Warwick Pride kicks off June 9

The Warwick LGBTQ+ Pride event will return on Sunday, June 9, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. For the past decade Warwick has celebrated the LGBTQ+ community with a celebration at the Warwick Valley Community Center, and a downtown parade followed by the Pride Show — an afternoon of entertainment. The show includes local talent and can be enjoyed by all ages.

The festivities begin at 11 a.m. at the Warwick Valley Community Center, 11 Hamilton Avenue, Warwick, NY. There will be free brunch, music, art, activities, support tables, face painting, and vendors. There will also be book signings by Kayla Miller author and illustrator of the New York Times bestselling “Click” graphic novel series, and Chloe O. Davis, author of “The Queens’ English, The Dictionary for LGBTQIA+ Lingo and Colloquial Phrases.”

At 1:30 p.m. the Pride parade steps off from the Community Center, led by the Funkrust Brass Band. The route is Orchard Street, left onto Oakland Avenue and up Main Street, right onto High Street and Forester Ave, and ending at the covered pavilion at Memorial Park at approximately 2.30 p.m. The route is 1.5 miles.

There will be food and retail vendors at the park and the Pride Show music performances start at 3 p.m.

Parking is limited at the Community Center, but there is ample parking at Memorial Park to leave a vehicle there for the end of the day.

For more information, go to Warwick Valley Community Center’s Facebook page or call 845-986-6422.