Memorial Day Weekend · DC

DC Black Pride 2026

May 20 – 25, 2026 · Washington, DC
"New Black Renaissance"
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After Dark
Day Party
Brunch
Happy Hour
Outdoors
Workshop
Ball
Wednesday
1 event
Workshop
The Warm Up with Fela
Creative Groundings
6:00 PM Creative Grounds Coffee Shop · 1822 North Capitol St. NW Washington DC 20002
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Thursday
6 events
Happy Hour
Brown Sugar: Welcome to DC Black Pride Rooftop Happy Hour
Bliss (A 2 Zee Events + Party with Honey Collab)
5:00 PM Decades ROOFTOP · 1219 Connecticut Ave. NW, Washington, DC
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Happy Hour
Welcome to DC: Happy Hour
Us Helping Us People Into Living
5:00 PM MetroBar · 640 Rhode Island Ave NE, Washington, DC 20002
CommunityCulturalOpen BarFoodGames
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Happy HourFree
A Toast to HER: DC Black Pride Edition
With Love, Leah
6:00 PM Shanklin Hall · 2325 18th St NW, Washington DC
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Day Party
Sweet Beginnings
Unleashed DC
7:00 PM 12 Stories · 75 District Square SW
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After Dark
Zesty World: Black Pride Kickoff for the Gworls, Gays, and Theys
Raw Honey, She Shed & Deep Cvnt
8:00 PM Mixxed DC · 2427 18th St. NW, Washington DC
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BallFree
10th Annual DC Black Pride Unity Ball
Center for Black Equity
9:00 PM The Westin DC Downtown · 999 9th St NW, Washington, DC 20001
CreativeCommunity
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Friday
11 events
WorkshopCulturalFree
DC Black Pride: Fight or Flight: Navigating Parenthood During Trying Times
PFLAG National
3:00 PM The Westin DC Downtown · 999 9th St NW, Washington, DC 20001
CommunityCultural
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Happy HourDay Party
Unmasked: A DC Black Pride Speed Dating + Speed Kinking Experience
Lesbifriends Travel
5:00 PM Mixxed · 2427 18th St. NW, Washington DC
FlirtDating
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Day Party
DC BLACK PRIDE Ladies All White Rooftop Tea Party
Ladies First Entertainment
5:00 PM See ticket link for address
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Happy Hour
Black Gay Pride Adult Women T Dance With Robyn Holden
Robyn Holden
6:00 PM Eaton DC · 1201 K Street Northwest, Washington, DC 20005
CommunityGroove
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DC Black Pride: Mary Bowman Poetry Slam & Open Mic
Kenneth Something
6:00 PM The Westin DC Downtown · 999 9th St NW, Washington, DC 20001
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After Dark
Dipped: All "Nude" Party
Bliss (A 2 Zee Events + Party with Honey Collab)
10:00 PM STRAND NIGHTCLUB · 1400 I St. NW, Washington, DC
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After Dark
Booty Bounce Black Rodeo
Party Girls
10:00 PM Ivy City Smokehouse · 1356 Okie St NE, Washington, DC 20002
Ass Shaking
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After Dark
Hot Honey DC
Queer Aunties
10:00 PM The District Sports Bar · 900 Florida Ave NW, Washington DC
FlirtAss Shaking30+
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After Dark
Black Sugar
Unleashed DC
10:00 PM The Gathering Spot · 1720 I St. NW, Washington DC
Grown & SexyFlirt
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After Dark
United Nations: Black Pride Diasphoric Bashment
Queeribbeans of DMV
10:00 PM Mixxed · 2427 18th Street Northwest Washington, DC
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WorkshopFree
Health and Wellness Pavilion
Us Helping Us People Into Living
TBD Westin DC Downtown · 999 9th St NW, Washington, DC 20001
WellnessCommunity
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Saturday
19 events
Outdoors
DC Black Pride Fun Run
Momentum! Health
8:00 AM Navy Yard Area · Washington, DC 20009
CommunityWellness
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Day Party
Get on Up Girl!
