The District is ready for Pride Month. This year, residents have their choice of festivals, parties, and activities for the whole family.
Several roads will be closed from 1-7:30 p.m. on Saturday.
The Capital Pride Parade will head north along 14th Street towards U Street NW this year, a change from its usual Thomas Circle terminus.
On Saturday, tens of thousands of people lined the route of the Capital Pride Parade to witness and enjoy one of the city’s most festive and inviting traditions.
Pride Parade map courtesy of Alert DC/Capital Pride The highlight of Capital Pride’s celebration is this weekend. So be aware of intense traffic due to this evening’s upcoming parade in DuPont Circle and Logan Circle, as well as Sunday’s festival in Penn Quarter. AlertDC sends the following warning of road closures: Capital Pride Parade The Capital Pride Parade will be held on Saturday, June 9, 2012. This event will begin at 4:30 pm and…
Are you a resident of Washington, D.C. and looking for a new job? D.C. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton is hosting her 10th annual Norton Job Fair, at the Washington Convention Center’s Hall C on Tuesday, July 10, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. You need to show proof of D.C. residency to attend (either a valid D.C. driver’s license, or picture ID plus a utility bill with your address), the idea being to give D.C….
Above is one of the many short videos we found on YouTube from this past weekend’s Capital Pride Parade (and if dancing men dressed as cowboys in short shorts isn’t safe for your work, then this is NSFW), and it got us thinking. We couldn’t be happier with the community of excellent photographers that’s developed out of our DCist Flickr Pool. But we like running funny, interesting, or beautiful videos just as much as…
We saw this man on Saturday in Georgetown and immediately thought that he looked awesome, like somebody out of P-Funk. We didn’t think about it at the time, but he may be dressed up for the Capital Pride Parade given the rainbow flag and umbrella/hat. And it’s hard to tell from this photo, but Mr. Liberty also had bright blue pants and bright red shoes. We were happy to see Ellie van Houtte’s photo and…
Written by Adam Bailey Hey Washington, it’s Pride Weekend! Following the warm up of Memorial Day’s Black Pride, LGBT Washington and thousands of visitors will gather this weekend for celebrations like tomorrow’s parade (through the Dupont and Logan Circle neighborhoods) and Sunday’s street festival (between the Archives and the Capitol). Swing by the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network’s booth while you’re down there; they should be jubilant given today’s news that Peter “Gays are Immoral” Pace…
