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:
DJ
Bands
Bring your own picnic
Photo station
Lawn games
Crafts
Kid-friendly activities (ie: face painting, coloring, beading…)
Activity Tables
Adam Broderick Salon & Spa - Hair flair station
Congregation Shir Shalom of Westchester and Fairfield Counties, Inc. - Craft
Ridgefield Conservatory of Dance - Balloon animals
Ridgefield Historical Society - Recording Booth - Ridgefield’s LGBTQIA+ Oral History Project Sign-Up
Woodcock Nature Center - small animals
Informational Tables
The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum
The Center for Empowerment and Education
League of Women Voters of Ridgefield
Let’s Put a Pride Flag on the Moon - petition
Ridgefield Youth Service Bureau
Saint Stephen’s Episcopal Church of Ridgefield
Hosted by Ridgefield CT Pride
*Photo credit: Christopher Priedemann