WashingtonBlade.com – Chris Johnson
33rd annual celebration to bring thousands of revelers to city
Organizers for this year’s Capital Pride estimate about 40,000 visitors will descend on Washington for the annual parade and about 200,000 for the festival, which includes a few minor upgrades from last year’s event.
The parade on June 14, slated to begin at 6:30 p.m. at P and 23rd streets, will feature an additional announcement stand toward the beginning of the parade. Music will play from the stand and when the parade begins a speaker will describe the contingencies as they pass. In previous years, announcements came only from the reviewing stand toward the end of the parade.