Join us in Williamsburg for a fun-filled day celebrating love, diversity, and pride together!
Celebrate PRIDE Month in Williamsburg-James City County. A family-friendly event featuring vendors, DJ and dancing, a crafts area for kiddos of all ages, and free admission! Don’t miss the fun and come support our LGBTQ+ community in these times.
When: Saturday, June 27, 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Where: Jamestown Beach Event Park (2205 Jamestown Rd., Williamsburg, VA 23185)
🎉 free admission
🥳 crafts / play area for the kiddos
🥸 dress up photo booth for all ages
🎪 themed interactive activities
🎵 DJ and dancing
🤩 vendors & food trucks ($)
🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ community
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Event sponsors:
+ Partner – Williamsburg Unitarian Universalists
+ Gold – Great Wolf Lodge, Williamsburg Baptist Church
+ Silver – Atlantic Bay Mortgage Group, Authentic Self Association
+ Bronze – Colonial Veterinary Clinic, Doggo Den, Greater Good Group of Williamsburg UMC, Johnson, Gasink, & Baxter, Perfectly Natural Soap, St. Martin’s Episcopal, St. Stephen’s Lutheran, Temple Beth El, VEG ER Vet
After the event, festivities will include an after party (18+) at Virginia Beer Company from 5 p.m. to close. The Historic Area Religions Together (HART) will also be holding a service in solidarity with Williamsburg Pride on Sunday June 28 at 2:30 pm at Williamsburg Unitarian Universalists.
Event FAQs
No. The festival is free and open to the public.
Parking at Jamestown Beach Event Park is free and ample, with VIP parking for sponsors and vendors.
Saturday, June 27, noon to 5 p.m., at Jamestown Beach Event Park, 2205 Jamestown Road, Williamsburg. From 5 p.m. to closing at Virginia Beer Company, 401 2nd St, in the heart of historic Williamsburg.
Arts and crafts, games, a fashion contest for people and pets, face painting, a photo booth, a DJ, and vendor tables from nearly 30 local businesses and organizations. Food trucks will be on site with southern-style cooking, BBQ, and other options.
Yes — the daytime festival is designed for all ages.
What about after 5 p.m.? The afterparty for adults (21+) runs from 5 p.m. to close at Virginia Beer Company, 401 2nd St, Williamsburg. It’s a separate venue, a 15-minute drive from the park in the heart of historic Williamsburg.
Yes. The festival is accessible, and an ASL interpreter will be on site.
Yes. The park allows dogs, but they must be kept on a leash, and owners are responsible for cleaning up after them.
The event location, Jamestown Beach Event Park, does not allow alcoholic beverages. However there will be plenty of brews at the after party at Virginia Beer Company! 5PM to close. 401 2nd St, Williamsburg. At the daytime event there will be non-alcoholic beverages for sale, free water, and food trucks.
The festival will take place rain or shine. Only catastrophic weather would change that, and any update would be communicated through Virginia Organizing’s channels.
Yes. Port-a-Johns will be provided at the park.
Yes, the organizers have hired unarmed security professionals trained in de-escalation through a private security company.
Yes. Friday, June 12, 6:30 p.m., a dedication of the Pulse Nightclub Massacre Memorial Crosswalk will honor the memory of the 49 LGBTQ+ community members who lost their lives in the targeted mass shooting attack that occurred 10 years ago on June 12, 2016, in Orlando, Florida. All are welcome to attend. Location: Williamsburg Unitarian Universalists, 3051 Ironbound Rd, Williamsburg.
Sunday, June 28, at 2:30 pm., Historic Area Religions Together (HART) is holding a worship service in solidarity with Pride at the Williamsburg Unitarian Universalists, 3051 Ironbound Rd, Williamsburg.
Virginia Organizing, a non-partisan statewide grassroots organization. The Williamsburg-area organizer is Meghan McNamara (meghan@grand-cyan-rabbit.67-208-42-13.cpanel.site, 847-922-1213).
