The Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts and Culture presents Pride Month programming throughout the month of June, highlighting LGBTQ+ artists and celebrating togetherness as a community. 

Pride Month 2026 Programming

Bumper Car Squares  (Monthly | Upcoming: Sunday, June 7, 2026 *Celebrating Pride*) | FREE for kids, $5-15 for adults & teens

Join us for square dancing at Glen Echo Park!  Do-si-do and swing your partner while celebrating Pride at an afternoon Bumper Car Squares dance. We'll start out with a square dance intro lesson for all skill levels from 2:45pm - 3pm. Then, caller Katie Stahl will lead a rousing square dance to live music from the Bach Bui Trio! The band will play from 3pm - 5:30pm so get ready for big square dancing fun that still gets you home early.

 

Purchase Tickets

 

No partner or special attire required. Shoes with backs are recommended (no flip flops).

No need to worry about the weather! This dance takes place in the climate-controlled Ballroom Back Room.

Mark your calendar for 2026!

June 7 | August 2 | September 6 | October 4 | November 1 | December 6

 

Tickets

Discounted Advance Tickets || $12/adults (Online only) || Sales end at 11:59pm the night before the dance

Same-Day Tickets ||  $15/adult (Online or at the door), $5/teen (At the door only), FREE for ages 12 and under (At the door only) || Cash, check, or credit card

All sales final. 

 

Summer Concert Series: DC’s Different Drummers *Celebrating Pride | Thursday, June 11, 2026 | 7:30pm | FREE

DC's Different Drummers is DC's LGBTQ+ community music organization. The DCDD Jazz Band is a 25 piece big band that plays in a variety of styles.
 

RSVP (Preferred, not required) 
 

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For 17 years, summer at Glen Echo Park has been synonymous with our weekly Summer Concert Series, where we present and support local musicians and performers who represent a diverse range of styles, influences, and cultures.

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June 11 – August 20, 2026 | Every Thursday, 7:30pm - 8:30pm

Bumper Car Pavilion

ALL CONCERTS ARE FREE  |  DANCERS ARE WELCOME  |  FREE PARKING  |  RAIN OR SHINE

Limited seating available — feel free to bring folding chairs

Beer, wine, soft drinks, and snacks for sale in Bumper Car Pavilion courtesy of Praline. Bringing your own alcohol is not permitted.
 

RSVP for FREE Summer Concerts!

Thank you to our sponsor, Bethesda-Chevy Chase Rotary Foundation.

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FREE parking in our main parking lot at 5801 Oxford Road. Find more information and a link to our Park Map here. 

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Suggested Donation: $10

Every contribution helps us present free festivals, concerts, preserve and maintain the Park's historic buildings, and more.

Pride Family Day | Saturday, June 13, 2026 | 11:00am - 2:00pm | FREE

Glen Echo Park is proud to collaborate with the office of Montgomery County Councilmember Evan Glass to present the 6th annual Pride Family Day! 

RSVP (Preferred, not required) 

 

From 11am to 2pm on June 13, 2026, we invite families to the Spanish Ballroom to enjoy fun activities, including:

 

❤️ Hands-on Arts & Crafts
🧡 Carousel Rides (FREE tickets while supplies last!)
💛 Snacks & Drinks, including a Rainbow Treat
💚 Special Backdrop for Family Photo Op
💙 Glen Echo Park Aquarium (FREE tickets while supplies last!)
💜 Discounted Tickets to the Puppet Co. (Use discount code "PRIDE26" at checkout. Applies to June 13 shows only.) Purchase Tickets >>

 

Families can also enjoy the playground, the picnic area, and a variety of art galleries throughout the park.

FREE parking in our main parking lot at 5801 Oxford Road. Search "Glen Echo Park Parking" in Google Maps. Find more information and a link to our Park Map here.

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Suggested Donation: $10

Every contribution helps us present free festivals, concerts, preserve and maintain the Park's historic buildings, and more.

More Pride Month events with Councilmember Evan Glass  >>

 

Check out WUSA9's recap of last year's Pride Family Day!

LGBTQ+ Visual & Performing Artists Presented at the Park

Glen Echo Park is proud to emphasize diversity in its programming throughout the year. Recent LGBTQ+ exhibitions, dances, and performances include:  

DC Rawhides Dances | Dates Vary | Bumper Car Pavilion

Throughout the year, DC Rawhides hosts LGBTQ+ country western dances in the Bumper Car Pavilion at Glen Echo Park. DC Rawhides is a 501(c)(3) organization, committed to ensuring that the tradition of same-sex country dancing in the Washington DC area lives on. They present inclusive, diverse, affirming, fun, high energy LGBTQ+ dances, where all are welcome, structured so all levels of dancers, including beginners, can participate.

DC Rawhides Event Calendar >>

"Becoming Ourselves" | Photoworks Gallery | March 7 - March 30, 2025

A showing of beautiful, joyful photos of trans and nonbinary adults and children, selected by a panel of trans youth. Inspiration. Aspiration. Hope. Shown in churches in Maryland and Virginia to celebrate T/NB congregants and community. Contributing photographers from London to Los Angeles including Salgu Wissmath, Octavia, Liam Wood, and Gwen Andersen.

Learn More >>

 

 

 

Directions and Parking >> | Park Map >>  

FREE parking in our main parking lot at 5801 Oxford Road. Search "Glen Echo Park Parking" in Google Maps. Find more information and a link to our Park Map here.