NoVA Prism Center

Hang out with us before the holidays on November 22nd between noon and 4pm with crafting, board games, and a potluck lunch! We're celebrating gratitude, chosen friends and family, and queer joy at NoVA Prism Center's annual community Thanks-gay-ving potluck. Bringing a dish is NOT REQUIRED!

Do you love board games, card games, and tabletop RPGs? Tabletop Tuesday is TUESDAY, November 18th! Come unplug and hang out with your fellow #gaymers at our headquarters in McLean, VA! Tabletop Tuesdays is a monthly all-ages event. Want to run a one-shot of a queer-focused indie TTRPG? Reach out!

For the latest details, see: meetu.ps/e/PBR9h/yLcL...

Join us for a day of hanging out, arts & crafts, and board games on 3rd Sundays from 1-5 pm! We provide supplies for arts and crafts, or bring your own project or supplies!

This is a fursuit friendly event!

#lgbtqia #northernva #furry

We have a LOT going on as we get ready for our 3rd Annual Coming Out Gay-la, so the center will be closed today. We’ll see you at the Gay-la tonight from 5-9pm! Tickets are available at the door or at givebutter.com/c/cUulBV

Regular open hours will resume on Monday, November 10, from 5pm to 9pm.

There's still time to attend our Gay-la! Get your tickets now at givebutter.com/c/cUulBV or at the door TONIGHT, 11/8 from 5-9 pm!
Celebrate the LGBTQIA+ community and queer joy! This is an 18+ event with ID verification — names don't need to match.
Food, bevs, dancing, and drag performances, +more!

There's still time to buy tickets to our Gay-la at givebutter.com/c/cUulBV or at the door TOMORROW, 11/8 from 5-9 pm!
Celebrate the LGBTQIA+ community and queer joy! You don't need to be gay to attend the gay-la — allies are welcome, too! Must be 18+ with ID verification — names don't need to match.

These are only a tiny peek the items that will be available for you to take home from A Coming Out Gay-la, but you'll have to attend to see the rest! All proceeds go towards funding our programs and services, including our community space in McLean. Get your tickets today at givebutter.com/c/cUulBV!

Last but never least, we're giving a HUGE thank you to our friends at @lotus.blooms for their INCREDIBLE Queer Love & Queer Joy basket! This generous silent auction basket contains a collection of apparel, stickers, and immaculate vibes (yup) ringing in at over $400 in value.

Doomscrolling got you down? Explore the diversity of plants and fungi! Armed with pocket guides, a sketchbook, seed pencils, and watercolors, head to the woods and indulge your inner naturalist. Abundant goodies celebrate forest critters, trinket collecting, and more. Please forage responsibly.

First, we're shouting out Dabble Creative Reuse Center and the crafters' gift basket! Save your memories of the night in the scrapbook (with stickers and paper), get inspired with the rainbow florals, DIY your winter decor with paintable ornaments, and fill up the two shopping bags at Dabble!

Want a peek at more things you could win at A Coming Out Gay-la? We love and appreciate all of our incredible prize donors for the generosity they've shared with us filling out our raffle and silent auction, so that YOU can take home a fantastic treasure!

It's time to announce our second drag performer and emcee: the incredible Miss Arlington Pride 2025, Raven Samore! Returning to light up the dance floor, Raven brings her energy and glamor to the party, making A Coming Out Gay-la a night to remember! Get your tickets today at givebutter.com/c/cUulBV

Don't have a plus-one to A Coming Out Gay-la yet? Share this post with someone you want to ask, and get individual tickets for 25% off for the next 24 hours with the code PROMPOSAL at givebutter.com/c/cUulBV . Polycules & Friend groups, we see you too: Get a VIP 4-pack, and enjoy exclusive perks!

Do you enjoy arts and crafts? If you have a project you're working on, if you want to make use of our supplies, or if you're looking for help or advice on a new craft, come to Maker Mondays TOMORROW Nov 3rd & create in community! If there's a niche craft you'd like help with, let us know in advance

Our next Cozy Writers' Workshop is TOMORROW, November 1st! Come hang out & write with new friends at our all-ages cozy writers' workshop! Whether you're working on poetry, fanfiction, your novel, or your homework, all are welcome for our monthly Saturday afternoon write-in. #queerlit #lgbtq

NoVA Prism Center will be CLOSED today, October 31st, for Halloween-- we're giving our staff and volunteers the day off to embrace their spookiest selves. We hope you have a wonderful evening trick-or-treating or showing off your best costume, and we'll see you tomorrow for Cozy Writers' Workshop!

