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:

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• 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

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• 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

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• Sunday, May 25: Trans Chorus of Los Angeles (TCLA) and Mariachi Arcoiris present A Harmonious Pride Cabaret

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All events are free to attend, but some do require tickets or reservations. Ticketing requirements vary by event, so be sure to check the individual event listings.

Public transportation or rideshare are encouraged.

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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.