Capital Pride unveils a host of colorful, vibrant June events
Pride Director Ryan Bos says several events will be scaled up in light of the mayor s recent re-opening announcement.
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Following Monday’s announcement by the D.C. Mayor’s Office that capacity restrictions in the District of Columbia will be fully lifted on Friday, June 11, the Capital Pride Alliance made its own announcement Wednesday afternoon, cementing its plans for what, in normal times, traditionally would be the weekend of the Capital Pride Parade and Festival and Concert.
Replacement, scaled-back events, with an eye toward strong, personalized community involvement, had already been formulated to replace Saturday’s usually massive Pride Parade and Sunday’s LGBTQ Festival, traditionally held on Pennsylvania Avenue and drawing up to 200,000 celebrants. But Mayor Muriel Bowser’s announcement of D.C.’s full reopening changed things, allowing for a greater expansion of the fe