WMNF's Big Gay Radio Show hosts holding up their 'Best of the Bay 2025' award certificates at Creative Loafing's annual event. — Credit: Nick Cardello

Want to support local radio, see drag queens, play games and celebrate the LGBTQ+ community in a free space? Bingo! We’ve got you covered.

Cocktail hosts drag bingo for WMNF’s Big Gay Radio Show in St. Pete this week. Local performer Alexis de la Mer will be handling the balls, and this isn’t her first time. She’s raised thousands of dollars for local nonprofits through St. Pete drag bingo nights, including Mondays at Cocktail and Wednesdays at Mad Hatters.

This one supports Tampa Bay’s only radio program dedicated exclusively to the LGBTQ+ community, and 2025 Best of the Bay finalists for Best Radio Show and Best Radio Personality (host Chris Gorman).

This year so far, Gorman and his co-hosts Esmé Russell and Vyn Suazion have covered topics like affordable LGBTQ+ healthcare and preserving the history of bygone gaybars, with features on pup play, local queer artists and serious news coverage.

A $10 donation includes 10 rounds of bingo, with all proceeds benefiting WMNF Community Radio at this 21+ event, happening Monday, March 9 in St. Petersburg.