2025 Pride Parades and Festivals
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Pride Parades and Festivals are an excellent opportunity to provide witness to God's grace and love in the community.
Annapolis Pride Ecumenical Worship Service, Parade and Festival - May 31, 2025
Join fellow United Methodist churches (Eastport Annapolis & Asbury Arnold) for a powerful moment of faith and solidarity at the Annapolis Pride Ecumenical Worship Service. Hosted by Eastport United Methodist Church on June 1st at 3:00 PM, this service offers a chance to gather in worship as part of the Annapolis Pride celebrations. Come together with diverse faith communities to affirm love, justice, and inclusion in a spirit of unity and praise with the theme "Growing in Community; Growing in Pride." To receive more information, sign up here. For more about the parade and festival, visit the Annapolis Pride website.
Charles County PrEP for Pride - 3rd Annual LGBTQIA+ Pride Festival- May 31, 2025
Join in the Charles County Pride events from noon to 5pm on Saturday, May 31, behind the Health Department at 4545 Crain Highway White Plains, MD 20695. This family-friendly event will include a Pride walk, entertainment, food trucks, and community resources. Several churches will have tables including Good Shepherd and La Plata UMCs. More info here.
Rockville Pride Festival - June 1, 2025
United Methodists will have a table at the Rockville Pride Festival at the Rockville Town Square on June 1 from 2-5pm. Contact Rev. Bryant Oskvig for information on your church joining in the UM booth.
Shepherdstown, WV - Pride Parade - June 1, 2025
The Pride Parade in Shepherdstown is on June 1st at 6pm - see more here. More on UM presence to come.
Washington, DC: Join the United Methodist Contingent for the WorldPride Parade - June 7, 2025
You are invited to join United Methodists from the greater DC region to march in the Parade on June 7th as DC Hosts WorldPride Parade. Learn more and register your congregation for the United Methodist contingent here.
OEC Pride in Ellicott City - June 8, 2025
Join HoCo Pride, Inc. and OEC Pride for a Pride Festival on June 8 from noon to 6pm in the Howard County Circuit Courthouse Parking lot in Ellicott City.
Baltimore Pride - Join United Methodists for Parade (June 14) and Festival
Save the date for the parade on June 14th! United Methodists will join other people of faith to march together in the parade. Exact meeting location TBD, but the parade route will start from around North Ave on Charles Street and go up to 28th St. After party is in the Wymann Park Dell (new location).
Delmarva Pride Festival in Easton - June 14, 2025
Sponsored by Delmarva Pride Center in Easton, with chapters in Kent and Queen Anne’s Counties, the Delmarva Pride Festival will take place on Saturday, June 14, 2025 from 11am-4pm at S. Harrison and E. Dover Streets, Easton, MD. This is part of Pride Festival Weekend activities from June 12 to 16th. St. Mark’s UMC in Easton will be present at the festival!
Catonsville Pride - June 21, 2025
Catonsville Pride will take place on June 21 from 2-5 pm at Catonsvile Presyberian Church, 1400 Frederick Rd in Catonsville.
Hagerstown Pride Festival - June 21, 2025
Hagerstown Hopes will host the Hagerstown Pride Festival on June 21 from noon-6 pm at Doubs Woods Park.
Frederick Pride - June 28, 2025
Frederick Pride 2025 will be held at Carroll Creek Linear Park from 11:00am - 6:00pm on Saturday, June 28th! More details to come on UM presence. You are invited to join the Interfaith Pride Service, details TBD.
Salisbury Pride Parade and Festival - June 28, 2025
The Salsbury Pride Festival will take place from 2-6:30pm in downtown Salisbury, with a Pride Parade at 3pm.
Silver Spring, MD - Montgomery County Pride in the Plaza - June 29, 2025
Pride in the Plaza will take place from noon to 8pm on Sunday, June 29th at at Veterans Plaza in downtown Silver Spring . One or more UM churches typically have a booth at the festival.
Cumberland Pride Festival - June 29, 2025
The Cumberland Pride Festival will take place on June 29 from noon – 4 pm at Canal Place in downtown Cumberland, MD.
Westminster Pride Festival - July 26, 2025
Check-out the Westminister Pride Festival on July 26 from 11am-7pm.
Upper Chesapeake/Havre de Grace - October 4, 2025
Save the Date for the annual Pride Festival in Havre de Grace on October 4, 2025.
HoCo Pride Festival in Columbia - October 12, 2025
Save the Date for the HoCo Pride Festival at Merriweather Park @ Symphony Woods in Columbia, MD on October 12th from noon to 4pm.
Pride SoMD - Octber 12, 2025
Save the Date for Pride SoMD (Souther Maryland) on October 12, 2025 from 11am to 4pm at Lexington Manor Passive Park, Lexington Park, MD.