Lit Lives Matter
9:00 AM See ticket link for address
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WorkshopFree
Flamingo Cafe: Love, Lust, & Labels
Letoi Williams
11:00 AM Downtown Westin · 999 9th St. NW, Washington DC
NetworkingCommunity
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DC Black Pride: The New Black Renaissance: Aging, Identity and Our Becoming
June Crenshaw
11:00 AM The Westin DC Downtown · 999 9th St NW, Washington, DC 20001
CommunityCultural
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Day Party
Oasis Day Party & Festival
Unleashed DC
12:00 PM Metro Bar · 640 Rhodes Island Ave NE, Washington DC
FlirtGroove
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BrunchDay PartyFree
Black Queer Joy Brunch & Day Party
Kei-Significance
12:00 PM Mixxed · 2427 18th St. NW, Washington DC
GrooveFlirtFood
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WorkshopFree
The Lesbian Liberation Lab
Tiera Craig
1:00 PM Downtown Westin · 999 9th St. NW, Washington, DC
NetworkingCommunityCultural
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DC Black Pride: Doesn't God Love Me Too? My Worship is For Real
Janeé Lee
1:00 PM The Westin DC Downtown · 999 9th St NW, Washington, DC 20001
CommunityCultural
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Black Trans Pride 2026: Centering Black Trans Leadership, Community Power and Ballroom Culture
Destination Tomorrow
1:00 PM The Westin DC Downtown · 999 9th St NW, Washington, DC 20001
CommunityCulturalCreative
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Happy Hour
Qute & Queer 4.0 A DC Black Pride Tradition
Lesbifriends Travel
3:00 PM The Lesbifriends House · SE Washington DC 20020
ChillFlirtCommunityFoodOpen Bar
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Day Party
Sun-kissed: R&B Party – Vinyals & Vibes
Bliss (A 2 Zee Events + Party with Honey Collab)
4:00 PM Signature Lounge · 1727 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC
FlirtFoodGroove
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MeetupHappy HourFree
DC Black Pride Black Fem 4 Fem Happy Hour
DMV Black Fem 4 Fem
5:00 PM Mixxed · 2427 18th Street Northwest Washington, DC
ChillFlirt
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Day Party
BLACK Pride - Memorial Weekend Day Party
DISTRICT PARTIES
5:00 PM Strand DC · 1400 I St NW, Washington DC 20005
Ass Shaking
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WorkshopDay Party
Desire without Definition
Beta Kappa
7:00 PM Spark Social House · 2009 14th St NW
Grown & Sexy
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Day Party
Lust, Love, & Labels
Black Council HRC
7:00 PM Decades · 1219 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20036
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After Dark
DC Pride's MEGA Ladies Party
Bliss (A 2 Zee Events + Party with Honey Collab)
10:00 PM Next Level · 15 K St. NE, Washington DC
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After Dark
Midnight Melt
Unleashed DC
10:00 PM Public Bar Live · 1214 18th St. NW, Washington DC
FlirtGroove
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The Melt Black Pride Edition
The Melt
10:00 PM Sinners and Saints · 2303 18th St NW
Ass Shaking
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After Dark
Batty Gyal
Leslinq & Party Girls
11:00 PM Songbyrd · 540 Penn St NE, Washington DC
Ass Shaking
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Sunday
17 events
Outdoors
Walk, Breathe, Rise: A DC Black Pride Morning in Nature
Lesbifriends Travel
9:30 AM National Arboretum · Washington DC 20002
ChillCommunityWellness
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Day PartyFree
One for the Road Day Party
Afro Queer
12:00 PM MK on U St.
Ass Shaking
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BrunchOutdoorsDay Party
Brunch with Pride at Dirty Habit DC!
DJ Jai Syncere & QMunity Love
12:00 PM Dirty Habit · 555 8th Street Northwest, Washington, DC 20004
GamesGroove
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Workshop
Fourplay Series: Boudoir Photoshoot & Smutty Zine Making
Pillow Talk
12:00 PM As You Are · 500 8th St SE, Washington, DC 20003
ChillCreativeFlirtCommunity
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BrunchDay PartyFree
Do You Want To Get Funky With Me: Brunch and Day Party
Women inthe Life Association
12:00 PM The Continent DC · 1110 Vermont Ave NW
CommunityGrown & Sexy
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Brunch
7th Annual Brunch & Babes
Tony Nelson
12:00 PM Hook Hall · 3400 Georgia Ave NW, Washington, DC 20010
CommunityOpen BarFood
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Brunch
Sweet Like Brown Sugar
Bliss (A 2 Zee Events + Party with Honey Collab)
1:00 PM SELVA · 1223 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington DC
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Workshop
Paint and Debate
Paint and Debate
2:00 PM Dupont Underground · 19 Dupont Cir NW, Washington DC
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OutdoorsMeetup
The Gym Jam: A real Gay Ass Dance Party
Play Play
3:00 PM See ticket link for address
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Day Party
SWEET ESCAPE Rooftop Day Party
Bliss (A 2 Zee Events + Party with Honey Collab)
4:00 PM Twelve after Twelve · 1212 18th St. NW, Washington, DC
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Day Party
Aunties in DC
Queer Aunties
4:00 PM THRoW Social · 1410 Okie St. NE #102, Washington DC
30+Ass Shaking
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Day Party
House of Opulence Day Party Experience
House of Opulence
4:00 PM Shanklin Hall · 2325 18th Street Northwest
FlirtFoodGrooveCommunity
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Day Party
Good Girls Go To Heaven Bad Girls Go To For The Girls
For the Girls DC
5:00 PM Selva · 1223 Connecticut Ave. NW, Washington DC 20036
Ass Shaking
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Happy HourCultural
Spring Fling
The Sapphic Sanctuary
5:00 PM Death Punch Bar · 2321 18th St NW
DatingFlirtGamesCreative
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Outdoors
Queer Black Broadway Walking Tour
Off the Mall Tours
6:00 PM Howard Theater · 620 T Street Northwest, Washington, DC 20001
WellnessCommunity
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Day PartyPool Party
DC Black Pride Ultimate Pool Party
Ladies First Entertainment
6:00 PM See ticket link for address
ChillGrooveFlirt
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After Dark
Lick: Pride Finale
Unleashed DC
8:00 PM Sachi Nightclub · 727 15th St NW, Washington, DC
Ass Shaking
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Monday
1 event
OutdoorsFree
Pride in the Park
Us Helping Us People Into Living
12:00 PM Ft. Dupont National Park · 3985 Massachusetts Ave SE, Washington, DC 20019
CommunityCultural
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