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Capital Pride pushes back 2026 festival date in response to prep for the US's 250th birthday
Capital Pride pushes back 2026 festival date in response to prep for the US’s 250th birthday
Valerie Bonk | vbonk@wtop.com
December 14, 2025, 6:56 PM
The 2026 Capital Pride Parade and Festival has been pushed back because its initial dates conflicted with America’s 250th birthday celebrations.
The festival will now be held from June 12 to 21. With the parade scheduled for Saturday, June 20 and the festival and concert on Sunday, June 21.
“For over a decade, Capital Pride has taken place during the second weekend in June, but in 2026, we are shifting our dates in response to the city’s capacity due to major events and preparations for the 250th anniversary of the United States,” festival organizers said in a news release.
In early June 2025, the three-week festival coincided with WorldPride and brought millions of people to the nation’s capital.
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Valerie Bonk
Valerie Bonk started working at WTOP in 2016 and has lived in Howard County, Maryland, her entire life. She's thrilled to be a reporter for WTOP telling stories on air. She works as both a television and radio reporter in the Maryland and D.C. areas.
vbonk@wtop.com
@ValerieBonk
Valerie Bonk | vbonk@wtop.com
December 14, 2025, 6:56 PM
The 2026 Capital Pride Parade and Festival has been pushed back because its initial dates conflicted with America’s 250th birthday celebrations.
The festival will now be held from June 12 to 21. With the parade scheduled for Saturday, June 20 and the festival and concert on Sunday, June 21.
“For over a decade, Capital Pride has taken place during the second weekend in June, but in 2026, we are shifting our dates in response to the city’s capacity due to major events and preparations for the 250th anniversary of the United States,” festival organizers said in a news release.
In early June 2025, the three-week festival coincided with WorldPride and brought millions of people to the nation’s capital.
{snip}
Valerie Bonk
Valerie Bonk started working at WTOP in 2016 and has lived in Howard County, Maryland, her entire life. She's thrilled to be a reporter for WTOP telling stories on air. She works as both a television and radio reporter in the Maryland and D.C. areas.
vbonk@wtop.com
@ValerieBonk