If the crowds you prefer are of the LGBT variety—not the feverishly shopping tracksuit throngs—check the Gay Agenda event options for people you want bumping up against you.

• And so it begins. “Santaland Diaries” (top photo) @ Horizon Theatre, 8 p.m., and “A Christmas Carol” @ Alliance Theatre, 8 p.m.

• POSTPONED Take the fight to the people. All I Want For Christmas Is Equal Rights Rally with Queer Justice League of Atlanta outside the malls @ Peachtree & Lenox Roads, 11 a.m. POSTPONED: At 10:45 a.m., organizers announced the event is cancelled due to rain. A rescheduled date is pending.

• Living the theme. Black Friday Dance Party @ My Sisters’ Room, 9 p.m., and Get Stuffed! Thanksgiving Leftover Party @ Mary’s, 9 p.m.

• Boys will be girls. Sugarbaby’s Trailer Park Revue @ 3 Legged Cowboy, 10:30 p.m., Kitty LeClaw’s Meow Mix @ Blake’s, 11 p.m., and The Mary Edith Pitts Show (bottom photo) @ Burkhart’s, 11:30 p.m.

• The dance floor is now open. Friday’s entire bar and party calendar includes, but certainly isn’t limited to, DJ Lydia Prim @ the Heretic, 10 p.m., Hotlanta Rubber & DJ Nat @ the Eagle, 10 p.m., Spin Cycle Dance Party @ Jungle, 10 p.m., and Crash with Traxx & TraxxGirls @ Club Life, 11 p.m.

There are even more things to do on today’s Gay Agenda. View the full list on Project Q Atlanta’s interactive community calendar. You can also submit your own events.