunteering in the Open Studio and lending your knowledge? Fill out our Open Studio Volunteer form to get started.
Trans Day of Remembrance
Trans Day of Remembrance
Date: Sunday, November 16, 2025
Time: 1-4 PM
Location: The White Room @whiteroomworcester, 138 Green Street, Worcester, MA
Each year, we gather in remembrance and reflection—honoring the lives of transgender people lost to anti-transgender violence.
Join us for a free community event that seeks to offer a gentle space for people to come together in solidarity, mourning, and love. As we gather together and deepen local relationships, we will hold space for grief and resilience, remembering those who should still be with us and reaffirming our collective commitment to building a world where all trans lives are cherished and protected.
Call to Trans Allies:
We invite allies of the trans community to help cover the costs of this event, including food and materials that make this gathering possible. Any funds raised beyond what’s needed will support future events honoring and uplifting our local trans community, such as Trans Day of Remembrance and Trans Day of Visibility.
Your support helps sustain spaces of care, remembrance, and connection.
ASL Meetup: Deaf Queer Community & Allies
ASL Meetup Group – Deaf Queer Community & Allies
Date: Sunday, Nov 16 (will typically be held every other Sunday)
Time: 1-3 PM
Where: Creative Community Room @ Love Your Labels, Worcester (Register for location details)
Join us for our new ASL Meetup Group, a welcoming space for the Deaf Queer community and allies of all ASL levels! Whether you're a beginner looking for guidance or fluent and wanting to connect, this group is for you.
This meetup was inspired by three Deaf teens in the Love your Label Community, who will be helping facilitate the sessions. They wanted to create a space where the community can learn, practice, and support one another in a fun, inclusive environment.
What to expect:
✔ Beginner-friendly ASL learning
✔ Conversation practice groups
✔ Socializing & networking—let’s build connections and community!
Open to all—Deaf, Hard of Hearing, hearing allies, and ASL learners!
Register in advance for location details.
Come meet new friends, practice ASL, and be part of something special. We can’t wait to see you there!
Open Studio
Open Studio at Love Your Labels
Love Your Labels has launched our Open Studio Thursdays 3-9pm. Our studio is a fully equipped fashion and design makerspace where our community can have access to the space, machinery, and skill-building needed to create custom wardrobe pieces, costumes, drag looks, or to mend and upcycle/refashion existing items.
Are you an experienced sewist? Interested in helping your community by volunteering in the Open Studio and lending your knowledge? Fill out our Open Studio Volunteer form to get started.
Dungeons & Dragons RPG Club
Join in for a session D&D 5e in the Forgotten Realms. Jump in any week with your own character (or use one the pre generated options!) as you tackle exciting beginner friendly one shot quests usually completed in one four hour session . Designed for players (ages 12+), welcoming both new and experienced adventurers to join in on the fun!
Open Studio
Open Studio at Love Your Labels
Love Your Labels has launched our Open Studio Thursdays 3-9pm. Our studio is a fully equipped fashion and design makerspace where our community can have access to the space, machinery, and skill-building needed to create custom wardrobe pieces, costumes, drag looks, or to mend and upcycle/refashion existing items.
Are you an experienced sewist? Interested in helping your community by volunteering in the Open Studio and lending your knowledge? Fill out our Open Studio Volunteer form to get started.
Open Studio
Open Studio at Love Your Labels
Love Your Labels has launched our Open Studio Thursdays 3-9pm. Our studio is a fully equipped fashion and design makerspace where our community can have access to the space, machinery, and skill-building needed to create custom wardrobe pieces, costumes, drag looks, or to mend and upcycle/refashion existing items.
Are you an experienced sewist? Interested in helping your community by volunteering in the Open Studio and lending your knowledge? Fill out our Open Studio Volunteer form to get started.
Dungeons & Dragons RPG Club
Join in for a session D&D 5e in the Forgotten Realms. Jump in any week with your own character (or use one the pre generated options!) as you tackle exciting beginner friendly one shot quests usually completed in one four hour session . Designed for players (ages 12+), welcoming both new and experienced adventurers to join in on the fun!
Open Studio
Open Studio at Love Your Labels
Love Your Labels has launched our Open Studio Thursdays 3-9pm. Our studio is a fully equipped fashion and design makerspace where our community can have access to the space, machinery, and skill-building needed to create custom wardrobe pieces, costumes, drag looks, or to mend and upcycle/refashion existing items.
Are you an experienced sewist? Interested in helping your community by volunteering in the Open Studio and lending your knowledge? Fill out our Open Studio Volunteer form to get started.
Drag Story Time @ BirchTree Bread Co.
Join us for our next Drag Story Time with Birch Tree Bread Company!
