Schedule of Events

Only official DC Black Pride events are listed on this page. If an event is not listed, it is not an officially sanctioned DCBP event. Unless noted, all events are free. Tickets can be purchased in the DCBP Hospitality Suite.

DCBP has partnered with several organizations to provide various social events and parties. For information on these events, view the social events page.

Friday, May 24
10 - 11 a.m.		Washington, DC HIPAA Launch Event - Information Is Powerful Medicine Whitman-Walker Health - Elizabeth Taylor Medical Center, 1701 14th St. NW, Washington DC 20009
noon - 9 p.m.		Hospitality Suite Open Hyatt Regency - Congressional D (Lobby Level)
6 - 8 p.m.		Opening Reception and Community Awards Presentation Hyatt Regency - Thornton Room (11th Floor) Featuring heavy hors d'oeuvres and cash bar. Award Recipients Eleanor Holmes Norton Award - Washington DC Mayor Vincent Gray Welmore Cook Award - Dr. Imani Woody and Courtney Williams DC Black Pride Leadership Award - Theara Coleman and Christopher Watson Charlotte Smallwood Volunteer Award - Donald Burch III
6 - 10 p.m.		LGBTQ Prom presented by DC Concerned Providers Metropolitan Community Church, 474 Ridge Street NW, Washington, DC 20001 Free Ages 16 - 21 (up to 24 with restrictions) Featuring food, HIV/STI testing, raffles, photographer, vogue & runway competition and Prom King & Queen
8 p.m. - 1 a.m.		Game Room Open Hyatt Regency - Congressional C (Lobby Level)
8:30 - 10:30 p.m.		Speed Dating hosted by RainbowConnects Hyatt Regency - Concord (Ballroom Level)
Saturday, May 25
10 a.m. - 8 p.m.		Hospitality Suite Open Hyatt Regency - Congressional D (Lobby Level)
11 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.		"Are We Prepared to Address Homophobia in the Black Church" Community Town Hall Meeting Hyatt Regency - Congressional A (Lobby Level) The focus of this interactive community town hall meeting, facilitated by Reverend Larry Burks, will be to discuss the impact that homophobia in the Black Church has on LGBT attendees and the Black community. What is the hold that homophobia pastors have over LGBT attendees? Why do some of us continue to support these institutions that do not support us? What can we do to challenge homophobia Black pastors and churches. These are and other questions will be address as Rev. Burks tells his story of being a homophobia minister in Los Angeles. Be prepared to be challenged!
Noon - 2 p.m.		Workshops Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill Click workshop title for full description and room location. Transgender Awareness 101: Like Sands Through the Hourglass, the Days of the Trans Life PReParing for an End: A Prevention Plan to End New HIV infections in Black Gay Communities Old School vs. New School: An Intergenerational Discussion Protected and Served?: The LGBT Communities’ Attitudes & Experiences with Police TransENDing Boundaries ManDate: The Construction of [Black] Manhood and Masculinity Women’s Inter-Generational Salon
1 - 8 p.m.		DC Black Pride Film Festival Hyatt Regency - Regency C/D (Ballroom Level) Admission: $20 Featured films in order of presentation. Click movie name to view description. Friend of Essex (43 Minutes) Pariah (88 Minutes) Noah’s Arc: Jumping the Broom (101 minutes) God Loves Uganda (90 minutes) You Are Not Alone (65 minutes)
7 - 9 p.m.		DC Black Pride Poetry Slam hosted by ButtaflySoul Hyatt Regency - Congressional A (Lobby Level) Admission: $10 Cash Prizes: 1st - $200 plus appearance on stage at Health & Wellness Festival 2nd - $75 3rd - $25 Sign up in the Hospitality Suite on Friday and Saturday or send Buttafly Soul email at buttaflysoul@gmail.com with “DCBP Poetry Slam” in the subject line and include your name and contact information in the email.
7 - 10 p.m.		Post Happy Hour sponsored by Barefoot Bubbly Wines The Thurgood Marshall Center, 1816 12th St NW Washington, DC 20009
8 p.m. - 1 a.m		Game Room Open HHyatt Regency - Congressional C (Lobby Level)
Sunday, May 26
9 - 11 a.m.		Interfaith Service Hyatt Regency - Capitol (Lobby Level)
noon - 6 p.m.		Health & Wellness Festival Francis-Stevens Educational Campus, 2425 N St NW Washington, DC 20037 (outside)
6 p.m.		Church UNcomplicated...All-Star Gospel Concert Historic Warner Theater, 513 13th Street, Washington, DC 20004 Doors open at 5 p.m.