Frederick Pride

10/15/2026

SAVE THE DATE for FREDERICK PRIDE WEEKEND 2027!!!
🩷❤️🧡💛💚🩵💙💜🖤🩶🤍🤎

On the final weekend in June 2027, the local LGBTQ+ community gathers together alongside our friends, families, and allies to celebrate and uplift each other with love and pride.
On Friday, 6/25/2027, join us for our annual Frederick Pride Parade! We will be marching throughout the streets of Downtown Frederick with color, music, and tangible q***r joy.
On Saturday, 6/26/2027 from 11:00am-6:00pm, Frederick Pride welcomes you to beautiful Carroll Creek in the heart of Downtown Frederick to celebrate the le***an, gay, bisexual, transgender, and q***r+ community.
On Sunday, 6/27/2027 Frederick Pride will once again have events scheduled so the fun won't stop all weekend long!

Join us to enjoy drag performances, a food court of the best local food trucks, hand-picked musical guests, hundreds of local vendors and nonprofit organizations, a designated beverage garden with the top local breweries and wineries, a pride shop, a children's area, and more!
We can't wait to welcome you back to Frederick Pride, so mark your calendars for June 26th -27th!

10/15/2026

Congratulations to Jalah Nicole for being crowned Miss Gay Maryland America 2026!

We are so lucky to have so many wonderful talented drag performers at Frederick Pride each year. We had Miss Gay Maryland America 2025, Ivanna Rights at Pride as well who Jalah Nicole was first alternate for. Congratulations also to Maria Posa to Jalah Nicole's first alternate for 2026 (who also performed at Frederick Pride 2026)!

Jalah Nicole Ivanna Rights Jesus Espinoza

10/14/2026

This weekend is our Youth Halloween Party and Trunk or Treat! All kids ages 9-18 are welcome!

One week until our Trunk or Treat and Youth Halloween Party!

Have you signed up to have a table at our Trunk or Treat on the first floor? Do you have a child aged 9-18 who would rather attend the dance? We are also accepting donations of candy for this and another Halloween event! Use the link below to sign up or purchase tickets to the Dance!

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-frederick-centers-trunk-or-treat-youth-dance-party-tickets-2000262567184?aff=erelpanelorg

We hope to see you there!

10/14/2026

10/14/2026

form.jotform.com/260254749727062 Sign up to receive legal services at TFC through our last free legal clinic!

It's one month until our final legal clinic of 2026!

The Frederick Center hosts four free LGBTQ+ Legal Advice Clinics per year! This clinic is on Thursday, November the 12th at 5:30pm. You can receive free assistance with family law, estate planning, guardianship, name changes, landlord-tenant disputes, criminal law, adoption, and other civil legal matters, PLUS free notary services! Register and join us to receive legal assistance at the clinic.

https://form.jotform.com/26025474972706

10/08/2026

Our friends at Baltimore BLAQ Pride have put out a call for volunteers for their upcoming month of celebrations, visioning, and community togetherness. Full details and a calendar of events can be found here: https://www.blaqequity.org/pride

They are looking for a couple of specific supports and especially volunteers to support:
Icon Awards (10/9)
Block Party (10/10)
Day of Service (10/12)

Here is their general sign up form: https://forms.gle/VDrWk9dYcpDVkoGv8

10/07/2026

YOU'RE INVITED to this annual tradition!! 🧡 The Frederick Center and PFLAG Frederick are welcoming the LGBTQ+ community, our friends, families, and allies to join us for Friendsgiving! On Saturday, November 21st from 3-6pm, bring food for a potluck, connect with community, and enjoy crafts and games.

If you want to bring food for the potluck, sign up at https://tinyurl.com/ycy2wy27
We hope to see you at The Frederick Center on the 21st to celebrate the holidays in a safe space with friends and chosen family. This is a FREE event!

https://thefrederickcenter.org/accessibility

10/07/2026

If you care about your neighbors, want a practical way to help protect the vote and safeguard democracy, or are tired of feeling like you have to face difficult times alone, come. Meet Frederick residents and community partners, choose a workshop, and leave with new connections and concrete actions you can take to defend our democracy.
Frederick Solidarity Summit
Saturday, October 10 | 8:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
UUCF, 4880 Elmer Derr Road, Frederick, MD.
💫 Register: https:https://bit.ly/47o47hs. Free childcare is available; please register in advance.

10/06/2026

Have you bought your tickets for the Youth Halloween Party yet?

This bit of hocus pocus is sure to be a howling good time!

Join us on Saturday, October 17th for this youth event at The Frederick Center! Trunk or Treat is FREE, open to youth of any age, and is on the first floor. The Youth Halloween Dance Party is $20 per child, for ages 9-18, and will be on the second floor.

We are looking for Trunk or Treat booth sign-ups, and there are vendor opportunities to sign up for as well!

Dance Tickets and Trunk or Treat booth sign-up : https://tinyurl.com/yc8dftpk