Pig & Fig Cafe hosts Pride on the Patio in White Rock

Pig & Fig Cafe’s Pride on the Patio has become one of White Rock’s clearest signs that June Pride in Los Alamos County is about more than a calendar of events. The sixth annual gathering on Wednesday, June 17, filled the cafe’s newly renovated patio at 11 Sherwood Blvd. with neighbors, families and allies for a free two-hour evening built around visibility, music and welcome. Heather and the Bad Breaks provided live entertainment as the cafe paired Pride-themed drinks, colorful food and a casual social atmosphere.

The event’s staying power matters in a county where Pride has also taken on official recognition. In June 2026, the Los Alamos County Council declared June 7-13 as LGBTQ+ Pride Week in Los Alamos County and urged residents to respect and honor the diverse community, celebrate inclusiveness and acceptance, and participate in that year’s Pride Festival. The countywide observance included the Pride Festival at Central Park Square on Friday, June 12, from 3 to 7 p.m., but Pride on the Patio gave White Rock its own smaller, hospitality-centered gathering.

That local scale is part of the appeal. Los Alamos Daily Post coverage described Pride on the Patio as an annual tradition in 2024, then as the fifth annual celebration in 2025 and the sixth annual event this year. In 2024, Pig+Fig owner Laura Crucet said, “It’s important for me to support and make all parts of the community comfortable.” Her comment fit the tone of the patio gathering, where costumes were encouraged and inclusiveness was mandatory, and where the evening felt designed as much for conversation among neighbors as for performance.

Pig & Fig’s refreshed outdoor space also added weight to the night. The cafe’s newly renovated patio, along with the return of dinner hours and a new happy hour menu, helped make the White Rock stop feel like more than a one-night backdrop. It placed the Pride celebration in a setting built for lingering, meeting friends and drawing people from different parts of Los Alamos County into the same shared space.

Earlier Pride Week events around the county also pointed to a broader pattern of civic presence, including a Pride Flag Parade, worship service, game night, tie-dye event and concerts. But Pride on the Patio stood out for its intimacy and its location in White Rock, where a local business gave Pride a neighborhood home. For Los Alamos County, that made the evening both a summer gathering and a regular reminder that public inclusion can be built one patio at a time.