Potluck table with covered dishes, a pie, and beverages under warm indoor lighting.

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Capital City Pride hosts free Queersgiving Nov. 20 in Olympia

By Capitol Record staff · November 9, 2026 · 1 min read

Capital City Pride's 4th Annual Queersgiving brings a free potluck gathering with LGBTQIA2S+ films, complimentary pie and non-alcoholic beverages to Friendship Hall in Olympia on Friday, Nov. 20. AI-generated illustration / Surround Sound Media

Capital City Pride will host its 4th Annual Queersgiving at Friendship Hall in Olympia on Friday, Nov. 20. The free evening features potluck food, LGBTQIA2S+ films and community connection ahead of Thanksgiving.

The event runs from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at 220 Union Ave SE, according to Capital City Pride's event page. The gathering is also listed on Experience Olympia's calendar.

Guests are encouraged to bring a dish to share. Showing up empty-handed is fine, too. The organization will provide complimentary pie and non-alcoholic beverages throughout the evening.

The evening will include a screening of LGBTQIA2S+ "holigay" films. The specific movie has not been announced. Capital City Pride is asking attendees to vote on the selection through an online poll ahead of the event.

Onesies and blankets are welcome. The venue is wheelchair accessible.

Capital City Pride's event page lists an NC17 age designation for the gathering.

Roveena Chand Jassal

Editor, Surround Sound Media

Roveena Chand Jassal is Surround Sound Media's very first news producer with a vibrant background in magazine and print journalism herself. Starting off in beauty and fashion at Women's Health Magazine and featuring my own mom and friends in an InStyle South Asian beauty traditions feature, I knew I had a passion for shining light on multicultural voices, especially growing up in the Chicago suburbs. After attending fashion shows in Miami and trying out products for Black Friday deals, I had a desire to do more serious reporting, and found myself being the youngest Punjabi Sikh journalist at Toronto Star. It was here where I really felt a connection to the diverse community I serve, from running around on the ground investigating international students being exploited for overpriced housing to amplifying those same students who have been able to find peace and confidence in the city's growing Hip Hop scene. I've had the opportunity to interview major celebrities, government officials, businesses, and creators, but what I enjoy most of all is being a contradicting human being because this truth is what allows me to pick and produce real stories that give a community true knowledge of their contradicting human being selves too.

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