About the Event
June 5, 6:30-9 p.m.
Kick off Pride Month in style at Pride on the Plaza, an all-ages dance party bursting with music, color and community spirit! Dance the evening away as DJ Darius the First spins an electrifying mix curated in collaboration with local organizations, creating the perfect soundtrack for celebration.
Drag artist Gym Da Hollow Graham, the reigning Miss Gay NJ Femme Fatale, will be in attendance to perform and Kameron LaReese, Mr. Gay NJ 2026 and Tri-State All American Gent 2024, will make a special appearance. There will also be a vibrant marketplace showcasing local makers and plenty of fun activities for all ages.
Need a breather between dance sets? Head inside to the Community Room, where you can relax, connect and celebrate with friends, old and new.
Come ready to dance, celebrate and shine!
Organizing Committee
- Janie Hermann (Event Lead, Princeton Public Library)
- Ellen Malavsky (Communications Lead, Ellen Malavsky PR)
- Judy Walker (HiTOPS)
- Dan Bauer (McCarter Theatre)
- Jen Appell (Princeton Public Library)
- April Callis (GSRC, Princeton University)
- Melissa Kuscin (Arts Council of Princeton)
- Lailiana Azcuidiaz (Municipality of Princeton)
- Ana Gonzalez-Pena (Center for Modern Aging Princeton)
- Carol Ann Blank (PFLAG Mercer County)
Community Advisors
- Rhodalynn Jones
- Kimberly Figueroa-Martinez
- Nick DiDomizio
- Paula Alekson
Vendors at the Zine+Makers Alley
Tabling Organizations
- PFLAG Mercer County
- Princeton Regional Educators Association
- HiTOPs
- Bayard Rustin Center for Social Justice
- Princeton University Press
- Princeton Public Library
- Arts Council of Princeton
- McCarter Theater
- Center for Modern Aging Princeton
Partnering Organizations
- Arts Council of Princeton
- Center for Modern Aging Princeton
- HiTOPS
- McCarter Theatre
- Municipality of Princeton
- PFLAG Mercer County
- Princeton Public Library
- Princeton University
Resources
June is Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Queer (or Questioning) Pride Month. This month offers an opportunity to explore the stories and perspectives of those who identify as members of the LGBTQ community. The library aims to include such topics in programming and content throughout the year, and this month serves as a chance to focus our efforts.
What we now know as LGBTQ Pride Month began as a grassroots effort to commemorate the June 1969 Stonewall Uprising, when LGBTQ patrons of a New York City gay bar and their supporters fought back against police officers raiding the establishment. In the years after Stonewall, many celebrated what they called Gay Pride Day on the last Sunday in June. Celebrations varied from place to place and went on to include monthlong activities and events across June. In the mid-1990s, education organizations joined forces to formalize June as LGBT History Month. President Bill Clinton was the first U.S. president to issue a proclamation acknowledging Pride Month, with Presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden following suit.
Photos from Past Pride Events
Full Photo Albums on Flickr:
2025 Photos– June 6 on Hinds Plaza
2024 Photos – June 3 on Palmer Square
2023 Photos – June 3 on Palmer Square
2022 Photos – June 3 at Princeton Shopping Center
2021 Photos – June 5 at Princeton YMCA Field