We’re excited to have the continued support of @birchtreebreadcompany, @alk.consulting, and @hyggehousebooks for this joyful community event!
When: Sunday, Oct 19 | 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM (Reading starts at 3:30 PM) Where: Birch Tree Bread Company, Worcester, MA
Meet DST Reader: __________________________
Bonus: As always, each family gets to take home a copy of one of the books we read, fostering literacy and building home libraries for queer and allied families!
Come for the stories, stay for the joy, and celebrate literacy, creativity, and community with us. It’s going to be a storybook afternoon!
Art in the Heart of Main South
Art in the Heart of Main South
October 18th from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM at University Park, Love Your Labels will be joining in celebrating the 3rd installment of Art in the Heart of Main South. This is a partnership between Clark University and Art in the Park. The series was created specifically to make art accessible to the Main South community. The event serves as a celebration and will include free food from local vendors, music from Dan and the Royal Treatment along with DJ Cortes, tours of the 8 new art sculptures, Trick or Treating for families (wear your costumes), and tabling by community partners (see you there!).
Open Studio
Open Studio at Love Your Labels
Love Your Labels has launched our Open Studio Thursdays 3-9pm. Our studio is a fully equipped fashion and design makerspace where our community can have access to the space, machinery, and skill-building needed to create custom wardrobe pieces, costumes, drag looks, or to mend and upcycle/refashion existing items.
Are you an experienced sewist? Interested in helping your community by volunteering in the Open Studio and lending your knowledge? Fill out our Open Studio Volunteer form to get started.
ASL Meetup: Deaf Queer Community & Allies
ASL Meetup Group Kickoff – Deaf Queer Community & Allies
Date: Sunday, Oct 12 (will typically be held every other Sunday)
Time: 1-3 PM
Where: Creative Community Room @ Love Your Labels, Worcester (Register for location details)
Join us for our new ASL Meetup Group, a welcoming space for the Deaf Queer community and allies of all ASL levels! Whether you're a beginner looking for guidance or fluent and wanting to connect, this group is for you.
This meetup was inspired by three Deaf teens in the Love your Label Community, who will be helping facilitate the sessions. They wanted to create a space where the community can learn, practice, and support one another in a fun, inclusive environment.
What to expect:
✔ Beginner-friendly ASL learning
✔ Conversation practice groups
✔ Socializing & networking—let’s build connections and community!
Open to all—Deaf, Hard of Hearing, hearing allies, and ASL learners!
Register in advance for location details.
Come meet new friends, practice ASL, and be part of something special. We can’t wait to see you there!
Sueños en Comunidad: We Exist to Resist with Style
Sueños en Comunidad: We Exist to Resist with Style
Open Studio
Open Studio at Love Your Labels
Love Your Labels has launched our Open Studio Thursdays 3-9pm. Our studio is a fully equipped fashion and design makerspace where our community can have access to the space, machinery, and skill-building needed to create custom wardrobe pieces, costumes, drag looks, or to mend and upcycle/refashion existing items.
Are you an experienced sewist? Interested in helping your community by volunteering in the Open Studio and lending your knowledge? Fill out our Open Studio Volunteer form to get started.
Dungeons & Dragons RPG Club
Join in for a session D&D 5e in the Forgotten Realms. Jump in any week with your own character (or use one the pre generated options!) as you tackle exciting beginner friendly one shot quests usually completed in one four hour session . Designed for players (ages 12+), welcoming both new and experienced adventurers to join in on the fun!
Open Studio
Open Studio at Love Your Labels
Love Your Labels has launched our Open Studio Thursdays 3-9pm. Our studio is a fully equipped fashion and design makerspace where our community can have access to the space, machinery, and skill-building needed to create custom wardrobe pieces, costumes, drag looks, or to mend and upcycle/refashion existing items.
Are you an experienced sewist? Interested in helping your community by volunteering in the Open Studio and lending your knowledge? Fill out our Open Studio Volunteer form to get started.
ASL Meetup: Deaf Queer Community & Allies
ASL Meetup Group Kickoff – Deaf Queer Community & Allies
Date: Sunday, Sept 28 (will typically be held every other Sunday)
Time: 1-3 PM
Where: Creative Community Room @ Love Your Labels, Worcester (Register for location details)
Join us for our new ASL Meetup Group, a welcoming space for the Deaf Queer community and allies of all ASL levels! Whether you're a beginner looking for guidance or fluent and wanting to connect, this group is for you.
This meetup was inspired by three Deaf teens in the Love your Label Community, who will be helping facilitate the sessions. They wanted to create a space where the community can learn, practice, and support one another in a fun, inclusive environment.
What to expect:
✔ Beginner-friendly ASL learning
✔ Conversation practice groups
✔ Socializing & networking—let’s build connections and community!
