WorldPride Washington, DC 2025 Official Event Tickets

The Capital Pride Alliance, in partnership with Team Rayceen Production and the 50th Anniversary subcommittee of World Pride 2025, presents “An Evening with LGBTQ + Heroes”.   

The Capital Pride Alliance is celebrating 50 years of pride in our nation’s capital.  As part of that celebration, we want to highlight some of the organizers in our community who have received an honor from our organization.  Please join us for a monthly virtual live event featuring some of these honorees who will share their history and thoughts on what pride means.   

Please join us for a hybrid live event featuring some of these honorees who will share their history and thoughts on what pride means. 

This panel features heroes who have entertained audiences for years and raised countless amounts of money to support our community.  

Doors open at 6:45 pm

Panelists:

Earl Fowkes Jr., President/CEO Emeritus, Center for Black Equity, Inc.
Leti Gomez, Founding co-chair of LLEGÓ, the first national Latina/o LGBT organization
Mara Keisling, Founding Executive Director (Ret.), National Center for Transgender Equality
Brent Minor, Founder and Executive Director (Ret.), Team DC 
Rayceen Pendarvis, Empress of Pride
Bob Witeck, President of Witeck Communications, Inc.

Moderated by:

Dr. Ashley Elliott
Krylios

Get ready for a night of glitz, glamour, and fierce competition as Destiny B Childs, Monet Dupree, and Patti Lovelace take the stage to host the most fabulous showdown of the season! Watch as our dazzling contestants werk the runway, wow the crowd with their talents, and bring their A-game in hopes of snatching the title of Mr., Mx, or Miss Capital Pride 2025!

They’ll battle it out in three jaw-dropping categories:

✨ Pride Attire – Serving looks, lewks, and more LEWKS!

2025 marks the 50th Anniversary of Pride celebrations in Washington, DC! The Capital Pride Alliance is excited for Washington, DC to host WorldPride 2025 and share this momentous and exciting milestone with our international community.

WorldPride DC 2025 will feature a vibrant and innovative slate of events and cultural programs that will highlight the best that Washington, DC has to offer. From music to film, from the National Mall to Embassy Row, you will experience the world through Washington’s multi-faceted and multi-cultural community.

Come and celebrate with us May 17 – June 8, 2025!