Gay pride dc 2024
AVA MAX, BILLY PORTER, KEKE PALMER, EXPOSÉ, AND SAPPHIRA CRISTÁL TO PERFORM AT THE CAPITAL Lgbtq+ fest ALLIANCE PRIDE CONCERT
Billy Porter and Keke Palmer will also serve as the 2024 Parade Grand Marshals
WASHINGTON, DC (May 6, 2024) — The Capital Lgbtq+ fest Alliance (CPA) announces its official 2024 Capital Pride Concert lineup featuring Ava Max, Billy Porter,Exposé, Sapphira Cristál and special guest Keke Palmer. The beloved pop icons will captivate audiences with upbeat performances coupled with their fierce representation for LGBTQ+ rights, echoing the vibrant spirit of this year’s theme, “Totally Radical.” Celebrated artists Billy Porter and Keke Palmer will also serve as the Capital Event Parade Grand Marshals.
CPA’s programming is free to the widespread, with tickets obtainable for purchase in select areas including the Capitol Stage Pit Zone and the VIP Concert Zone. The Festival and Concert trial serve as the culmination to CPA’s weekend of people programming and main attraction a full morning of entertainment across three stages, consisting of performances by international artists and the best local and regional Queer talent.
“With Billy Porter and Keke Palmer leading
Photos: Scenes from the 2024 Capital Pride Parade
Thousands of members of the Capital Region's LGBTQIA+ community and allies showed off their pride on Saturday, June 8, 2024, in the annual Capital Pride Parade. The celebration route stretched nearly 2 miles from 14th and T streets NW to 6th and Pennsylvania Avenue NW. Marchers were greeted by throngs of supporters along the route. This year's procession was on a new path as a test run for World Pride being held in Washington, D.C. in 2025.
Photographer Robin Fader captured these photos from along the parade route.
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Pride 2024 Events in D.C.
The Capital Pride Alliance is kicking off Pride 2024 with lots of events, including the annual Celebration, Pride on the Pier, Pride Concert, and more.
Capital Pride Honors
Friday, May 31
7:30-11 p.m.
The Capital Pride Alliance honors individuals, activists, and leaders in the National Capital Region who have furthered causes important to the LGBTQ+ community.
Capital Identity festival 17th Street Block Party
Saturday, June 8
12 noon-10 p.m.
The annual Block Party on 17th Lane will feature local diet, adult beverages, and various activities in celebration of Pride.
Capital Pride Parade
Saturday, June 8
3-7:30 p.m.
The historic Capital Lgbtq+ fest Parade runs through the Shaw, Logan Circle, Downtown and Penn Quarter neighborhoods. It is one of the largest Pride Parades in the Nation’s Capital.
Pride on the Pier
Saturday, June 8
2-10 p.m.
Don’t miss the fireworks display presented by the Leonard Litz LGBTQ+ Foundation.
Capital Pride Concert
Sunday, June 9
12 noon-10 p.m.
Featuring Ava Max, Billy Porter and special guest KeKe Palmer.
'We see you': In Trump-era Washington, Society Pride 2025 organizers aim to transport 'hope' to Homosexual community
Pride Month in the nation's capital this year is expected to doodle hundreds of thousands of participants across three weeks of programming consisting of over 300 events for World Identity festival 2025, an annual international festival that celebrates the Homosexual community.
Organizers for the global celebration this year told ABC News they are emphasizing messages of resistance, resilience and, above all, wish at a second when LGBTQ+ individuals, particularly the non-binary community, are existence targeted on various fronts by the Trump administration.
World Celebration 2025 makes its way back to the U.S. for the first moment since 2019, when organizers chose Recent York City to host the festival the same year as the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall uprising.
World Self-acceptance 2025 events began May 17 and will culminate the weekend of June 7 and 8 with the annual parade and highway festival. Included in the programming are events and partnerships with minority groups, including DC Latinx Pride, API Identity festival, Trans Pride, DC Black Pride, Youth Pride and DC Silver Pride for senior members of the LGBTQ+