Arts & Entertainment
Baltimore Pride is this weekend
Twilight on the Terrace, High Heel Race, parade and more part of festivities
This year’s Baltimore Pride festivities are moving a few blocks north. (Washington Blade photo by Michael Key)
The Baltimore Pride Celebration begins Friday and continues through Sunday with various activities all weekend including a parade, high heel race and festival.
Friday night is Twilight on the Terrace, a Pride kick-off party, at Gertrude’s Restaurant at the Baltimore Museum of Art (10 Art Museum Dr., Baltimore) from 7-11 p.m. There will be an open bar. Attire is “garden party.” Tickets are $125. Saturday starting at 12:45 is the High Heel Race, starting at Charles and Eager streets and ending at Charles and Chase. The winner will receive a bottle of champagne and a gift certificate to Mt. Vernon Stable and Saloon. Participants must be at least 21 years old. Sign up is from noon-12:20 p.m. Saturday.
The Pride Parade starts the same day at 1 p.m. with trophies for best float, best walking groups and more. The festival is Saturday from 2-8 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m.- 6 p.m. with various entertainers including Miss Gay Maryland 2014, Alondra Sancheez.
For more information on Baltimore Pride, visit baltimorepride.org.
The Capital Pride Alliance presented the 2026 Capital Pride Honors at “The Audacity Brunch: In Full Fuchsia” at the Four Seasons Hotel Washington, D.C. on Sunday, June 7.
(Washington Blade photos by Landon Shackelford)
Out & About
Congressional Cemetery hosts Gays & Graves
Daylong Pride celebration blends history, remembrance, art and community
Historic Congressional Cemetery will host the second annual “Gays & Graves: A Big Gay Festival” on Sunday, June 14 at 11 a.m.
The event will feature pioneering activist Randy Wicker, the Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington, and new public art installations and programs celebrating LGBTQ+ history. Gays & Graves is an official partner event of Capital Pride 2026.
This event is a daylong Pride celebration blending history, remembrance, art and community. Visitors can shop from LGBTQ+ and allied artists and makers, experience performances and interactive installations, and engage with programs exploring LGBTQ+ history and lived experience.
For more details, visit the cemetery’s website.
Baltimore Pride is underway, taking place from June 8-14.
The Pride Parade will be on Saturday, June 13 at 12 p.m. at Charles Street & North Avenue, followed by the Pride Block Party at 1 p.m. at Druid Hill Park. And then the Pride Festival will be held on Sunday, June 14 at 12 p.m. at Druid Hill Park.
There will be an array of additional events including: a fashion show, a “Suits and Sneakers” reception and a 5k race, among many other events.
For more details, visit Baltimore Pride’s website.
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