Celebration Registration
Photo Credit: Jeffrey Feng
Registration opens on Monday, December 8,2025!
We welcome you to participate in the National Capital Region’s largest celebration. The annual Capital Pride Parade will take place on June 20, 2026 and the Capital Pride Street Festival on June 21, 2026.
The Capital Pride Alliance is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. 90% of your registration fee is tax deductible in the United States.
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us at (202) 719-5304, or send us a message.
*Please note that the Food Vendor application is not yet available and is subject to approval.*
Following are the steps to complete registration.
In order to provide equitable opportunities for organizations to participate in the Capital Pride Celebration, we are happy to offer the following tiers based on organization size and income.
**Tier 4 participants and Advocates will be contacted by a representative regarding prices once you have filled out the registration application. Please note, in most cases, the minimum sponsorship/investment for a Tier 4 registrant (major company/large organization/national brand) is $10,000 for either a 10 x 10 festival booth OR a parade contingent with up to 2 vehicles (cars/pickup trucks) and 150 marchers. This includes additional marketing benefits.**
Important Dates

Your base contingent fee includes a choice of one (1) of the following below:

Your base exhibitor fee includes all of the following below:

Capital Pride strives to create spaces where all members of our community can celebrate together regardless of differences or disagreements. Groups designated as hate groups by the Southern Poverty Law Center will not be permitted to sponsor or participate.
Donations will generally be accepted from individuals, partnerships, corporations, foundations, government agencies, or other entities. Sponsors will demonstrate a commitment to the LGBTQ+ community through tangible measures such as strong or continually improving Human Rights Campaign Corporate Equality Index scores. The Board reserves the right to make decisions on individual sponsors based on their mission and actions, as well as feedback from our community.
To comply with city requirements, all registered organizations must provide a copy of their COI, naming the Capital Pride Alliance, Inc. as an additional insured in the amount of $1,000,000 for the date/s of your participation (June 20, 2026 and/or June 21, 2026). The COI must be uploaded in a PDF format on the registration application. Should you not have a copy of your COI available when registering, you may submit your registration, but must provide the COI within 30 days after submission or your registration application will be cancelled. For insurance purposes:
Capital Pride Alliance, Inc.
1821 Wiltberger Street NW Ste 100
Washington, D.C. 20001
Pride Parade, June 20, 2026, and/or Pride Festival, June 20, 2026
If your organization already has insurance, you should be able to simply ask your insurance agent to prepare the necessary documentation.
If you do not have this coverage in place, we have made arrangements for all of our Exhibitors to acquire this coverage at significant savings by purchasing as part of a group. Please click the link below, complete a short questionnaire, process your payment online, print your Confirmation of Coverage, and you will obtain this coverage for $65 plus any applicable state tax.
Please upload your purchased COI to your account for approval.
Please note that this option is not available to Parade participants.
*For the Parade, groups that are marching only, do not need to provide a COI. An online liability and waiver form will be provided after June 1 to the group’s primary contact, to have the individuals marching with them sign.
Through the support of our advocates, partners, participants, and individual donors, we are fortunate, through our Pride365 Fund, to be able to offer two opportunities to assist organizations with a financial need.
Through the support of our advocates, partners, participants, and individual donors, we are fortunate, through our Pride365 Fund, to be able to offer two opportunities to assist organizations with a financial need.
Organizations with financial need, can apply for one-time financial assistance, through our Pride 365 Fund. This grant is only open to first-time Parade or Festival participants. To apply, please click the link below. Note that an active Pride 365 Community account is required to register for the Parade and/or Festival, and to apply for a grant. Once logged in, click “Parade and Festival Registration”. To apply for a grant, click “Apply for a Grant”.
Become an Alliance volunteer partner to assist in the success and impact of the annual Capital Pride Celebration. To qualify, your organization must be able to supply a minimum of ten (10) volunteers, for a minimum 4-6 hour shift, during Pride Celebration week. Your volunteer support will provide you the opportunity to raise funds for your organization or the Pride365 Fund, promote your organization to the hundreds of thousands of attendees, and can support your participation in the Capital Pride Parade and/or Pride Festival.
To apply, please click the link below. Note that an active Pride 365 Community account is required to register for the Parade and/or Festival, and to apply for a grant. Once logged in, click “Parade and Festival Registration”. To apply for a grant, click “Apply for a Grant”.
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