Across New England, Pride parades, festivals and related events are reemerging into an if-not-quite post-pandemic world, then surely a healthier, more resilient one. Planning for them alone reflects real change and boosted resilience.
As we move into Pride Season 2022, organizers are still updating their plans. Here’s a list of what we’ve found so far, but be sure to keep checking their websites and other social media for updates as details are subject to change right up to event dates.
MASSACHUSETTS
Arlington Pride
June 12
Arlington, MA
arlingtonma.gov (search: Rainbow Commission)
LGBTQIA+ Pride, Winfield Robbins Memorial Garden (adjacent to east side of Town Hall), 2–5 p.m. Face painting, karaoke and lots of swag! On your way there, be sure to spot all the LGBTQIA+ Pride banners on lamp poles and rainbow-colored crosswalks along Mass. Ave. Everything is organized by the town’s LGBTQIA+ Rainbow Commission, celebrating their fifth anniversary.
Back Bay Block Party
June 12
Boston, MA
Back Bay Block Party web page on Eventbrite
St. James Street (between Berkeley and Arlington streets), 2–9 p.m. DJ Wayne Michael and DJ Marco Da Silva. Dancing, performances, beer garden, bar, food trucks and more.
Belmont Pride
June 11
Belmont, MA
Pride Parade, Town Green, 404 Concord Ave., 1 p.m.
Berkshire Pride
June 4
Pittsfield, MA
First-ever Pride parade, starts at 11:30 a.m. on Eagle Street headed to The Common Park. Festival, 11 a.m.–4 p.m.
Boston Dyke March
June 10
Boston, MA
Boston Common, near Parkman Bandstand, 6:30 p.m. The 25th Boston Dyke March returns to the Parkman Bandstand on Boston Common again this year. Check out their website for updates on the details. The Boston Dyke March is ASL interpreted, and wheelchair, stroller and scooter accessible. An accessibility vehicle will be available for those who need a ride for some or all of the March.
Boston Pop-Up Pride
June 12
Boston, MA
Boston Common, 11 a.m. Rally and festival with food, music and performances, along with youth, family and quiet areas. Organized by community members and local organizations.
Boston Pride Month Kick-off
June 1
Boston, MA
Boston City Hall, 5 p.m. The City of Boston kicks off Pride month by lighting up Boston City Hall in rainbow colors. City Hall will then remain lit for most of the rest of the month.
Boston Pride Worship Service
June 12
Boston, MA
Old South Church, Sanctuary, 11 a.m.
Boston Theater Company’s LGBTQ+ Road of Rainbows 5K
June 11
Boston Common, MA
Boston Common, noon. Go to website for important registration information.
Boston Urban Pride
June 30–July 4
Boston, MA
Sponsored by Boston Lesbigay Urban Foundation, a full host of events geared for the Black/Brown/Latino LGBTQ+ inner city community.
Cape Cod Pride
Hyannis, MA
Cape Cod Pride continues to connect the Cape’s LGBTQ community through virtual gatherings, activities at local establishments, online games and socially distanced outdoor fun.
Fall River Pride Flag-Raising
June 1
Fall River, MA
Fall River kicks off Pride Month with this ceremony at Fall River City Hall, 4:30–5:30 p.m.
Fall River Pride
June 5
Fall River, MA
Government Plaza, noon to 5 p.m. Food, music and merrymaking.
Framingham Pride Ceremony
June 4
Framingham, MA
City Hall Plaza in front of the Memorial Building, 3 p.m. Rev. Debbie Clark of Edwards Church, emcee. Speakers include student leaders and city officials. Info tables.
Franklin County Pride
June 11
Greenfield, MA
Greenfield Middle School, noon. Begins on Federal Street and finishes at Energy Park with a rally, 1–3 p.m.
Gardner City Hall Pride Lighting
July 13
Gardner, MA
Visit website for updates.
Hingham Pride
Hingham, MA
Visit website for updates.
Hull Pride
June 4–5
Hull, MA
Festival: Hull Yacht Club, 4–9 p.m., June 4. Family-friendly entertainment, deejay, dancing, cabaret performance by Bill Spera and Katie Connor, food trucks, Hull Pride swag for sale, cash bar and the Hull High School scholarship award presentation.
Drag Brunch: Nantasket Flats, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., June 5.
Pride at the Hull Historic Carousel, 2–5 p.m., June 5.
JP Block Party
June 12
Jamaica Plain, MA
Perkins Street (between Center and Huntington streets), noon–8 p.m. All ages community block party in the heart of JP. with Dj, Dancing and live performances, kid zone and more.
Leominster Pride Flag-raising
July 13
Leominster, MA
Visit website for updates.
Lunenburg Pride Flag-raising
July 13
Lunenburg, MA
Visit website for updates.
Martha’s Vineyard Pride
June 10–13
Oak Bluffs, MA
Visit website for updates.
New Bedford Pride Flag-raising
June 3
New Bedford, MA
City Hall, 4 p.m., with special guest David Velasco Bermudez, Stonewall veteran.