Open to all—Deaf, Hard of Hearing, hearing allies, and ASL learners!
Register in advance for location details.
Come meet new friends, practice ASL, and be part of something special. We can’t wait to see you there!
Open Studio
Open Studio at Love Your Labels
Love Your Labels has launched our Open Studio Thursdays 3-9pm. Our studio is a fully equipped fashion and design makerspace where our community can have access to the space, machinery, and skill-building needed to create custom wardrobe pieces, costumes, drag looks, or to mend and upcycle/refashion existing items.
Dungeons & Dragons RPG Club
Join in for a session D&D 5e in the Forgotten Realms. Jump in any week with your own character (or use one the pre generated options!) as you tackle exciting beginner friendly one shot quests usually completed in one four hour session . Designed for players (ages 12+), welcoming both new and experienced adventurers to join in on the fun!
Pride at the Park with WooSox
Pride at the Park with WooSox
Join us for another year of Pride at the Park, presented by George’s Coney Island Hot Dogs, on Friday, September 19, 2025!
Celebrate the Pride Community during pre-game ceremonies beginning at 5:00 PM. The WooSox will recognize local members and organizations that are doing great work to serve the LGBTQIA+ community in Worcester such as Love Your Labels, OutLoud Sports, Aids Project Worcester, and more! Don’t miss the Pride Parade around the outfield warning track that will take place during pre-game ceremonies either!
After the game, enjoy a dazzling display of “Love is All You Need” UniBank Fireworks, a medley of the hits of LGBTQIA+ artists, icons, and allies! Following UniBank Fireworks, we invite you to continue the celebrations at the city’s premier LGBTQIA+ nightlife venues, Femme Bar and MB Lounge, located just blocks away from the ballpark!
Tickets to choose from include:
$9 Berm or $19 Third Base Reserved or $25 Field Box
$5 of loaded value
Add on a $15 Pride Tie-Dye shirt and support the WooSox Foundation!
If you have a group of 15+, contact Lauren Dutton at ldutton@woosox.com.
Open Studio
Open Studio at Love Your Labels
Love Your Labels is launching our Open Studio Thursdays 3-9pm. Our studio is a fully equipped fashion and design makerspace where our community can have access to the space, machinery, and skill-building needed to create custom wardrobe pieces, costumes, drag looks, or to mend and upcycle/refashion existing items.
ASL Meetup: Deaf Queer Community & Allies
ASL Meetup Group Kickoff – Deaf Queer Community & Allies
Date: Sunday, Sept 14 (will typically be held every other Sunday)
Time: 1-3 PM
Where: Creative Community Room @ Love Your Labels, Worcester (Register for location details)
Join us for our new ASL Meetup Group, a welcoming space for the Deaf Queer community and allies of all ASL levels! Whether you're a beginner looking for guidance or fluent and wanting to connect, this group is for you.
This meetup was inspired by three Deaf teens in the Love your Label Community, who will be helping facilitate the sessions. They wanted to create a space where the community can learn, practice, and support one another in a fun, inclusive environment.
What to expect:
✔ Beginner-friendly ASL learning
✔ Conversation practice groups
✔ Socializing & networking—let’s build connections and community!
Open to all—Deaf, Hard of Hearing, hearing allies, and ASL learners!
Register in advance for location details.
Come meet new friends, practice ASL, and be part of something special. We can’t wait to see you there!
Dungeons & Dragons RPG Club
Join in for a session D&D 5e in the Forgotten Realms. Jump in any week with your own character (or use one the pre generated options!) as you tackle exciting beginner friendly one shot quests usually completed in one four hour session . Designed for players (ages 12+), welcoming both new and experienced adventurers to join in on the fun!
Find us at: Pride Worcester
Find us at: Pride Worcester
Pride Worcester returns to downtown Worcester on Saturday, September 6. Welcoming over 200 local vendors, artists, makers, and more!
Check out the Pride Worcester main stage on 20 Franklin St. with a special performance by one of your favorite RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars!
This is the last Pride stop of New England. See you there!
Queer AF 2025: Ethereal Beings
Queer Art + Fashion Show 2025: Etheral Beings
Queer AF, known as the Queer Met Gala of Massachusetts, returns on Friday, Sept. 5, 2025, at Mechanics Hall in Downtown Worcester. This year's show is presented by Saint Gobain, and the theme Ethereal Beings invites you to explore a world beyond boundaries and binaries.
Trans and Queer people are often treated as intangible — myths, projections, misunderstandings — but our lives are real and revolutionary acts. Through light, reflection, color, and form, Queer AF Ethereal Beings will immerse you in a world free of the fixed perceptions many try to impose.
