June is LGBTQIA+ pride month! Celebrate the ones you love by supporting local businesses, non-profits, and community groups that uplift and enrich the lives of LGBTQIA+ people in Delaware!
25th Anniversary Delaware Pride Festival 2022 and Parade: The state’s biggest Pride celebration gets under way on June 4, from 10-5 at Legislative Green Park in Downtown Dover. The festival is a free and family-friendly event, open to people of all ages and sexual orientations.
PRIDE Kids & Youth Cabaret: On Saturday (June 4), the region's finest young talents celebrate MILTON PRIDE in a night of feel-good vibes and self-expression! Open to LGBTQ & Ally kids 10 and above.
Liquid Alchemy Drag Bingo: Join your host, Summer St. Cartier, for #Pride BINGO at Liquid Alchemy Beverages. Tickets include 5 games of BINGO with fabulous prizes and a wonderful drag show. Friday, June 10, 7-9 p.m.
2nd Annual Middletown Pride Walk and Festival: Join in as the celebration gets under way in downtown Middletown. June 11, from 12-5 p.m.
Delaware Pride Tasting Tour of Delaware: Join the crew as they eat and drink their way across Delaware, visiting somewhere new every month. For Pride Month (June), they’ll be at Stitch House Brewery, on Wednesday, June 15, from 6:30-8 p.m.
Our Night Out Wilmington: On Thursday, June 16, head for Constitution Yards Beer Garden from 6-9 p.m. Wear you Pride outfit!
Delaware Pride Bowling: Every third Saturday of the month, Delaware Pride presents Pride Bowling at the Bowlerama in New Castle. Invite your friends, socialize with new people, and create lasting memories while supporting an incredible organization. Tickets are $15 and include shoe rental & two hours of bowling.
Pride Day at the Brandywine Zoo: It’s Pride Day with the animals. Wear your pride gear to the zoo for a fun day of educational programming, a scavenger hunt, crafts, other cool activities, and a chance to enter a raffle to win a free prize. June 25, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Pride Celebration at The Lodge at Truitt Homestead: This senior lifestyle community in Rehoboth Beach will celebrate Pride Month with a Summer Solstice on the Terrace from 6 to 9 p.m., Wednesday, June 25. White attire is suggested.
Shop to Support
Dogfish Head Benevolence Tap -- Every Thursday in June, 10% of our Happy Hour sales at Chesapeake & Maine will benefit CAMP Rehoboth Community Center! Happy Hour dates include: June 2, June 9, June 1, and June 23.
Diego’s Bar & Nightclub – For a high-energy night of music, drinks, and dancing, make a trip to Diego’s Bar & Nightclub in Rehoboth Beach, owned by life-partners Darryl & Joe Ciarlante-Zuber.
CAMP Rehoboth Handmade Market: Every second Friday, CAMP Rehoboth’s Handmade Market supports LGBTQ+/ally artists and makers. Stop by on June 10 from 5-8 p.m. Entry is free and open to the public!