Noho Pride
Northampton, MA
Noho’s Pride parade and festival are postponed again this year but check out their website for updates on alternative opportunities to connect and celebrate as a community throughout the year.
North Shore Pride
June 25
Salem, MA
Parade and festival, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., followed by afterparty. See website for many more Pride-related activities.
NoWoCo Pride
July 13–17
Fitchburg, MA
Riverfront Park, downtown Fitchburg, July 16. Visit website for updates.
Plymouth Pride
June 26
Plymouth, MA
Nelson Park, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Live music, entertainment, vendors, beer garden, food trucks, children’s area, resources and more.
Provincetown Pride
June 3–5
Provincetown, MA
Celebrate the full spectrum of the community with a rally at Town Hall, queer comedy, parties, a Pride 5K walk/run, morning yoga, a dedication of a Rainbow crosswalk and more.
Quincy Pride
June 1–5
Quincy, MA
Quincy Pride’s Opening Ceremony is slated for Wednesday, June 1, with the big Q Pride Day Festival starting that Sunday, June 5, at noon on Pageant Field with speakers, drag performances, food and beer, local and LGBTQ+ vendors, the Prideful Puppy Contest, puppeteer story time, deejay and much more.
Scituate Pride
June 11–25
Scituate, MA
Opening Ball, Vigil & Flag-raising, Middle School Breezeway, 7:30–10 p.m., June 10; Kids Craft, Scituate Library, 10 a.m. to noon., June 11; Religion & Pride, Middle School Cafeteria/Church, June 12.; Roller Skating Party, Minot, 1–4 p.m., June 19; Speaker TBA, Community Building, June 23; Pride Walk and Closing Ball, June 25.
Sing We Our Tomorrow: Boston Choral Ensemble Concert
June 12
Cambridge, MA
First Church Cambridge, Harvard Square, 4 p.m.
Somerville’s ‘Big Gay Dance Party’
June 11
Somerville, MA
Union Square Plaza, 8:30 p.m. (Rain date June 18) Outdoor dance party for LGBTQ+ individuals and allies. DJ Live, drag performances by Amanda Playwith and Karisma Geneva Jackson-Tate, photo booth, craft vendors, nonprofit tables and more.
South Coast Pride
June 4
New Bedford, MA
Buttonwood Park, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Music, food, vendors, wellness activities, drag performances and fun for everyone. Followed at 4 p.m. by an afterparty at Le Place. The theme is “Be Forever Proud.” Visit website for a host of special events and activities through June and all year long.
Springfield Pride
June 4
Scituate, MA
Historic parade begins on the campus of Springfield Technical Community College at 10 a.m. and marches to Court Square, in front of City Hall for a parade reception.
Taunton Pride Festival
June 11
Taunton, MA
Hopewell Park, noon to 5 p.m. Taunton’s first-ever Pride celebration, featuring music, dancing, food, drag performances, games, vendors family activities and more. Followed at 6 p.m. with an afterparty at Bobby’s Place.
Transgender Resistance March and Festival
June 25
Boston, MA
Begins 11:30 a.m. Marching from Nubian Square in Roxbury to Franklin Park Playsted, with performances and celebration to follow. This, the third annual event, is a celebration by and for TQBIPOC (trans and queer Black and indigenous people of color) in Massachusetts.
United Lynn Pride
June 20–24
Lynn, MA
June 20—Pride panel & gallery reception, Lynn Museum/Lynn Arts, 6–7:30 p.m.
June 21—Pride flag-raising, City Hall, 4:30–6 p.m.; Pride, Food & Fellowship, St. Stephen’s Church, 6–7:30 p.m.
June 22—Pride paint night gala, 6–8:30 p.m.
June 23–Pride Zumbathon, YMCA Lynn, 6:30–8 p.m.
June 24—Final Fridays: Youth Pride, Frederick Douglass Memorial Park, 6–9 p.m.; Stratosphere, Finale Lynn Pride Celebration, Uncommon Feasts, 9 p.m.–1 a.m.
See website for details on all events.
Waltham Pride
June 4
Waltham, MA
Waltham Common, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Musical performances by Evan Greer, Izzy Tappen-deFrees and Katie Gullotti, drag by Missy Steak and Toast, circus performances by Circus Complex, Zumba, kids activities and more by the bandstand. Various LGBT and social organizations will have tables on the common as well.
We Outside Dance Party
June 5
Boston, MA
Encore Boston Harbor, noon to 6 p.m.
RHODE ISLAND
Newport Pride
June 25–26
Newport, RI
newportout.com
Opening night party at the Newport Harbor Hotel, annual Pride Ride fleet of bikes, family-friendly celebration with live music at Newport Craft Brewery & Distillery and more.
RI Pride
June 18
Providence, RI
Rhode Island PrideFest Celebration & Illuminated Night Parade
New parade route and festival location (see website). Over 250 nonprofits, businesses and food vendors, plus main-stage entertainment featuring local, regional and national acts.
