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

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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.  

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ridgefieldctpride/ 

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DONATE: ridgefieldctpride.com (then click the Donate button)

Sponsorship informationhttps://ridgefieldctpride.com/become-a-sponsor/    

Website:  ridgefieldctpride.com 

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 

Free Mom Hugs

Jesse Lee Church 

Kids in Crisis Lighthouse Program

Ridgefield Library 

Ridgefield Conservatory of Dance - Balloon animals

Ridgefield Historical Society - Recording Booth -  Ridgefield’s LGBTQIA+ Oral History Project Sign-Up

School of Rock

SPHERE

St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church

Woodcock Nature Center - small animals

Wooster School

Informational Tables

Advanced Window Systems

The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum

Annie C Courtney Foundation

Apex Community Care

The Center for Empowerment and Education

C2 Education of Ridgefield

CT Against Gun Violence

League of Women Voters of Ridgefield

The Literacy Barn, LLC

Ms President US

PFLAG Waterbury

Let’s Put a Pride Flag on the Moon - petition

Ridgefield Chorale

Ridgefield Pediatrics

Ridgefield Playhouse

Ridgefield Theater Barn

Ridgefield Youth Commission

Ridgefield Youth Service Bureau

Spire Therapy LLC

St. Andrew's Lutheran Church

Saint Stephen’s Episcopal Church of Ridgefield

Stonewall Speakers

Tutoring Club

Hosted by Ridgefield CT Pride

*Photo credit: Christopher Priedemann