Raja, winner of RuPaul's Drag Race Season 3, will be headlining. Dozens of local models will shine on our runway. Through the language of fashion, we create fleeting, radiant moments that transcend physical space. Most importantly, the night is a fundraiser for the nonprofit Love Your Labels, which supports queer and trans young people as they explore personal expression, gender, and sexuality through fashion design.
How do you embody light? Bring your most mystical, otherworldly, dazzling self to Queer AF Ethereal Beings on Friday, Sept. 5, at Mechanics Hall in Worcester.
Worcester Draglesque Festival
Worcester Draglesque Festival
Festival workshops are offered for free due to the generosity of the Worcester Arts Council. Registration may be capped to optimize the learning experience.
11am - 11:45am: Drag Story Time
Location: JMAC, Pop-Up
Hosted by: Harley Queen
Recommended Age: 0-7 with a grown-up
Rainbow families and allies alike are invited to join us for a special storytime hosted by Worcester City Siren, Harley Queen. Don’t miss out on exclusive coloring pages celebrating Worcester icons, designed by Harley herself!
12:00pm - 1:15pm: I’M BOOKED! Now What?: Advice for Building Iconic Acts
Location: JMAC, BrickBox Theater
Hosted by: DaishaDore Famouz
Recommended Age: 18+
Drag doesn’t come with a script. You are your own DJ, choreographer, costumer, makeup artist, manager, and agent. With so much to consider, how do you create acts that connect with the audience and leave them wanting more? DaishaDore Famouz has been slaying the stage for over a decade and will break down how she approaches building drag acts with staying power. She will share advice on how to select music that pumps you and the audience up, how to engage with the audience, pacing your choreography and reveals, and the unwritten backstage rules that get you booked time and time again.
12:00pm - 1:15pm: Intro to Burlesque
Location: JMAC, Rehearsal Studio
Hosted by: Dolores Sweet
Recommended Age: 18+
Get ready to shimmy and strut! Learn the art of the tease with Worcester’s sweetest burlesque performer, Dolores Sweet, in the beginner-friendly class. This class will give you the tools to start your burlesque journey and learn some basic choreography. No dance experience necessary.
Dress for comfort and light movement, such as yoga or sweat pants.
1:30pm - 2:45pm: Trash to Treasure! How to Make Beautiful Costumes for Cheap (or Free) and Stretch What You Have
Location: JMAC, Pop-Up
Hosted by: Lucifer Christmas
Recommended Age: 13+
Drag and burlesque costumes can be expensive and wasteful. How can you make the most of what you already have around your house? How can you transform a thrifted find into something ready for the spotlight? How can you make a memorable look that can be taken apart and reused later? Lucifer Christmas will share his secrets to turning trash to treasure - with no sewing required! You will walk away from this class with advice to make the most of your time and money, while still sparkling on stage. The first 10 registrants will receive a free embellishment kit.
This class is sponsored by BCAW, Burncoat Center for Arts & Wellness, and The Thicket.
3:00pm - 4:15pm: Looks by Lana: The Fundamentals of Drag Make-Up
Location: JMAC, BrickBox Dressing Rooms
Hosted by: Lana Backwards
Recommended Age: 13+
Join Worcester’s own Lana Backwards as she teaches you all about the ins and outs of her iconic style of drag makeup. You will learn how to do simple drag makeup, including how to block eyebrows, apply color corrections, and real drag queen makeup techniques. The first 10 registrants will receive a free make-up kit.
Optional: If you want to follow along and get into face, bring foundation/contour palette, eyeshadow palette, and any other favorite makeup products. However, this is a beginner friendly-class and you do not need to have any supplies to learn.
4:30pm - 5:45pm: Hosting the Show
Location: JMAC, Pop-Up
Hosted by: Semi Sweet
Recommended Age: 16+
Join Providence’s Semi Sweet as she takes you on the highs and lows of hosting the best drag and burlesque show in town! Semi co-hosts her own monthly show, Sweet Rosé, and has been regularly hosting shows for the last four years. In this class, she’ll cover topics like consent, audience interaction, and hosting alone or with a co-host.
Don’t let the party stop there!
The Worcester Draglesque Festival continues with a showcase
spectacular at the JMAC’s state of the art BrickBox Theatre.
Tickets available on a sliding scale through the JMAC / Hanover Theater Box Office.
The Worcester Draglesque Festival is committed to welcoming students of all experiences. Whether you are new to the community, have headlined Pride festivals for decades, or have been waiting to dip your toes into drag or burlesque for years, these classes are for you. We are proudly produced by fat draglesque performers and uplift our neighbors of all abilities, neurotypes, races, gender identities, sexual orientations, sizes, religions, and other lived experiences and identities.