Connect Media Group is proud to present the third annual HoliGAY Market! This market is a place where you can shop from local LGBTQ+ and ally artisans, crafters, makers, and retailers. This year, proceeds will benefit Nashville Launch Pad. Support those who support you and shop the Connect HoliGAY Market.

Learn more or apply to be a vendor here.

Join us for a special evening where you can meet the Launch Pad board while also shopping to give back! Kickstart your celebration of National Coming Out Day and enjoy sips and sweets along with 20% of your purchase going back to Nashville Launch Pad. We will mingle and have a casual panel discussion so that you can get to know more about our board members’ heart for our mission.

Please register ahead of time so we know to expect you!

Can’t make it in person? Use code GIVEBACK-HAJYH at kendrascott.com to support virtually!

Join us at The Dive Motel for a Queer Disco Pool Party that also just to happens to be a Launch Pad fundraiser. $20 at the door gets you access to music by The Queer Agenda and DJ Treux, drag performances, vendors, and more! This event is 21+

The first annual Pride Comedy show at Zanies new 100 seat space called the Lab featuring local drag artists with local and touring comedians. A portion of ticket sales will go to Nashville Launch Pad.

Join us for an Ice Cream Social! Just mention Launch Pad at the register and 25% of your purchase with be donated to Launch Pad. What a delicious way to give back!

Please join us for a delightful breakfast to celebrate the work of Nashville Launch Pad and the impact you are making on the unhoused community of LGBTQ+ and allied young adults. In addition to breakfast, this event will include a silent auction, and plenty of storytelling. Hosted at the Community Center at Belmont UMC.

Purchase Sponsor packages here.

Purchase Individual tickets here.

Who’s Ready to Party, Shop, and Raise some (FUN)ds for Charity???? Nashville Cheer is having a #Pride Kick-Off Party with performances from local artists, vendors, and MORE!! Will we see you there??

Join the Nashville Women's Triathlon – a day of empowerment, endurance, and personal triumphs, set against backdrop of the iconic Parthenon in Nashville's premier urban park. Nashville Launch Pad is the official nonprofit partner for this event.

Join us for SOLID's 14th Annual Music Row Madness

Teams may have up to six players and can register using the link on the home page. The team fundraising minimum is $1,000, with proceeds benefiting our 2024 SOLID Shares partners: Brookyln Heights Community Garden, Special Olympics of Tennessee, Nashville Launch Pad, Hope on the Row, and Musicians on Call. Over the past two years, SOLID has raised more than $40,000 in donations through this event; we need your help to reach this year's fundraising goal of $30,000! Special game advantages will be available for top fundraising teams.

Not a Bowler? You can still enjoy by purchasing a Spectator ticket! Are you a freelancer or don't have enough players in your squad for a team? Come out and bowl with a Free Agent ticket! There will be plenty of areas to network such as the lounge, arcade and diner. All event attendees will have access to a catered meal, cash bar, arcade, pool table, and more fun!

Shitty Hawkins presents: Hair Ball! Wear your best, wildest, artistic expression atop your head, and dance the night away for a great cause! HB will be Nashville’s first installment of a long-running nonprofit initiative by Fruits Hair Lab.

$20 tickets will be on sale December 8th @ 10am via The Basement East. Available at door day-of for $25. The donation recipients chosen this round are Inclusion TN + Nashville Launch Pad: 100% of ticket + door sales will go directly to these organizations.

Hair Ball has tons of fun in store for y'all: The night will kick off with a 90's/Y2K DJ set by Boy Howdy, followed by local icons DJ Manrelic, Vidalia Anne Gentry, and Cya Inhale!

The culmination is a dance-off, which is THE tradition of Shitty Hawkins! We're doubling the prize packages this round, including a Door Prize, Best Hair Award, and 2 Dance-Off winners! There will even be party favors while supplies last. We hope to see you there!

Connect Media Group is proud to present the HoliGAY Market! This market is a place where you can shop from local LGBTQ+ and ally artisans, crafters, makers, and retailers. Our first HoliGAY Market was virtual in 2021 and we are excited to announce our first in-person market! This year proceeds will benefit Nashville Launch Pad. Support those who support you and shop the Connect HoliGAY Market. Learn more here.

You're invited to come dance your a** off this fall at The Midwest Princess Tour! Chappell Roan will be performing in Nashville at Brooklyn Bowl on October 7th, every show is themed and it’s gonna be SO FUN 💖 Chappell has invited Launch Pad to table and collect donations at the show, so come say hey before you dance the night away!

Get ready to dive into the ultimate Queer Disco Pool Party! Join us at The Dive Motel on July 29th from 7pm to midnight for a night of unforgettable fun, all for a great cause! Music will be brought to you by The Queer Agenda and the one and only DJ Jane Dupree. There will also be a Drag Show, vendors, a food truck on-site, and of course a pool!

Tickets are only $20 and available at the door, so don't miss out on this spectacular night of celebration and support! This event is a fundraiser for Nashville Launch Pad, so $10 of each ticket sale will go to support our work!

Join us on July 15th at Waymore’s for the Be Good Market Beyonce and Friends Drag Brunch. Brunch will be from 12:30-2:30pm and the DJ will take over from 1-5pm. Featuring performances from Justine Van De Blair, Vidalia Anne Gentry, Cya Inhale & music from DJ Manrelic.

This event is in support of local business owners, entertainers, makers, and creatives and will benefit Nashville Launchpad.

Gain a new appreciation for your body, raise money for Nashville Launch Pad, create alongside your queer community, and sample some CBD at LabCanna East. Join “Nashville’s Best Visual Artist” (Nashville Scene 2021) for this sexy “paint by numbers”. Samantha Zaruba will take care of the prep work ahead of time - she’ll prime the 11x14 canvas and draw your nude so you can bring your lovely form to life with paint in this empowering 3.5 hour class.

A percentage of the proceeds will go to Launch Pad, so get your tickets today!

On the second Sunday of the month, The Bookshop highlights an organization doing good in our community and donates 10% of their sales from the day to that community partner. Launch Pad is honored to have been chosen as this month’s fundraiser recipient!