LGBTQ+ Event Ideas: Creative Ways to Celebrate Pride and Inclusion

Why LGBTQ+ events matter for communities and businesses

You may ask: “Why do virtual LGBTQ+ ERG event ideas matter?” At Avva Experience, we design and organise these online events ideas because we clearly see the impact from them. Companies that book these online events can see stronger team connections, higher engagement and boosted morale, and a more inclusive, supportive workplace. The productivity rises, and employees feel valued. 

Before an LGBTQ+ event, teams may feel disconnected, employees might be hesitant to bring their full selves to work, and conversations about diversity can feel distant. Communities may struggle to find spaces where everyone feels safe, seen, and included.

After a virtual LGBTQ+ event, you can notice many positive changes. 

• Employees are more engaged and connected, 
• Team members understand each other better and communicate more freely,
• The workplace feels more welcoming,
• ERG communities experience a sense of pride and belonging, 
• Participants leave events inspired and more aware of the value of diversity.

For example, a themed Pride trivia can spark laughter, friendly competition, and shared learning about LGBTQ+ history and culture. A creative workshop, like Pride-inspired origami class, encourages collaboration and free self-expression. These digital LGBTQ ERG event ideas entertain, strengthen connections, boost morale, and show that your company genuinely cares about inclusion and modern values.

How we at Avva Experience plan a successful LGBTQ+ event

To successfully organise a virtual event for the LGBTQ+ community, you need a relevant experience. That’s where a professional event organisation company like Avva Experience can help.

We start by defining the type of digital event that best fits your needs. Tell us about your budget and timing, as well as how many people will attend. We offer many options to choose. For example, you can book a virtual workshop for a small group or a comprehensive quiz for your entire office. Our team will ensure that your event meets all your objectives.

Once the event type has been established, we will take care of all logistical details and technology setup. We recommend and provide you with the best digital platform options to deliver the best experience for you and your guests. Our top platform include Zoom, Webex, and Microsoft Teams.

Our highly trained event facilitators will bring in dynamic hosts who will get everyone energised, engaged, and included during your event. On this stage, lasting memories are guaranteed.

With the right preparation, LGBTQ+ event ideas that you plan will create an enjoyable experience, developing team camaraderie and elevating overall employee morale.

Top LGBTQ+ event ideas to enhance connection and support inclusion

Who said celebrating inclusion has to be serious and run like a lecture on Zoom? These fun online LGBTQ+ event ideas bring people together through laughter, creativity, and a little friendly competition.

The Virtual Pride Feud Game Show

Our clients love this high-energy, fully interactive virtual game show that puts a colourful twist on the classic format. Teams compete in themed rounds inspired by Drag culture, LGBTQ+ trailblazers, music, and activism. You’ll be guessing the most popular survey answers to see who will “runway walk away” with the championship.

LGBTQ+ History Drag Bingo & Trivia Extravaganza

Choose this virtual bingo experience and join Charlie Hides, star of RuPaul’s Drag Race. This interactive online event is all about competition, comedy, and LGBTQ+ history and facts. Energy, laughter, and connection are guaranteed!

Ultimate Time Travelling Virtual LGBTQ+ History & Pride Game Show

Join us for this fun and fast travel through 40 years of LGBTQ+ History via an interactive digital game show! Teams will engage through hilarious and informative rounds based on well-known TV game shows…but with Pride! You’ll learn about important people, moments, and cultural developments, and try to become the champions of the game show.

The Ultimate LGBTQ+ History & Pride Month Virtual Team Trivia Quiz

A unique virtual team trivia experience celebrating LGBTQ+ history and Pride Month is waiting for you. You’ll face five fun and educational rounds. Join our live quizmaster and compete in challenges like “Back to Pride School,” “LGBTQ+ Music Icons,” and “Voices of LGBTQ+ Leaders.” And yes, our clients say they absolutely love this trivia.

A Virtual Pride Origami Workshop

One of the best ways to celebrate Pride is through origami. During this hour-long origami workshop, you will use colourful and pride flag paper and create various origami models that represent unity and love. Examples include Doves for Peace, Hearts, Pride Party Crowns, and Rainbow Party Rings. Each model you create will represent the beauty of diversity.

Our virtual Pride Origami Workshop is perfect for your Pride Month, ERG, or Global Team events and allows you to enjoy uniquely hands-on, meaningful activities while leaving you feeling inspired, connected, and, of course, proud.

A Drag Queen Hosted Virtual Team Trivia Quiz

In this online, fully interactive experience with the Drag Queen, your team will choose between ‘Classic’ or ‘LGBTQ+ History’ themed quiz questions, and compete to become champions. The vibe will be high-energy all the way through.

