The theme for Capital Pride 2021 is #StillWe, which aims to honor the strength, resilience, and unwavering sense of solidarity within the LGBTQ community - particularly during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Program for DC Prideįor full details on Capital Pride 2022, be sure to check out the official event program. This collective is known as Latinx Pride and is a staple track of D.C.
Silver Pride is a free community event in Washington, DC offering a day of workshops, resources, and social experiences for LGBTQ people 60 and over.Ĭapital Trans Pride draws together members of the transgender and gender non-conforming community, allies, colleagues, family, and friends for a weekend of celebration, workshops, networking, and panel discussions on a variety of issues important to the Trans community.Įvery year, the Latino GLBT History Project coordinates and executes multiple working components of DC Pride in collaboration with Capital Pride. The attendees are LGBTQ and allies, 24 and under. The first Youth Pride Day occurred in Dupont Circle Park in 1997 with over 900 young people coming out to celebrate awareness, visibility and pride with performances, games, speakers, resources. Youth Pride Day typically occurs late April/early May in Washington, DC. The estimated attendance at the 2017 pride event was approximately 30,000, the second largest black pride festival in the nation. metro area and beyond gather to acknowledge the progression of the black LGBT community every Memorial Day weekend.
Since 1991, tens of thousands from the D.C. Black Pride is the first official black gay pride event in the United States and one of two officially recognized festivals for the African American LGBT community. DC Latinx Pride happens in early June.ĭ.C. It changed its name to Gay and Lesbian Pride Day in 1981, and to Capital Pride in 2000.Īlong with Capital Pride, Washington DC also hosts DC Black Pride, Youth Pride, Silver Pride, and Capital Trans Pride earlier in May. Capital Pride is held in early June each year in Washington, D.C.Ĭapital Pride was originally called Gay Pride Day. For ten days, you can expect the nation’s capital to come alive with a host of lively events including a pride brunch, a block party, and of course one incredible pride parade. The latest CDC guidance is here find a COVID-19 vaccination site here.The first DC Pride, also known today as Capital Pride, took place in 1972, and since then it has handsomely evolved into one of the biggest, most exciting pride celebrations in the USA. Health experts consider dining out to be a high-risk activity for the unvaccinated the latest data about the delta variant indicates that it may pose a low-to-moderate risk for the vaccinated, especially in areas with substantial transmission.
And this season, lots of bars are finally cashing in on the fact that sports betting is legal in D.C. Here are 16 reliable, sports-loving establishments that keep spectators properly fed and satisfied, with a particular emphasis on those whose kitchens bring their A-game. Today also marks the debut of a brand new game day destination called Sports & Social in North Bethesda’s Pike & Rose complex. The NFL’s 2021 season opener is Thursday, September 9, so there’s naturally plenty of comeback deals to score across town. has a bar to suit just about every flavor of sports fan, from diehards who prefer raucous college hangouts to casual observers looking to kick back over brews, tots, and burgers.