June Haps!

*Monthly disclaimer- this is a big and unpaid labor of love. When it first posts, it’s updated regularly so this is just a start but also the best time to see if your event is missing!

6/3, Wednesday

• Athens PrideFest: Pride Week Kickoff Happy Hour and Trivia, 6 p.m @ the Sidebar
• Homer’s Homecoming: Meet the 2026 Southern Ohio Copperheads and pick up your season tickets, 5 p.m @ JackieO’s Taproom

6/4, Thursday

• Athens PrideFest: Pride Karaoke, 8 p.m @ Red Brick Tavern
• Swim with the Copperheads, 3 p.m @ the Athens City Pool
• Outlaw Pride Series: Bottoms, 7 p.m @ the Athena Cinema

6/5, Friday

• Athens PrideFest: Pride Shuffle, 7 p.m @ Tony’s Tavern
• Athens PrideFest: Pride Dance Party, 9 p.m @ the Union
• Ferns of the Appalachian Heartland Workshop
• Restorative Yoga and Reiki, 6:30 to 8 p.m @ 8950 Lavelle Road
• Chromomancy: Colored Divination’s Gallery Reception with John McVicker, 5 p.m @ Stuart’s Opera House
• Drag Night, 10:30 p.m @ CASA
• Tintype Pop-Up and Exhibition, 6 to 8 p.m @ Tend Space Art Center
• Friday Night Music and Swing Dance, 6:30 p.m @ Village Productions

6/6, Saturday

• Athens PrideFest: Pride Parade, 11 a.m step off from Alden
• Athens PrideFest: Pride Street Fair, 10 a.m to 3 p.m on West Union
• Athens PrideFest: Pride Drag Show, 8 p.m @ Eclipse
• Ferns of the Appalachian Heartland Workshop
• First Annual Mulberry Fest; Orchard tour and mulberry picking, farm-to-table lunch, various workshops, live music @ Solid Ground Farm
• Rodeo and Steakhouse Night: Full steakhouse menu, line dancing, roping, mechanical bull, 5 to 9 p.m @ Little Fish Brewery
• Athens Ohio Roller Derby Doubleheader, 2 p.m @ the Athens Community Center
• Athens Farmer’s Market
• Say Gay, 10 p.m @ CASA

6/7, Sunday

• Athens PrideFest: Pride Drag Brunch, 11 a.m @ the Sidebar
• Athens PrideFest: Pride Pool Party, 6 to 8 p.m @ the Athens City Pool
• Ferns of the Appalachian Heartland Workshop
• Discovering Our Many Selves: Classical Human Development Theories with Pete Mather and Jeff Wunderly 11am, @ The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Athens
• Hellbender Jazz Organ Trio, 7 to 9 p.m @ Little Fish Brewing Company

6/8, Monday

6/9, Tuesday

6/10, Wednesday

• Words on Wednesday, 6:30 p.m @ the Sidebar

6/11, Thursday

• Exploring Archery: Learn the basics, 6 p.m @ 360 East State Street
• Free Legal Clinic: If you’re unable to afford an attorney, there is help available, 3:30 p.m @ 17 Blue Line Drive
• Outlaw Pride Series: Booksmart, 7 p.m @ the Athena Cinema

6/12, Friday

• CEO Speedwagon, 10 p.m @ CASA
• If We Ever Meet Again, When Gods Collide, Fatal Contempt, 8 p.m @ the Union
• Grief Object: Works by Aubry Jo Contemporary Hand Reception 5-8pm, Tend Space

6/13, Saturday

• Disco versus 90s with DJ Barticus, 9 p.m. @ the Sidebar
• Boogie on the Bricks, 12 p.m @ Court Street
• The Caitlin Kraus Trio Live, 7 p.m @ the Federal Valley Resource Center
• Ohio Valley Running Camp 10-Year Anniversary Happy Hour: Drinks, food, giveaways, and outdoor games, 5:30 p.m
• Outdoor Historic Walking Tour of the Athens Asylum, 2 to 4 p.m @ 100 Ridges CIR
• Athens Farmer’s Market

6/14, Sunday

• Resistance: Ohio Writers Anthology Launch Party: Join us to celebrate bold voices and powerful storytelling, 6 p.m @ Little Professor Book Center
• Art Show Reception: Hope Will Never Be Silent, art show by Emily Beverage and Carter Rice, 4 p.m @ CASA

6/15, Monday

6/16, Tuesday

• History and Home Arts Workshop Series: Primitive Rug Hooking, 10 a.m to 12 p.m @ the Southeast Ohio History Center

6/17, Wednesday

6/18, Thursday

• Nelsonville Music Festival
• Chester Hill Produce Auction, 4 p.m
• Outlaw Pride Series: To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar, 7 p.m @ the Athena Cinema

6/19, Friday

• Nelsonville Music Festival
• Green Woodworking Weekend Workshops: Immersive Introduction to the Craft of Green Woodworking @ Solid Ground Farm
• JimBaumerMe, 8 p.m @ My Local
• Athens Community Juneteenth Festival, 1 to 4 p.m @ Richland Avenue Park

6/20, Saturday

• Nelsonville Music Festival
• Athens Farmer’s Market

6/21, Sunday

• Athens Farmers Market Midsummer Community Celebration, 2 to 9 p.m @ behind the Athens Community Center
• Ecstatic Dance with DJ Pepper: Guided practice, open dance, and closing circle, 6:30 p.m @ Strouds Run State Park, Lakeview Shelter

6/22, Monday

• Chester Hill Produce Auction, 4 p.m

6/23, Tuesday

• Peach Truck Live Sale, 12 p.m @ Menards
• Learn to Crochet, 5 p.m @ the Community Makerspace

6/24, Wednesday

6/25, Thursday

• Chester Hill Produce Auction, 4 p.m
• Grassroot: Oral History Project Premiere: An oral history documentation project that aims to preserve the histories and stories of Southeast Ohio’s legacy cash crop, 7 p.m @ the Cannabis Museum
• Outlaw Pride Series: Pink Flamingos, 7 p.m @ the Athena Cinema
• Drawknife, 7 p.m @ CASA

6/26, Friday

• The Starlight: A summer evening @ the Zenner House filled with music, drinks, and community, fundraiser for the Hive, 7 p.m @ the Zenner House

6/27, Saturday

• Jackie O’s X Blackout Booking, Summer Concert Series; Dana and the Peel at 7 p.m.
• Bricks and Brats; Village Productions is having a brick drive Donate pavers and enjoy a brat to help us make our new beautiful patio for the front of the building, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m @ Village Productions
• Flower Sun Catcher: Create a gorgeous tulip sun catcher, 10 a.m @ Hyacinth Bean Florist
• Athens Farmer’s Market

6/28, Sunday

• Family and Friends Potluck, 12 p.m @ 11661 Strouds Run Road
• Game Night, 6 p.m @ the Sidebar
• Flea and Art Market 12-5, Tend Space

6/29, Monday

• Chester Hill Produce Auction, 4 p.m

6/30, Tuesday