Digital Pride Month Comedy Show

Take part in Pride Month with a hilarious, high-energy virtual comedy show and relax in the company of the best LGBTQ+ comedians in the world! Comedians with credits including BBC, Channel 4, major festivals, and national tours are coming together to create a custom show just for your company’s Pride celebration.

The fully interactive format of our show allows for live audience participation, improvisation, and stand-up comedy. This online experience is the perfect way for workplace teams to connect and have fun together through laughter.

Online Pride Jeoparty Game Show

Looking for more LGBTQ+ ERG event ideas? Discover our amazing Virtual Pride Jeoparty Gameshow. This high-energy game is a modern twist on the original TV quiz show, where you and your teammates will compete, answering trivia about LGBTQ+ history, culture, and notable people. 

All your efforts will ultimately pay off at the end of this multi-stage challenge, where you’ll see how your team scores compared to all other teams. Rounds will gradually increase in difficulty as your score increases, so success depends on teamwork! However, to maintain competition among teams, each team will also compete individually in separate rooms.

Virtual Pride Casino Night with a Drag Queen

Prepare for a night filled with glamour, laughter, and exciting high-stakes fun! The fabulous Amber Dextris will be your host for the Virtual Pride Casino Night. This fun and hilarious experience is a combination of comedy, casino games, and drag queen entertainment that you won’t want to miss!

Guests will participate as either individuals or teams and will receive fun casino chip play for games such as Blackjack, Roulette, and Texas Hold ‘Em while competing for a chance to climb the leaderboard and enjoy the comedy from Amber as she tells jokes with her incredible humour.

The Ultimate LGBTQ+ History & Pride Virtual Mini Game Extravaganza

It’s another exciting virtual game night filled with LGBTQ+ history and culture. Teams will connect through different themed mini-games such as trivia, bingo, music challenges, and interactive racing competitions.

What to expect? Your game’s host will always be fun, inclusive, and full of energy, making every minute of the LGBTQ+ Extravaganza as engaging and entertaining as possible for all the participants. The game night will spark laughter, create friendly competition, and build meaningful team bonds.

Virtual Drag Queen Funhouse Extravaganza

This virtual game show party with the outrageously funny RuPaul’s Drag Race star, Charlie Hides, leaves no one behind! Teams compete in beloved game shows, including Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, The Masked Singer, and The Price Is Right, tackle puzzles, answer questions, and try out original, never-before-seen games. 

Bake the Rainbow: A Virtual Rainbow Bagel Class

Searching for sweet and hands-on LGBTQ+ virtual event ideas? In this Virtual Rainbow Bagel Baking experience, led by a live virtual instructor, you will be creating four unique swirled rainbow bagels. And don’t worry about baking skills, just follow your guide’s instructions, and enjoy the results. 

This is an absolutely beginner-friendly and relaxed class with plenty of energy and time to socialise and build stronger relationships with teammates. The ingredients can be sent to you through a kit, or if you wish to provide your own, you will have a choice of dietary options (vegan, vegetarian, or dairy-free).

Drag Queen Musical Bingo by a Star of RuPaul’s Drag Race

Who doesn’t love some high-energy, feel-good music to get everyone singing and dancing?

Charlie Hides, one of the most iconic queens from RuPaul’s Drag Race, hosts a super fun bingo game that is filled with music and lots of laughter! In this show, the numbers that are typically called out will instead be replaced by 5 decades’ worth of some of your favourite songs, so this is a totally new twist on classic bingo.

Drag Queen Hosted Virtual Cocktail Making Masterclass

Bring some excitement into your life with this fun virtual cocktail experience with an entertaining drag queen mixologist. You and your colleagues will have the opportunity to create cocktails (two to three) in a lively masterclass while having fun, laughing, and interacting along the way!

How to run your next successful virtual LGBTQ+ event

To ensure your social gathering goes off without a hitch, give yourself time to plan. As availability is limited, particularly during Pride Month & LGBTQ+ History Month, we recommend booking well in advance. The minimum lead time for events without shipping is usually 1-week. However, if you are going to be shipping a kit to your guests, please allow yourself at least three weeks to get everything just right.

When it comes to timing, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday are when we see the best attendance rates. We recommend booking your event during work hours rather than outside of them. 

And the biggest tip is to work with a professional event planner. With Avva Experience, you will eliminate the stress from planning your event. We’ll ensure technology runs flawlessly throughout the virtual event and create a fun-filled, positive memory for each guest from beginning to end.

Final thoughts on hosting memorable LGBTQ+ events

After a virtual LGBTQ+ event with Avva Experience, you’ll see your team more connected, energised, and also engaged. They’ll be laughing together, collaborating more smoothly, and forming stronger, lasting bonds.

Inclusive, fun, and memorable digital events leave everyone feeling valued and inspired, and it’s the perfect result of celebrating Pride together.

Need help with LGBTQ virtual event ideas? Contact us today, and we’ll help you select and organise an unforgettable party for your teams and clients!