Arlington Pride Block Party Postponed Until June 2027
The Arlington Pride Block Party, a community-led event to celebrate Arlington County’s LGBTQIA+ community, has been postponed until June 2027. Equality Arlington, an LGBTQ+ advocacy nonprofit serving Arlington, Virginia, has been working with Arlington County, the National Landing BID, Freddie’s Beach Bar, and dozens of other LGBTQ+ supporting nonprofits, businesses, civic associations, and faith communities to plan this event. Given the scale of the plans for live music and performances, community-centered programming and storytelling, local food vendors, and nonprofit, government, and business vendors, the coalition of groups organizing the event has made the decision to postpone the block party until Pride 2027. We look forward to working with the community to organize a block party next year around 23rd Street South, a historic gay thoroughfare and home of Freddie’s Beach Bar, that brings together LGBTQIA+ residents and allies of all ages to showcase the talent, spirit, and vibrancy of Arlington’s LGBTQIA+ community.
For Pride 2026, Equality Arlington is excited to partner with the National Landing BID to hold an LGBTQ+ movie screening at the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema on Saturday, June 6 beginning at 3 PM followed by a Pride Party in the National Landing Water Park. More details will be available soon at equalityarlington.org/events and https://nationallanding.org.
Kellen MacBeth, President of Equality Arlington, said “It has been exciting to see so many organizations across Arlington County coming together to shape a community-centered Pride event around the 23rd Street South corridor. While our coalition has made the difficult decision to postpone the Arlington Pride Block Party until 2027, we look forward to ensuring that the event, and those that follow it in subsequent years, brings together the Arlington community in celebration of our LGBTQIA+ residents who contribute so much to the vibrancy of our community.”
For more information about Pride 2026 events, please visit https://www.equalityarlington.org/events.
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