rederick Pride 2025 is almost here! Saturday, June 28th, join us on Carroll Creek Linear Park from 11-6 to be a part of the 12th edition Frederick Pride! Want to know what to expect?
We have a full food truck court, beverage garden, musical guests, drag performances, DJ sets, guest speakers, a children and youth area, pride merchandise shop, hundreds of nonprofit and business vendors, the Lambda Car Show, The Frederick Center information booth, cool down areas, and more at this year’s Frederick Pride festival!
Beverage Garden:
Wet your whistle at the beverage garden, chock full of local alcoholic and non-alcoholic options! The beverage garden is located past the East St. vendors, and only folx ages 21+ can receive a wristband to drink after showing a valid ID. We are featuring Olde Mother Brewing Co, Tenth Ward Distillery, RAK Brewing Co, McClintock Distillery, Smoketown Brewery, Monocacy Brewing/Brewer’s Alley, Linganore Winecellars, Simple Theory Wine, and Noir Sunshine Winery with a delicious and refreshing selection of drinks from local wines, to locally sourced spirits, to freshly brewed beer. It’s not all about the alcohol! Enjoy mocktails by SOBAR and stay cool to beat the heat!
Food Court: Enjoy delicious, local food with an incredible selection of options at the food court, which is located behind the Carroll Creek Amphitheater and in the MARC parking lot on East Street. Enjoy lunch and save room for dessert! We’ll be enjoying food from Box Car Burgers, Grilled Cheese Please, The Pita King, The Sprinkled Cow, Traditional Authentic Mexican Food, Randy’s Candies, Old Fireman’s BBQ, and Slam Sno Cones!
Musical Guests: This year, we are welcoming some returning favorites and some new faces to the Frederick Pride stages! Don’t miss TBA.
Drag Performances: We are welcoming an incredible Ru Paul performer to headline: TBA! Don’t miss performances by TBA!
DJ Sets: In between drag performances and musical guests, we are thrilled to welcome back three top-notch local DJs who will be spinning all day long! TBA will be at the Market Street Stage, TBA will be at the Amphitheatre Stage, and DJ Tanya will be at the Beverage Garden Stage!
Children and Youth Area: Our children and youth area will be featuring an all-day sensory area, arts and crafts, Drag Queen Story Time with Stormy Skye, and other activities that are family-friendly and fun for all ages! Some crafts you can expect are rock painting and pronoun and pride pin making!
Pride Shop: The Frederick Center’s Pride Shop is one of the crowned jewels of Frederick Pride! We know you love to show your pride through our community’s beautiful flags, and we have diverse flags available for purchase. Demisexual, the sunset Lesbian flag, transgender, and nonbinary flags? We have them all! Due to popular demand, we have brought back the handcrafted “E Pluribus Unum/Protect Trans Kids” eagle pride flag for purchase, thanks to the Frederick Book Arts Center! This year, our Pride Shop will be stocked with artisan crafts, like pride fidget dragons, pronoun enamel pins, handmade pride paper, pride cape connectors, and much more. Don’t miss your chance to show your pride and simultaneously support The Frederick Center!
Nonprofit and Business Vendor Booths: Lining the creek will be over 200 vendor booths, both from local nonprofits, small business, and local business vendors. Some have beautiful goods for sale, and others have information about their organizations to raise awareness and provide resources for the community.
The Frederick Center Information Booth: Want to learn more about the organization behind Frederick Pride? Want to be involved with the LGBTQ+ community of Frederick year-round? After visiting the Pride Shop, stop by the Frederick Center official information table to learn more about The Frederick Center’s mission, programs, events, and more! The Frederick Center celebrates Pride year-round by supporting and embracing the LGBTQ+ community of Frederick. Sign up for programming, or buy tickets for our upcoming events!
Lambda Car Club Show: The Tri-Valley region of the Lambda Car Club is coming to Frederick Pride again this year! Stop by the MARC parking lot next to the beverage garden and vote on your favorite cars. This show features incredible classic cars, modern vehicles, and everything in between. The Lambda Car Club is the largest LGBTQ+ car club in North America. Be sure to check it out at Frederick Pride 2025!