Capital Pride Calendar
History. Vision. Legacy.
2008 Official Capital Pride Events
Event details subject to change.
Also see our list of Affiliated Events
Friday June 6th
8:00 PM
The Gay Men's Chorus of Washington Presents "America, the Fabulous!"
Lisner Auditorium at The George Washington University, 730 21st Street NW
Metro: Foggy Bottom/GWU (Orange/Blue)
GMCW's 2008 Pride Concert opens Pride Week and celebrates American popular music genres. GMCW visits Nashville for country music, New Orleans for jazz, Detroit for soul, Southern California for pop rock and Manhattan for Broadway. And it's all done in the midst of the 2008 Miss Fabulous America Pageant. The Chorus and Miss Route 66, last year's pageant winner, take a musical road trip across the United States. A Red-State/Blue-State patriotic medley, resplendent with flags and batons, honors the election year. And finally, five contestants represent their cities - with the winner being chosen by the audience. Hang on to your tiaras, 'cause the competition is gonna be fierce this year!
For more information or to purchase tickets, please visit www.gmcw.org.
9:00 PM
Official Capital Pride Maryland Party
Presented in cooperation with B.O.I. Productions
Rehab Bar and Nightclub
11305 Georgia Avenue
Wheaton, MD
9pm to close
Two blocks from the Wheaton Metro (red line)
Wheelchair accessible
10:00 PM
Mr. and Ms. Capital Pride Leather Contests at the Green Lantern.
1335 Green Ct NW, DC 20005 (off 14th Street near Thomas Circle)
The Mr. and Ms. Capital Pride Leather Contests are produced by Cocker Productions, LLC.
Saturday June 7th
12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
2nd Annual Capital Trans Pride
Foundry United Methodist Church
1500 16th Street, NW
Washington, DC
$10 suggested donation
8:00 PM
Gay Men's Chorus of Washington
Lisner Auditorium at The George Washington University 730 21st Street, NW, Washington, DC
"America, the Fabulous!" encore. See June 6th entry for more information.
Monday June 9th
7:00 PM
Capital Pride Annual Town Hall Meeting
Studio Theatre, 1501 14th St NW
This meeting brings together national and local GLBT leaders to discuss how different components of the community can, do and should work together. This event is free to the public, but donations are welcome.
Tuesday June 10th
7:30 PM
Interfaith Service
Presented by the Celebration of the Spirit Coalition
Foundry United Methodist Church
1500 16th Street, NW
Washington, DC
Wednesday June 11th
8:30 PM
Mr. and Miss Capital Pride Pageant
Honoring Mr. and Miss Capital Pride 2007 winners Sasha Renee and Xavier Bottoms. Contestants will compete in pride attire, evening and formal wear and talent. New winners will be crowned as Mr. and Miss Capital Pride 2008 to represent the LGBT community throughout the year. Produced by Cocker Productions.
Thursday June 12th
9:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Annual Capital Pride Bachelor Auction
Remingtons - 639 Pennsylvania Ave, SE
Metro: Eastern Market (Orange/Blue)
Annual auctions with Washington's hottest bachelors. Fabulous prizes and gifts that include vacations, gift certificates, roundtrip airfare and more! All proceeds benefit Capital Pride.
9:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Annual Capital Pride Bachelorette Auction
RnR Bar and Lounge - 717 6th Street, NW
Metro: Gallery Place/Chinatown/Verizon Center (Red)
Annual auctions with Washington's hottest bachelorettes. Fabulous prizes and gifts that include vacations, gift certificates, roundtrip airfare and more! All proceeds benefit Capital Pride.
Friday June 13th
9:00 PM - 4:00 AM
Official Capital Pride Men's Party
Town
2009 8th Street, NW
Washington, DC
The annual men's party to kick-off the capstone weekend of the Capital Pride celebration.
The night kicks off with a dynamic drag show hosted by Lena Lett and features fabulous performances by Shiqueeta Lee, Blair Michaels, Regina Jozet-Adams, Destiny B. Childs, and Ophelia Bottoms.
Downstairs music and video by BacK2bACk featuring Top 40, pop, and classics. Upstairs main floor music by Wess playing high-energy, Pop and House!
And FEATURING the special host of the evening Christian Siriano (winner of Project Runway). Be careful...as Christian will be walking the club with his own police women giving out "hot mess" fashion citations!
Town is a proud sponsor of Capital Pride and will donate a portion of each admission to Capital Pride.
Time/Location TBA
Official Capital Pride Women's Party
The annual women's party as part of the final weekend of the Capital Pride celebration.
Saturday June 14th
6:30 PM
Annual Capital Pride Parade
Dupont Circle and Logan Circle Neighborhoods.
Annual Capital Pride Parade through Dupont and Logan Circles. Join the thousands who turn out for this annual event that cannot be missed!
Sunday June 15th
11:00 AM - 6:00 PM
33rd Annual Capital Pride Festival
Historic Pennsylvania Avenue, between 4th and 7th Streets, NW
Metros: Archives/Navy Memorial (Green/Yellow); Judiciary Square (Red)
Celebrating the History, Vision, & Legacy of our LGBT community, the 33rd Annual Capital Pride Festival is the 4th largest Pride festival in the United States with over 200,000 attendees and more than 200 community organizations, local businesses, and corporations participating each year.
Join us on June 15 as we celebrate our diversity and show our Capital Pride!