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Event detailsOur theme for this year will be the sentiment "We have always been here". We heartily encourage the incorporation of PRIDE colors (Rainbow or the Pride flag of your choice) with your pageantry.
From the PrideFEST page:
“Middletown PrideFEST is the State of Connecticut’s largest pride event held in downtown Middletown, Connecticut, on the first Saturday of June (6/6). PrideFEST starts at 12 pm and ends at 10 pm. PrideFEST is an all-afternoon street festival that includes family friendly fun and activities for all ages. PrideFEST consists of the Middletown Pride March, Pride Rally, Pride Showcase Concert, and a Tea Dance. Vendors and food trucks will be located on Main Street. Don’t forget to stop by the Middletown Pride Merchandise Tent to purchase your exclusive Middletown Pride swag, sign up for our newsletter, and learn about what we do all year. PrideFEST draws over 35,000 individuals, 130 vendors, and 80 marching groups from all over New England to downtown Middletown.”
It is recommended to arrive at the event early as parking will likely be abysmal due to the number of overall attendees. There is typically a large parking lot available off Dingwall Street just off of Main Street.
Early arrivers can join us in Union Park at the south end of Main Street. The march starts at the north end of Main Street (about a ¾ mile walk) on PEASE AVE between North St. and Stack St. Plan to be at the parade start point between 12-12:30. The parade will commence at 1 PM. The parade ends at Union Park.
The entire site is outdoors. The park has paved walkways and handicap ramps at most intersections.
We acknowledge that some people may have concerns for personal safety, and we agree that your safety is paramount. We can say from our experiences of the 2024 and 2025 events, that the local Middletown Police, Emergency Services, and Fire Departments are ALL very supportive of this event and maintain a positive, high profile at this event. The vendors and attendees are wonderful. This should be an amazing day!
The weather can be mercurial, so plan to bring some covering in case of rain. We hope that it will be a beautiful day so that we can showcase all the amazing pageantry that makes the Society the amazing experience that it is. Step out in your spiffiest kit, bring your personal arms and banners for display and plan to have a wonderful day. Please plan to bring your own food and drinks as needed. There are many food and drink vendors available for purchase (as well as a wide variety of restaurants in downtown Middletown).
IMPORTANT NOTES: Consider this a DRY site. There are establishments on Main Street if you'd like a drink, but nothing may be open in the public areas. You MAY NOT throw things to attendees. If you wish to give things away, you must HAND anything to the attendees.
Site Opens: 11 AM
Site Closes: 10 PM
Event Website
https://www.middletownpride.org/pridefest
Event Location
Union Park
22 Church Street
Middletown, CT 06457
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The event site is accessible per the East Kingdom Accessibility Porter's Checklist.
Directions:
Take your best route to central CT (91 or 95) to Route 9 in Middletown. Main Street Middletown runs parallel to Route 9 between exits 24 and 23A.
There are many public parking areas but these will likely fill up early. We will look to identify some supplemental areas as well.
Plan to be at the parade start point between 12-12:30. Location is at the north end of the parade route on PEASE AVE between North St. and Stack St. The parade will commence at 1 PM.
The parade ends at Union Park (south end of Main St.). We will have a booth space identified in the park – Look for SCAdian-style banners.
Registration Fees
Registration:
This is a public event. We are participating as a demo. There are no fees.
Feast:
There are food vendors available at the event.
The Barony will not be providing food.
Make Checks Payable to: Not Appplicable
Contact Information
Event Steward:
Morgan ap Rhys ap Bran
(Steven Carter)
[email protected]
(860) 575-4502
Send Reservations to:
No reservations required.
Please let us know if you are planning to join us so that we can apprise the event coordinators of our numbers.
Email preferred ([email protected])
Other Contact Information:
The Barony will have a booth space available at the site for the display of arts and appropriate materials to showcase the SCA. We encourage you to wear your finest (weather permitting) to showcase our group and be a grand visual presence at the event.
If you are planning to bring things, please coordinate with the event steward (Morgan ap Rhys ap Bran / [email protected])
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Union Park 22 Church Street Middletown, CT 06457, 20 Church St, Middletown, CT 06457-3610, United States
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