MISS GAY AMERICA PAGEANT
TUESDAY 1/14-SATURDAY 1/18. Robinson Center. 6:30 p.m. $21-$94 per night.
The art of female illusion, also known as drag, will be celebrated in Little Rock once again as winning contestants from regional and state preliminaries across the U.S. converge on Robinson Center for four nights of sparkly yet stress-inducing competition for the national crown. Organizers, who’ve chosen Arkansas as the site for the Miss Gay America pageant nearly a dozen times since its founding in 1972, say anti-LGBTQ Arkansas is surprisingly affordable for participants, who are responsible for funding dancers, costumes and hotel rooms on their way to cash, gifts and jewelry prizes — in addition to feeling fabulous as 2025’s reigning queen. Get tickets at ticketmaster.com.
