Rich’s, an LGBTQ nightclub, will host the official Pride afterparty at Rise Rooftop Bar. The Pride Run is the nation’s first intentionally LGBTQ-inclusive synchronized 5K/10K walk and run. Traveler's Table, 520 Westheimer Road, Houston. Specials will only be available the weekend of the Houston Pride parade. The restaurant Traveler’s Table will offer Pride-inspired dishes and cocktails, including Fruity Pebble french toast, tropical french toast and a Loud & Proud cocktail. Rock the Runway will feature models from Houston walking on a catwalk in this summer’s styles in casual wear and ladies evening wear. On a hot summer’s night in New York on June 28, 1969, police raided the Stonewall Inn, a gay club in Greenwich Village, which resulted in bar patrons, staff, and neighborhood residents rioting onto Christopher Street outside. This is the first time since 2019 the festival has taken place because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Walker said. Additionally, for the first time, an artist from the Billboard Hot 100 chart, American rapper and singer Coi Leray, will perform at the festival instead of the usual throwback artists, Walker said. Some floats will be inspired by historical events in LGBTQ history, such as the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy, which prohibited openly gay, lesbian and bisexual individuals from serving in the U.S. This year, the parade's theme is The Beat Goes On, which is an “ode to our musical culture and our historical culture,” Pride Houston 365 Co-President Kendra Walker said.
Pride Houston 365 will host its 44th annual parade and festival on June 25, which will include live music, a DJ, vendor booths and a family-friendly fun zone with games. Although Stonewall was not the first time the LGBTQ community fought against police, it is the most well known, according to the Library of Congress.
Pride Month is celebrated each year to honor the 1969 Stonewall Uprising in New York, a series of events between police and LGBTQ protesters at the end of June. Nonprofit Pride Houston 365 and other Houston-area organizations will host celebrations and events in June to celebrate Pride Month. Grab all things rainbow because Pride Month has started.