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Pride Run 5K nearly sold out

Front Runners annual event to be held at Congressional Cemetery

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Front Runners Pride Run 5K (Washington Blade file photo by Michael Key)

Sign up now to join the annual Front Runners Pride Run 5K. The event is 85 percent sold out. The event is Friday, June 7 at Historic Congressional Cemetery.

Join more than 1,000 runners and walkers as they kick off Pride weekend 2024. When registering please consider donating to one of the eventā€™s charity partners. This year’s race proceeds benefit local LGBTQ and disenfranchised youth organizations, including the Team DC Student-Athlete Scholarship, Wanda Alston Foundation, Blade Foundation, Ainsley’s Angels of America (National Capital Region), Pride365 and SMYAL. Visit DCPriderun.com to register or to donate.

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Celebrate July 4 with area fireworks displays

Festivities planned for National Mall, Baltimore, Rehoboth Beach

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The Independence Day fireworks display is scheduled for July 4. (Washington Blade file photo by Michael Key)

The National Mall is the most popular place to watch the D.C. fireworks display; spread a blanket near the Washington Monument, the Jefferson Memorial, or the Lincoln Memorial. The 17-minute display starts at 9:09 p.m. and will be launched from both sides of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.

In Baltimore, the Inner Harbor Fourth of July festivities will begin at 6 p.m. and the fireworks and drone show will begin at 9:30 p.m. downtown at the harbor.

The fireworks in Rehoboth Beach, Del., will be held on Saturday, July 6.

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Smithsonian Folklife Festival underway

‘Indigenous Voices of the Americas’ program held on the Mall

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A performance at the 2024 Smithsonian Folklife Festival. (Photo courtesy of the Smithsonian Institution)

The 2024 Smithsonian Folklife Festival takes place on the National Mall June 26ā€“July 1, with the program ā€œIndigenous Voices of the Americas: Celebrating the National Museum of the American Indian.ā€

Since 1967, the Smithsonian Folklife Festival has been held on the National Mall; events are free. Festival hours are 11 a.m.-5:30 p.m., with evening concerts Friday through Sunday from 5:30-7 p.m. For details on specific events, visit festival.si.edu/visit.

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Arlington Pride is here

Festival to be held at Long Bridge Park

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The 2024 Arlington Pride Festival will be held Saturday, June 29 at 12 p.m. at Long Bridge Park. 

This event will be a gathering of the community showcasing local talent, food, and vibrant entertainment. The event will be a celebration of diversity and love. 

Attendance is free and more details are available on Eventbrite.Ā 

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