Pink Events

History

Pink Prom is an annual event that took place for a decade in Eugene. As COVID hit in the beginning of 2020 and changed how we operated, Pink Prom was cancelled and didn’t return. In 2025, Q.U.A.C. and Student Voice brought it back, and instituted Pink Party for the first time. Pink Prom is for high schoolers throughout Lane County, and Pink Party is for middle schoolers throughout Lane County. Both events celebrate and center queer youth and queer joy. We are excited to continue to bring this event to the community, and hope to continue to formalize relationships between these events and other community partners.

Get Involved

To sign up as a volunteer, click here for 2027 later. Middle schoolers: 2027 RSVP will launch later! High schoolers: 2027 RSVP will launch later!

2027 Events

Pink Party and Pink Prom will both have fun, dancing, snacks, and games. We’re working on finalizing details for a possible drag show! Pink Party (middle school) Friday April 23rd, 6pm-9pm Pink Prom (high school) Saturday April 24th, 6pm-10pm Cost: FREE What to wear: Anything that you would consider fun, fancy, snazzy, weird, over-the-top, extra, cool, special, or otherwise not something you would ordinarily wear. This is the time for fun outfits!

How to Support

If you’d like to donate, you can donate to Queer Eugene with the label “Pink Events” and we will make sure that money goes to the planning! Donate through this link! And again, make sure to leave a note with your donation.

Pink Party & Pink Prom Community Agreements

Created with love to help us all celebrate in safety, joy, and community. Make space for each other’s joy. We’re here to dance, connect, and celebrate our full selves. Be mindful of how you show up, and help make this a space where everyone feels safe to be authentic, expressive, and free. Respect each other’s identities and boundaries. Use the names and pronouns people share with you. Ask before touching (including hugs or dancing), and be cool if someone says no. Choose kindness over judgment. We all celebrate in different ways. Whether someone’s on the dance floor all night or chilling in a quiet area, every way of showing up is valid. Let’s hold space for everyone to have a good time. Once you leave, you can’t come back in. For safety reasons, there’s no re-entry. Please bring everything you need with you when you arrive and make sure your ride knows you can’t come back in once you leave. Look out for each other. If you or someone else needs help, check in with a volunteer or staff member. We’re here for you. Celebrate with care. This is your space. Take care of it and the people in it, so we can keep building more joyful events like this together!

Feedback/Response

“Endless thanks and appreciation for these fun an important events! Youth benefited so much just from having them to look forward to 💖” “It was such an honor to be one of the volunteers for the Pink Party! Seeing and hearing the kids have the safe space to be who they are was simply the best. ❤️” “We had a middle schooler at the next party and drove our butts back the next night to drop off our high schooler at the prom. Morale in our house is high and rainbow colored on this Sunday morning, love this community, love these kids. ❤️❤️” “Tonight I had the amazing honor of chaperoning Pink Prom and watching [student and their partner] have the time of their lives! Such true joy seeing all the young people laughing, dancing, singing and being held in a safe community.” “What a joyful night!!! ♥️♥️♥️” “The Pink Party was absolutely incredible – the sheer joy of those kids was so contagious (and yes, I cried happy tears – how could you not?). Every time I talked to a fellow volunteer I feel like we had the same conversation – “I wish we’d had something like that when we were kids!” I’m SO glad these kids got to have this. Thank you, Lake, for all the work and heart you poured into these events. You are making good and important things happen.” “I feel honored to be invited to chaperone such a beautiful event.” “I love this place. I feel so queer and happy.”