Medford To Celebrate PRIDE Month With Events Throughout June

MEDFORD, MA — Medford will celebrate PRIDE this June with a month-long series of events, workshops, interfaith gatherings, and more said the city in a statement.

PRIDE Month in Medford will kick off with a flag raising event outside of City Hall on June 2 and culminate with a PRIDE celebration at Andrews Field on June 26.

In early 2022 Mayor Breanna Lungo-Koehn convened a PRIDE Planning Committee, led by Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Director Frances Nwajei, to help plan for the city’s celebrations. Six committee members along with numerous volunteers and city staff have worked to plan a series of events across multiple platforms and media to allow Medford community members of all ages and interests to participate.

“We have an incredible and well-rounded series of events planned for the month of June, with even more to be announced soon,” said Mayor Lungo-Koehn in a statement. "I am so thankful to Frances Nwajei and the entire PRIDE Planning Committee who have worked tirelessly to design a new logo and materials, partner with community organizations and businesses, and launch Medford’s first ever PRIDE Festival."

Medford’s PRIDE celebrations will include:

• Wednesday, June 1, 7:00pm: Interfaith Ceremony hosted by Grace Church
• Thursday, June 2, 2:45pm: Flag raising at City Hall
• Thursday, June 2, 7:00pm: Dinner, Drinks & Drag @ Carroll’s Restaurant (18+)
• Thursday, June 9, 6:00pm: Queer Art Show at the Unitarian Universalist Church
• Thursday, June 9, 7:00pm: Transgender 101 hosted by the Medford Public Library
• Friday, June 17, 11:00am: LGBTQ+ Story Hour hosted by Book Wonder at 4GoodVibes
• Saturday, June 18, 7:30pm: Dance/Skate/Mingle Party in City Hall parking lot
• Tuesday, June 21, 3:00pm: PRIDE Zine Workshop for Teens hosted by the Medford Public Library
• Friday, June 24, 3:30pm: Lindsay Munroe Sings at the Medford Public Library
• Sunday, June 26, 1:00pm: Medford PRIDE Celebration at Andrews Field

An updated list of events will be available at www.medfordma.org/city-events.