MAINE
Pride Aroostook
June 18
Presque Isle, ME
@pridearoostook
Riverside Park, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Art, theater, community resources, music, food and more.
Bangor Pride
June 25
Bangor, ME
@BangorPrideFestival
West Market Square and Norumbega Park. Parade (route to be announced), 11 a.m.–noon. Festival, noon–4 p.m. Visit website for additional events and updates.
Bar Harbor Pride
Bar Harbor, ME
Visit site for updates
Central Maine Pride
Waterville, ME
Centralmainepride.wordpress.com
Visit website for updates.
Dyke March Maine
Portland, ME
@DykeMarchMaine
Usually held on the eve of the Pride Parade in Portland, Dyke March Maine.
Visit Facebook page for updates.
Ogunquit Pride
June 1–5
Ogunquit, ME
June 1—Opening ceremonies: Veteran’s Park, 5:30 p.m. Gov. Janet Mills and Speaker of the House Ryan Fecteau will join Ogunquit community and friends. Flag-raising, crosswalk commemoration, followed by reception at MaineStreet.
Special events continue throughout the week, with additional observances through June 16. See website for much more.
Pride Across Maine
Virtual
@prideacrossmaine
Visit Facebook page for updates.
Pride Portland!
Portland, ME
Visit website for updates.
Rockland Pride
June 1–30
Rockland, ME
Pride Walk at Erickson Fields Preserve: Maine Coast Heritage Trust displays writing, art and photos in 16 cases along a wooded trail by LGBTQ+ and allied youth.
Youth Pride Art Show: Rock City Café.
Plus, visit website for updates on a Pride celebration benefit for OUT Maine.
VERMONT
Pride Vermont
September 9–18
Burlington, VT
Pride Parade through Burlington—Sunday, Sept. 18, noon–1 p.m. Watch the Parade from Church, Cherry, Battery or Lake streets, or live on WCAX.
Pride Festival, Waterfront Park, Sunday, Sept. 18, 1–5 p.m. Performances, food & beverage vendors, activities and more celebration.
Montpelier Pride
June 3–5
Montpelier, VT
Festivities include an art walk focusing on LGBTQIA+ creators, a “Shakesqueer” show, a free string quartet performance of LGBTQIA+ composers performed by the Vermont Symphony Orchestra and more.
Queer Connect Bennington
Bennington, VT
Visit website for updates.
Pride Fest Weekend
June 11
Colchester, VT
@PetrillowEvents
Visit website for updates.
White River Junction Pride
July 27–31
Upper Valley, VT
@WRJPride
Parade and festival with speakers and entertainment, plus a Pride-themed movie night, a queer author’s panel and a “Coffee by the River” Sunday get-together.
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Nashua Pride Festival
June 25
Nashua, NH
@NashuaPrideFestival
Visit Facebook page for updates.
Portsmouth Gay Pride
June 25
Portsmouth, NH
Prescott Park Arts Festival, hosting an LGBT movie night, LGBT History Project showcasing an exhibit at the Portsmouth Atheneum and special engagement by local theater groups and restaurants. Festival headliner: Mary Lambert (“Same Love”).
Pride Concord
Concord, NH
@Prideconcordnh
Visit Facebook page for updates.
Queen City Pride
June 18
Manchester, NH
First-ever Pride parade, 10 a.m.–noon, followed by a festival at Arms Park from noon to 6 p.m. with vendors, food trucks, dozens of sponsors, music and more.
White Mountains Pride
June 25
North Conway, NH
North Conway Community Center Park, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Windham Pride
June 26
Windham, NH
Visit website for updates.
CONNECTICUT
Fairfield County Pride
June 4, 11, 18
Nowalk, CT
Pride Silent Disco, June 4, party-goers groove to music on wireless headphones.
Pride in the Park, June 11. Entertainment, food, dancing and more.
Pride Parae of Sail, June 18. LGBTQ boaters and ferry riders cruise Long Island Sound and enjoy a lobster bake.
Visit website for details and updates.
Hartford Pride
Sept. 10
Hartford, CT
Trumbull Street, Hartford, CT. The annual Hartford Pride Fest and Concert is Connecticut’s largest LGTBQI+ family-centered event showcasing entertainment, food, local businesses, giveaways, activities, and numerous community organizations. Hartford Pride provides New England’s LGTBQI+ community with a series of events throughout the year to celebrate the achievements, foster inclusion, educate, and create awareness on issues impacting the LGTBQI+.
Middletown PrideFest
June 4
Middletown, CT
Visit website page for details.
Pride New Haven
September 11–18
New Haven, CT
PRIDE New Haven is an 8-day festival celebrating the culture, art, and history of New Haven and Connecticut’s LGBTQ+ community.
New London Pride
August 27
New London, CT
Ocean Park Beach. The New London Pride Festival features an array of events, including free HIV testing, LGBTQ artists, musical entertainment, vendors, resource booths, a dance party for our LGBTQ youth, a “diva” center and more! The OutCT Pride Festival offers a space for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning & allies to find social & peer support.
