Dc gay pride 2025
Guide to WorldPride 2025
WorldPride comes to Washington, DC from May 17 to June 8
This year marks the 50th anniversary of Celebration in Washington, DC and we're celebrating by making it an all-out international experience. Join the momentous celebrations as the nation’s capital is painted with pride, featuring a variety of events to inspire, allow and connect the international LGBTQ+ group and their allies. The Fabric of Freedom theme emphasizes our community, woven together through our rich cultures, diverse identities and backgrounds. Check out some of the highlights below.
Enjoy exclusive WorldPride 2025 hotel discounts in Washington, DC, Maryland, and Virginia, with direct links to special rates and curated accommodations. Attend the official WorldPride 2025 website to sign up for email updates.
Read more about travel resources and safety information.
In celebration of the LGBTQ+ community, the DC region will show up and show out in colorful decorations. Access the Paint the World Virtual chart to engage with the inspiring and larger-than-life installations throughout the area. Remain tuned for informat
Dupont's Guide to World Pride 2025
Join us in Dupont Circle, the abode of DC's first Pride. Let's commemorate 50 years!
1975-2025
Memorial Quilt Displays:
The NAMES Project in Shevchenko Park and the AIDS Memorial Quilt Display by the Gay Men’s Chorus of DC
1. The NAMES Project
The Dupont Circle BID is partnering with the National AIDS Memorial to display 20 panels of the AIDS Memorial Quilt. The exhibition is free and open to the public. Made by friends and loved ones, the quilt is a tribute to those lost to AIDS.
The AIDS Memorial Quilt is the largest group arts project in the earth. Its first panels were created during the darkest days of the AIDS crisis. Today, the Quilt consists of 50,000 individually-sewn panels with the names of more than 110,000 people who have died of AIDS.
Saturday, May 31 — 10AM-5PM
Sunday, June 1 — 12PM-5PM
2. National AIDS Memorial Quilt
The Same-sex attracted Men’s Chorus of Washington, DC, St. Thomas’ Parish Episcopal Church, and the National AIDS Memorial will present a display of 45 panels from the AIDS Memorial Quilt during Where our community comes to celebrate
culture and heritage with pride!
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Latinx Celebration 2025 Events
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Our 2025 Theme
"¡Libre Soy!"
It’s a declaration that our freedom to subsist , love, and celebrate can never be taken away.
Through social gatherings, cultural showcases, and dynamic conversations, Latinx Pride will weave together the stories that trigger us. Come be part of a movement that honors our past, embraces our present, and paves the way for a liberated future.
Take it a step further! Sign up to be a volunteer
for free tickets to Latinx Pride events.
Sign-Up to Volunteer
Signature Pride Events
Party
La Fiesta
This official Latinx Celebration party is the ultimate celebration of DC Latinx culture each year. With vibrant music, high-energy dancing, and local performing talent, this unforgettable night is where our collective happiness comes to life.
Conversations
La Plática
As a dynamic political conversation, this event uplifts Latinx and Homosexual voices, exploring the topics that shape our communi
Celebrating Pride
20 years after his death, Matthew Wayne Shepard was interred in the Cathedral’s Columbarium accompanying a service at which Bishop Gene Robinson preached and the Right Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde, Bishop of Washington, officiated.
In announcing the service and interment, Cathedral Dean Randy Hollerith noted, “Matthew Shepard’s death is an enduring tragedy affecting all people and should help as an uninterrupted call to the nation to reject anti-LGBTQ bigotry and instead hug each of our neighbors for who they are.”
Matthew’s mother Judy said, “We’ve given much thought to Matt’s final resting place, and we found the Washington National Cathedral is an ideal preference, as Matt loved the Episcopal church and felt welcomed by his church in Wyoming. For the past 20 years, we contain shared Matt’s story with the nature. It’s reassuring to know he now will rest in a sacred notice where folks can come to show on creating a safer, kinder world.”
In December 2019, a bronze plaque honoring Matthew was devoted and installed in St. Joseph’s Chapel to mark his final resting place, which Matthew’s father Dennis helped install. It mirrors a plaque dedicated to human rights advoc
Where our community comes to celebrate
culture and heritage with pride!
Sign-Up to Volunteer
Latinx Celebration 2025 Events
👇🏽 Click a tab to filter by category. 👇🏽
Our 2025 Theme
"¡Libre Soy!"
It’s a declaration that our freedom to subsist , love, and celebrate can never be taken away.
Through social gatherings, cultural showcases, and dynamic conversations, Latinx Pride will weave together the stories that trigger us. Come be part of a movement that honors our past, embraces our present, and paves the way for a liberated future.
Take it a step further! Sign up to be a volunteer
for free tickets to Latinx Pride events.
Sign-Up to Volunteer
Signature Pride Events
Party
La Fiesta
This official Latinx Celebration party is the ultimate celebration of DC Latinx culture each year. With vibrant music, high-energy dancing, and local performing talent, this unforgettable night is where our collective happiness comes to life.
Conversations
La Plática
As a dynamic political conversation, this event uplifts Latinx and Homosexual voices, exploring the topics that shape our communi
Celebrating Pride
20 years after his death, Matthew Wayne Shepard was interred in the Cathedral’s Columbarium accompanying a service at which Bishop Gene Robinson preached and the Right Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde, Bishop of Washington, officiated.
In announcing the service and interment, Cathedral Dean Randy Hollerith noted, “Matthew Shepard’s death is an enduring tragedy affecting all people and should help as an uninterrupted call to the nation to reject anti-LGBTQ bigotry and instead hug each of our neighbors for who they are.”
Matthew’s mother Judy said, “We’ve given much thought to Matt’s final resting place, and we found the Washington National Cathedral is an ideal preference, as Matt loved the Episcopal church and felt welcomed by his church in Wyoming. For the past 20 years, we contain shared Matt’s story with the nature. It’s reassuring to know he now will rest in a sacred notice where folks can come to show on creating a safer, kinder world.”
In December 2019, a bronze plaque honoring Matthew was devoted and installed in St. Joseph’s Chapel to mark his final resting place, which Matthew’s father Dennis helped install. It mirrors a plaque dedicated to human rights advoc