Pride Worcester 2022: Pageant Kicks Off September Celebration

Worcester MA

18 August, 2022

8:54 AM

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WORCESTER, MA — Worcester's annual LGBTQ+ Pride month will be observed over September, but the celebration starts with a sneak preview Saturday with locals competing in a pageant at the BrickBox Theater. Worcester's Pride month will officially kick off on Sept. 1, when local officials gather to raise the LGBTQ+ flag at City Hall. The month's main event Pride festival will happen Sept. 10 downtown. Here's a look at all the events planned around the 2022 Worcester Pride celebration: Aug. 20, 6 p.m. — Pride Worcester Pageant at the BrickBox TheaterSept. 1, 3 p.m. — Pride flag raising at Worcester City HallSept. 2, 3 — Pride art walk and after party at Electric HazeSept. 2, 5:30 p.m. — Worcester Red Sox Pride at the ParkSept. 2 — Latin Night Dance Social at the BrickBox TheaterSept. 3, 3 p.m. — Bio-Tek Dance Party at Bedlam Book CaféSept. 4, 5:30 p.m. — Rainbow Worship Service at Good Shepard Lutheran ChurchSept. 6, 5 p.m. —Sips & Sights at ArtsWorcesterSept. 6, 6 p.m. — Vogue Worcester: Part 1 at the JMACSept. 6, 6:30 p.m. — Candle making at Worcester Creative Hub (sober event)Sept. 7, 6 p.m. — Worcester Gay Professionals networking event at the Woo Bar & GrillSept. 7, 6 p.m. — Vogue Worcester: Part 2 at the JMACSept. 7, 6 p.m. — Entrepreneurship for All (EforAll) pitch event at the Pakachoag Center in AuburnSept. 8, 4 p.m. — Pride celebration at New England Botanic Garden (Tower Hill)Sept. 8, 4 p.m. — Beyond Acceptance queer youth prom at the White RoomSept. 8, 6 p.m. — Safe Homes Dance of the Decades at Open Sky Community ServicesSept. 9, 4:30 p.m. — Loving kindness mindfulness meditation at the Heartwell InstituteSept. 8, 8 p.m. — Queer AF: Art + Fashion fundraiser at the Worcester PalladiumSept. 9 — Pretty in Pink Pride Party at the White RoomSept. 10, 2 p.m. — Pride Worcester Festival in downtown WorcesterSept. 10 — MB Lounge Block PartySept. 10, 7 p.m. — Comedy is a Drag at One Eyed Jack's, followed by Deity at 8 p.m.Sept. 11, 10 a.m. — Pride Sunday service at First Baptist ChurchSept. 11, 11 a.m. — Wormtown Drag and Comedy Brunch at Wormtown BrewerySept. 11, 4 p.m. — Tea dance brunch at the Woo Bar & GrillFor more details about each event, visit the Pride Worcester website.