Speaking of gathering your friends, Beat The Bomb DC is bringing the color and chaos with a mission experience for 4-6 people in their paint, foam, or slime mission rooms! Solve the puzzles and beat the game, or else... #GETBLASTED!

Theater kids, this one's for you: our DMV Community Theater Spring 2026 Sampler contains 2 tickets to a 2025-2026 season show of your choice at Round House Theatre, 4 tickets to She Kills Monsters with the Reston Community Players, and 4 tickets to Once on this Island with City of Fairfax Theatre!

Kicking off the winter season in our silent auction, we've got a VIP Pack for 2 at The Jinkx & DeLa Holiday Show on December 1st at Capital One Hall, donated by our friends @BenDeLaCreme.bsky.social and @thejinkx.bsky.social! Expect sidesplitting comedy, bombastic musical numbers, and more!

Check out a few of the prizes you can get at NoVA Prism Center Presents: A Coming Out Gay-la! Tag a friend or three you'd want to bring to one of these incredible experiences, and get your tickets today at givebutter.com/c/cUulBV

Are you ready to party with us? We're announcing our first drag performer, Ms. Shoujo-A-Go-Go! Inspired by anime, comics, and pop culture, @jessibstar.bsky.social brings the power of friendship and love to the stage by sharing her colorful chaos through drag. We're thrilled to welcome her this year!

Friends don't let friends miss out! Invite your favorite people to join you for A Coming Out Gay-la! Get your tickets now at givebutter.com/c/cUulBV
Nov 8 is NPC's annual fundraiser: a Prom-style event celebrating our community and queer joy! This is an 18+ event; all guests will be IDed at the door

Do you enjoy arts and crafts? If you have a project you're working on, if you want to make use of our supplies, or if you're looking for help or advice on a new craft, come to Maker Mondays on November 3rd & create in community! If there's a niche craft you'd like help with, let us know in advance.

We are thrilled to be partnering with Scrawl Books for Queer Lit Book Club! Join Daniel and the crew at Scrawl Books TOMORROW, October 27 at 7PM to discuss the queerest books we can find. This month's selection is The Scapegracers by H.A. Clarke! After this month, we will be on hiatus until January!

Our next Cozy Writers' Workshop is Saturday, November 1st! Come hang out & write with new friends at our all-ages cozy writers' workshop! Whether you're working on poetry, fanfiction, your novel, or your homework, all are welcome for our monthly Saturday afternoon write-in. #queerlit #lgbtq

Come hang out before the holidays November 22nd from 12-4pm with crafts, board games, Your Community Closet, and a potluck lunch! Celebrate gratitude, chosen friends and family, and queer joy at NPC's annual community Thanks-gay-ving potluck. Bring a dish to share if able (please label allergens!)

Here's NoVA Prism Center's November at a glance!

Open Hours:
Mondays 5-9 pm
Fridays 5-9 pm
Saturdays 12-4 pm

Nov 1: Cozy Writer's Workshop
Nov 3: Maker Monday
Nov 8: A Coming Out Gay-la
Nov 16: Arts & Crafts w/ NoVA Furs
Nov 18: Tabletop Tuesday
Nov 22: Thanks-gay-ving Potluck

Have a ball (of yarn) at NPC's MakerSpace! We have a variety of craft supplies, always free! On Friday, 10/24 from 5-9 pm, volunteers will be assembling small craft packs - Halloween snacks provided! If you were looking for a time to release any hoarded arts and craft supplies, bring them over.

We are thrilled to be partnering with Scrawl Books for Queer Lit Book Club! Join Daniel and the crew at Scrawl Books Monday, October 27th at 7PM to discuss the queerest books we can find. This month's selection is The Scapegracers by H.A. Clarke! After this month, we will be on hiatus until January!

Do you love board games, card games, and tabletop RPGs? Tabletop Tuesday is TOMORROW, October 21st! Come unplug and hang out with your fellow #gaymers at our headquarters in McLean, VA! Tabletop Tuesdays is a monthly all-ages event. Want to run a one-shot of a queer-focused indie TTRPG? Reach out!