• The City of West Hollywood’s WeHo Pride Arts Festival (formerly known as the One City One Pride LGBTQ Arts Festival) is an annual celebration of LGBTQ+ creativity, featuring performances, film, literary arts, art-making workshops and more. Held as part of WeHo Pride, the arts festival takes place May 23-25, 2025, at The Los Angeles LGBT Center’s Village at Ed Gould Plaza.

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Since 2007, the Arts Festival has showcased artists and storytellers who amplify LGBTQ+ voices and experiences. All events are free to attend. Sign up here to join the WeHo Pride Arts Festival mailing list to get updates and alerts.

The Arts Festival follows a choose your own adventure model, with the first three hours offering theatre, cabaret, music, literary readings, dance, and film presentations, and art-making workshops.

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Closing out each day will be a single not-to-be-missed performance:

• Friday, May 23: Celebration Theatre presents “Sweet Lorraine,” a play inspired by the enduring friendship of Black, queer literary icons Lorraine Hansberry and James Baldwin
• Saturday, May 24: Teatro Nuevos Horizontes presents “ARENA: A House MUSIC-al” based on the house music of the 1990s at the legendary ARENA Nightclub
• Sunday, May 25: Trans Chorus of Los Angeles (TCLA) and Mariachi Arcoiris present A Harmonious Pride Cabaret

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Ticketing will open soon! Sign up here to join the WeHo Pride Arts Festival mailing list to get updates and alerts.

• Public transportation or rideshare are encouraged. 
• Parking is available for $10 at the Los Angeles LGBT Center parking garage at 1118 N. McCadden Place. Limited street parking is also available. Please read signs carefully.

• The Arts Festival offers hands-on workshops where you can be both attendee and artist. Highlights include improve with Jen Cheng, a sing along with GMCLA, live model drawing, and arts & crafts with Self-Help Graphics. See the full schedule for details. 

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Interested in future programming? Visit www.wehopride.com/get-involved for 2026 WeHo Pride applications for community events, vendor booths, parade spots, and talent. You can also find year-round artist calls and grants on the City of West Hollywood’s Artist Opportunity page or by following @wehoarts on social media.

West Hollywood has a rich LGBTQ+ history! Get the tea with the virtual Stuart Timmons West Hollywood LGBTQ+ History Tour here.

For more information related to the Arts Festival, please contact Mike Che in the City of West Hollywood’s Arts Division at mche@weho.org.For all other general WeHo Pride inquiries, please email the City of West Hollywood at wehopride@weho.org.