It's that time of year again for the Capital Pride Parade & Festival Orientation! This will be a mandatory meeting that must be attended by at least one representative from your participating organization.

During this meeting, we will be sharing additional details and resources that will aid in your preparations for participating in the Parade on June 8th and/or Festival on June 9th.

Each year, the Capital Pride Alliance honors outstanding individuals, leaders, and activists in the National Capital Region who have furthered causes important to the LGBTQ+ community. Join us, as we collectively celebrate the incredible community honorees who tirelessly contribute to our collaborative advocacy, outreach, education, and programming in support of our intersectional community.

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Join Capital Pride and Busboys and Poets for the annual Night of Queer Expression FULL-STORE pride event.

This space is open to ALL, we welcome all gender identities and especially encourage our transwomen and cis-women community to share their words on the mic. Audience members can expect a diverse chorus of voices, and an array of professional spoken word performers, open mic rookies, and more!

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*ASL provided
*Content may contain strong language. 

Kick-off the Capital Pride Celebration Weekend under the stars for a relaxing evening with volunteers, partners, donors, advocates, and supporters of the Capital Pride Alliance. Enjoy music, some cocktails, and appetizers, not to mention mingling with some special guests and cooling off in the pool.

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The Official Opening Dance Party of Capital Pride 2024 is returning with a star-studded drag performance featuring headliner Sapphira Cristál of Rupaul’s Drag Race and an insane line up of the region’s most amazing performers and DJs…and will be held at EchoStage! This is primed to be a completely remarkable experience to start off Capital Pride weekend in DC!

RIOT! is a party named in homage to the awe-inspiring efforts of our ancestors. On June 28, 1969, following a police raid on the Stonewall Inn, a RIOT broke out, lasting for several days. A united queer community diverse in gender identities and race, including Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera, unknowingly sparked a revolution of activism that would lead to the rights we have today. Now, 55 years after the RIOT that started it all, we can celebrate and dance and prance and strut, slay, death-drop, twerk, and werq, and generally be our own true selves because of the heroes who came before us. And now, faced with new efforts to criminalize our very existence, we need to rise up together again and declare “DRAG IS NOT A CRIME!” What better way to make that statement than to celebrate drag in all its forms with a performance night of epic proportions. Come join the insanity and dance the night away with thousands of your friends and chosen family!

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Produced in partnership with echostage.

Purchase your tickets early as this event will sell out!

*THIS EVENT IS 18+

*For fair accessibility, we ask that the lower ticket prices are reserved for those that are most in need in our community.

*No refunds or exchanges. All proceeds will go to the Capital Pride Alliance and the Pride 365 Fund.

Brunch anyone? Pre-game for the parade with an all-you-can-eat brunch and some bubbly!

Enjoy Pride Brunch at this lively annual gathering on Parade Day! You’re sure to have a great time with a delicious gourmet brunch buffet and mimosas. Mingle and dine with the Pride Parade grand marshals, Pride 2024 Honorees, and other surprise special guests.

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Cool off after the Parade with your guest for sipping, splashing, sunsets, and more! Enjoy music, light appetizers with a cash bar, while mingling with some special guests and cooling off in the pool.

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*ID IS REQUIRED FOR THIS EVENT

The Washington Blade in conjunction with The Capital Pride Alliance Presents, the inaugural Capital Pride Roast!

Join us for a night with heat-filled roasts, laughter, comedy, and spectacular entertainment. This night will celebrate 2 of Washington D.C.’s  MOST ICONIC heroes and artists, Blair Michaels and Lena Lett. This night will also revolve around the 2024 Capital pride theme, “Totally Radical”.

The Capital Pride Concert is returning for a great way to cap off your celebration weekend. You will also experience entertainment on three stages, from international headliners to our best local and regional LGBTQ+ talent.

The Capital Pride Concert and Festival continue to be free to the public, with tickets available for special access to the Concert Pit and the VIP Concert Experience.