Follow the rainbow to find parades, new flavors and performances during this year’s Pride Month.
Raise money for LGBTQ charities while sipping your way through colorful drinks at Philly restaurants.
Cocktails for a Cause
6/1-31
What better way to support the local community than with colorful cocktails? Eleven restaurants across the city—including Harper’s Garden, Juno and more—have banded together, each serving a specially vibrant bevy that corresponds with every color in The Philadelphia Gay Pride Flag. With options like the purple Butterfly Gimlet from Lola’s Garden with Bluecoat Gin, cucumber, basil, lime and butterfly-pea tea, you’ll want to drink the whole rainbow. And feel free to indulge—proceeds from each cocktail go to support four different LGBTQ+ charities, including Philly Asian Queer and the Attic Youth Center. Multiple locations
Don your most colorful dress for this year’s Pride March
Pride March and Festival
6/5
Grab your rainbow flags and most colorful outfit, because the biggest Pride party is celebrating 50 years of marches, with the theme PHL Pride 50: Our Community, Our Joy. To honor this year’s historic milestone, the March & Festival will recognize the city’s activists and celebrate the community they have built. Organized by the PHL Pride Collective, a community program of galaei, the celebration will begin with a vibrant march starting at Constitution Center at Fifth and Arch streets on the morning of June 5—this spot is close to where the first Pride Day March concluded. Then, at noon, head to the Gayborhood for local music and bites. Multiple locations, phlpridecollective.org
The Pride-themed treats at Sofitel Philadelphia’s Drag Tea
Pride at the Park
6/11
This year, witness the first-ever major Pride celebration in Lower Merion and Narberth. After perusing booths with works from local artists, watch as drag queen Brittany Lynn performs before the awestruck audience. With a focus on uplifting the neighborhood, festivalgoers can expect local vendors, food and live music from artists like Kate Dressed Up and Gloss. 80 Windsor Ave., Narberth, prideatthepark.org
Chef Dane DeMarco
Opening Night: Chef Jose Garces Introduces Chef in Residency Chef Dane DeMarco
6/15
Taste Philly Pride in every bite from the newest chef in residency at Volvér: Dane DeMarco. Every month or series, Volvér’s chef Jose Garces highlights a new queer, female, Black or brown chef. Celebrate DeMarco on their opening night as a part of Philly Gay Pride Month and sample signature internationally inspired cuisine. Proceeds will help DeMarco fund their next restaurant, Hanks Sandwich Co., which is set to open this year, welcoming more LGBTQ+business to the community. 300 S. Broad St., 215.670.2302, philadelphia.volverrestaurant.com
Sofitel Philadelphia Drag Tea Saturdays in June
There’s nothing like hearing the latest drama over a hot cup of tea—all the better when you’re among drag queens. This month, Sofitel Philadelphia brings along Brittany Lynn’s Drag Mafia for fabulous afternoons of performances inside the hotel’s pristine Chez Colette, where guests can enjoy pastries, tea sandwiches and a selection of nine different teas (plus Bellinis). Feel proud that every sip contributes to a good cause, with a portion of the proceeds donated toward William Way LGBT Community Center. 120 S. 17th St., 215.569.8300, sofitel‑philadelphia.com
Photography by: Courtesy of FCM Hospitality; RUSTY KENNEDY/VISIT PHILADELPHIA; COURTESY OF SOFITEL PHILADELPHIA; EDDY MARENCO
