NoMo SoHo, the iconic hotel located in the heart of SoHo, has announced its collection of events for Pride Month, June 2022. Included in the property’s pride celebrations are a package for guests staying at the hotel in the month of June as well as a calendar of events in the two on-site food and beverage outlets: NoMo Kitchen restaurant and Nina’s x Liquid Lab cocktail lounge. The resort’s events will feature queer-own brands and benefit LGBTQIA+ institutions including Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art and Way Out.
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The Pride Fantasy Suite offer, now available on the NoMo SoHo website from $419 per night, gives guests the opportunity to stay in the heart of one of New York’s most exciting neighborhoods while celebrating the spirit of Pride. Guests will stay in a suite or premium corner room with floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the Manhattan skylines and, upon arrival, will receive a box of Bacardi Pride merchandise including a shirt, jacket, fanny pack, and more. The room will be decorated for Pride and four ready-to-drink Bacardi welcome cocktails will be awaiting guests’ arrival. During their stay, travelers will be conveniently located just 20 minutes from the Pier 11 ferry, with access to Governors Island (home of this year’s NYC Pride), as well as other iconic LGBTQIA+ institutions such as Stonewall Inn and the Leslie-Lohman Museum.
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Locals and travelers can also join in on an array of on-property events from tasting sessions to sexual wellness talks and even a queer prom. Events will include:
- 6/12 – Drag brunch at NoMo Kitchen in partnership with Ume Liqueur, featuring performances from local drag queens. The restaurant will serve a prix-fixe menu featuring two Ume Spritz cocktails. Guests can reserve a table for a seating at 11:30 a.m. or 1:30 p.m. on Resy
- 6/21 – Vodka Tasting in the lobby’s Library Café with The Community Spirit, a spirit company focused on community betterment by elevating the voices of those trying to make meaningful change
- 6/22 – Free Tattoo sessions and Ilegal Mezcal tasting from 2-5 p.m. in the Library Café. Guests will taste the liquor used in signature drinks on property that are being sold through June to benefit Ilegal Mezcal’s charitable partner, Way Out. Tattoo sessions are first come, first served; tattoos and the mezcal tasting are free and open to the public. The first 15 guests to RSVP via Eventbrite will be able to secure their tattoo sessions
- 6/23 – Sexual wellness lobby talk with queer-owned sex toy boutique Babeland. Brand manager Lisa Finn will lead the discussion on dirty talk, keeping in mind all genders and sexual orientations. The free event is open to the public, and Babeland will have products for sale before and after the event
- 6/24 – Bacardi tasting in the hotel lobby, followed by a Bacardi Rum Room party in Nina’s, featuring a cigar roller and specials on Bacardi drinks – Ocho Old Fashioned, Coconut Mojito, Jungle Bird and Cuatro & Coke – all to encourage guests to “do what moves you”
- 6/25 – Queer Prom at Nina’s with a set from DJ HIGHGYNX and special guests, sponsored by Ume Liqueur. Tickets can be purchased through Eventbrite
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A portion of proceeds from the Pride Fantasy Suite package and drinks sold at Nina’s following the Bacardi tasting will be donated to Leslie-Lohman Museum, the only LGBTQIA+ contemporary art museum in the world. Throughout the month of June, NoMo Kitchen and Nina’s will be serving exclusive drinks with Ilegal Mezcal – What Do You Say at NoMo Kitchen and Mean Melon at Nina’s – to benefit Way Out.