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Things to Do in the DC Area: WorldPride Parade, Street Festival and Concert … and More!
- The 2025 PrideFest took place on June 7, 2025, in Des Moines, featuring events like a 5k run, pet parade, live performances, and voter registration assistance.
- The festival celebrated LGBTQ+ visibility and community engagement through diverse activities supported by local groups, artists, and political organizations.
- Key highlights included Elvie Ellis performing, Jean Marie Knight Michaels reading at Drag Queen Storytime, a live animal demonstration by Blank Park Zoo, and distribution of lawn signs by Polk County Democrats.
- Iowa Wolves mascot Alpha played with children, transgender flags and pronoun buttons were sold, and attendees could shop jewelry from the Des Moines Artist Collective.
- The PrideFest reinforced community solidarity and political awareness while combining cultural, social, and advocacy efforts within the celebration.
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As World Pride flows straight into the military parade, DC officials say they're ready for anything
WASHINGTON (AP) — Officials in the nation’s capital generally express full confidence in their ability to handle large, complicated events and huge crowds. As Metropolitan Police Department Chief Pamela Smith recently put it, “We are really the experts in this space when it comes to crowd management.” That expertise will be publicly put to the test over the next eight days. The District of Columbia is playing host to massive events on back-to-ba…
WorldPride DC 2025: A global celebration of queer power & progress
Washington, D.C. is hosting one of the world’s largest LGBTQ+ celebrations as WorldPride 2025 marks 50 years of Pride in the nation’s capital. More than three million visitors are expected to take part, with programming designed to inspire, unite, and uplift the global LGBTQ+ community—while contributing an estimated $787 million in local economic impact. Photo Courtesy of Mark Mahon“The Fabric of Freedom” Unites a City and a MovementThe 2025 th…
Thousands to attend DC's Pride parade Saturday. Here's what to expect, including road closures
Thousands of people are set to flock to Washington, D.C., on Saturday to celebrate the LGBTQIA+ community at the WorldPride Parade. Elaborate floats, performers and community advocates will travel down the 1.8-mile parade route. The parade steps off at 2 p.m. from 14th and T streets NW and goes through Thomas Circle before turning onto Pennsylvania Avenue. It will end...
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