Indie Event Details
Gaylabration Presents: RADIANCE
- When
- Saturday, July 18, 2026 at 9:00 PM PDT
- Address
- 1332 W Burnside St, Portland, OR 97209
Sponsored by Q Care+ Every Pride needs one night where the whole city shows up to dance. This year, it glows. Gaylabration RADIANCE is Portland Pride’s Saturday night main event, landing July 18th at McMenamins Crystal Ballroom. Doors at 9, lights up at 3, and everything in between belongs to you and a few thousand of your closest strangers. The headliner is Matt Suave, a global house DJ who went from the Chicago underground to the WorldPride main stage and his EDC Las Vegas debut. His sound is euphoric and disco-soaked, built on big vocals and bigger basslines, and it is made for a room like this. Founder DJ PoundStar opens to get the party started. Venture down to Lola’s Room, where Sappho and Bro Hoe spin obscure disco edits and house bangers in their own glittering world. The peak of the evening aerialist MirCat takes it skyward, and throughout the night Revol Artists hoopers and gogos keep the energy. Here is the part many parties cannot say: this one means something. Gaylabration is a nonprofit, and every dollar of profit goes straight to Pride NW, Cascade AIDS Project, and New Avenues for Youth. The dancing is the donation. The community gets the encore. Bring your glitter, your gear, your feathers, your favorite people, and the version of yourself that only comes out under the lights. Tickets are going fast. Portland Pride. Saturday night. RADIANCE. CRYSTAL BALLROOM: Headliner – Matt Suave Opener – PoundStar Revol Artists Lasers by Laseronics Effects/Production by Portland Productions Lola’s Room: Bro Hoe Sappho More info @ Gaylabration.org Follow @Gaylabration / @Gaylabration (BlueSky)