The Edmonton community is now home to a great summer series of events targeted towards the LGBT community. Fruit Loop is a lineup of activities for "fellow Fruits—the diverse community of gays, lesbians, bisexuals, transfolk, queers, two spirited, straight, allies, cherries and berries—to mix, mingle and have fun," says their Facebook page.

Fruit Loop is a new name to the city, so they probably need a formal introduction. They are a grassroots collective of creative individuals who are donating their time, talents, resources and energy to better the community. Members of Fruit Loop are not associated with any single organization, business or venue. They put in the effort for their audience to have the best possible experience, as their primary goal is to make the community they support happy. Since summer is the season of parties, mingling and bonding, Fruit Loop has created the Summer Series in hopes of receiving a warm acceptance in the Edmonton area. They simply ask for patrons to come out and support events and to share in the festivities with others.

Fruit Loop is designed to be more than just an average night out at the local gay bar, with the goal of being anything but ordinary. The creators of Fruit Loop are planning to work closely with LGBT groups at each event to give something back.

The summer series takes place the second Friday of each month from May, continuing to August (specifically May 10th, June 14th, July 12th and August 9th), so that patrons will have things to look forward to throughout the entire summer.

Yellowhead Brewery will serve as a host for the Summer Series of events.  They brag one of Alberta’s finest micro brewed beers, Yellowhead Premium Lager – so they will provide great drinks and delicious bites. The venue is located in the heart of Downtown Edmonton, a hot spot for nightlife in the city.

Fruit Loop will be actively seeking feedback on each of the Summer Series events. This feedback will help Fruit Loop do things better, and determine if these events will continue in years to come.

If you decide to go, make sure you invite the fruitiest and most fabulous people you know!