Ridgefield's Pride in the Park on June 1, Parade at 1pm in Ballard Park

May 18, 2024

Ridgefield’s fifth annual Pride in the Park celebration will take place on Saturday, June 1st from 12 - 3 pm in Ballard Park, 485 Main Street, Ridgefield (Rain location: Yanity Gym) with a parade around the park starting at 1pm. Ridgefield Pride in the Park is a free event, open to the public and catering to families, with a variety of activities, crafts, entertainment and informational tables geared towards all ages. For more information and updates go to https://ridgefieldctpride.com/ or check us out on Facebook at RidgefieldCTPride (no spaces).

In addition to Pride in the Park, there will be a multitude of celebratory Pride events throughout the entire month of June with something for everyone, from our tiniest tots to our seniors. This year’s festivities will commence with a Pride in the Park. Congregations Shir Shalom’s annual Pride Shabbat service on June 7th at 6pm. There will also be a variety of LGBTQ+ events run by some of our local establishments including the Ridgefield Library.

In these times of social upheaval and division, we must come together and support each other. The LGBTQ community is one of our vulnerable populations. It is important that we work to lift people up rather than pull them down. RidgefieldCTPride provides just such an opportunity to do so, so please come and join us.

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Pride in the Park Activities include:

Bands

Bring your own picnic

Photo station

Lawn games

Crafts

Kid-friendly activities (ie: face painting, coloring, beading…)