International Choral Festival

Each day of the World Pride Festival the Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington, DC (GMCW) will present a 45-minute pop-up choral performance that include ensembles of GMCW (Potomac Fever, Rock Creek Singers, Seasons of Love, GenOUT Youth Chorus, and 17th Street Dance) and several other GALA choruses from around the country*. Venues under consideration include the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage, Epiphany Church, St Thomas Church, Live at 10th & G, National City Church, and Sixth & I. Additionally, GMCW will present their annual Pride Show Saturday, May 31 and Sunday, June 1, at a venue TBD.

 

*To date the following choruses have expressed interest in participating:

  • Atlanta Women’s Chorus
  • Common Women’s Chorus (Durham, NC)
  • Lavender Light Gospel Chorus (New York City)
  • Philadelphia Gay Men’s Chorus
  • New York City Gay Men’s Chorus
  • New Wave Singers of Baltimore
  • National LGBTQIA+ Flute Choir
  • Richmond Allied Voices (Richmond, VA)
  • Triangle Men’s Chorus (Raleigh, NC)
  • Twin Cities Gay Men’s Chorus (Minneapolis, MN)
  • Turtle Creek Chorale (Dallas, TX)

DC Black Pride

Almost 30 years after the first DC Black Pride drew 800 people to Banneker Field for a day themed “Let’s All Come Together,” more than 300,000 members of the LGBTQ+ community of African descent and their allies have come to Washington, DC during Memorial Day Weekend to celebrate the beauty of a shared community and raise awareness and funding for HIV/ AIDS in the name and spirit of Black Pride.

DC Black Pride is produced annually by the Center for Black Equity, a Capital Pride Alliance partner.

Music Festival: Global Dance Party

For the first and only time in history, the largest LGBTQ+ celebration comes to DC on the 50th Anniversary of Capital Pride. Get ready for the ultimate global dance party!

This unique 2-day music festival spans 3 STAGES with diverse mind-blowing talent, cutting-edge art and immersive experiences like no other. Whether you like House, Pop, Drag, Circuit or Techno, we will have a stage for you! Presented by Jake Resnicow’s Dreamland – the same team that brought you the historic WorldPride Event at the Javits Center in New York City in 2019 – with Production by Insomniac Events and Club Glow.

Capital Cup: Sports Festival

Washington, DC has one of the most extensive local networks of LGBTQ+ sports teams and leagues in the world. Under the umbrella of Team DC, each of these leagues — their athletes, administrators, and volunteers numbering over 7,000 — are working together to create a multi-day Sports Festival for WorldPride DC 2025.

Current planned sports:

  • Ballroom Dancing
  • Basketball
  • Billiards
  • Bocce
  • Bowling
  • Curling
  • Darts
  • Dodgeball
  • Flag Football
  • Golf
  • Pickleball
  • Rockclimbing
  • Rowing
  • Rugby (Men’s)
  • Rugby (Womnen’s)
  • Running
  • Sailing
  • Soccer
  • Swimming (IGLA Championships 2025 confirmed.)
  • Tennis
  • Volleyball
  • Water Polo

*Registration to be available Fall 2024.