7th Annual Reston Pride Festival To Shine At Lake Anne Plaza

RESTON, VA — Reston Pride Festival returns for the seventh year on Saturday, from 12-6 p.m., bringing a variety of activities, vendors, food trucks and performers to Lake Anne Plaza.

Highlights of this year's festival, which is sponsored by Leidos, include a dunk tank to raise money to keep Pride accessible for all, and the first Reston Pride Human Library. Rejeuvenations Massage Therapy is sponsoring the library, which will give people an opportunity to learn about a variety of lived experiences.

Miss Trans DC Katja Attenshun will serve as the Mistress of Ceremonies, accompanied by a bevy of drag performers, who will provide entertainment throughout the day. Austin-Weston: The Center for Cosmetic Surgery is sponsoring this year's drag performance.

Reston Pride Festival will also feature performances by Manuex, rock trio Ammonite, pop star Bryce Bowyn, and special guests, comedians Jen Kober and Jeffrey Jay!

Vendors at more than 70 tables and tents will be selling their wares, including local LGBTQIA+ organizations, retail sales, health, faith, real estate, and much more. Many of the vendors will be LGBTQIA+ owned and operate.

Schedule of Events

• 12 p.m. - Opening Ceremonies
• 12:45 p.m. - Manuex
• 1 p.m. - Drag Performances
• 2 p.m. - Ammonite
• 3 p.m. - Drag Performances
• 3:30 p.m. - Bryce Bowyn
• 4:30 p.m. - Drag Performances
• 5 p.m. - Jen Kober + Jeffrey Jay
• 5:20 p.m. - Drag Performances
• 5:50 p.m. - Closing Ceremonies

The Reston Pride Festival is a free event. More information about this year's festival can be found online.

As Pride Month in June celebrates LGBTQ culture, rights and identity, Fairfax County will have various events and experiences to celebrate.

Pride Month coincides with the anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, which happened after a police raid of the Stonewall Inn gay club in New York City on June 28, 1969. Pride Month became more well known across the U.S. in the following years and was nationally recognized in 1999.

Fairfax County Board of Supervisors will be designating June 2024 as LGBTQIA+ Pride Month in order to reaffirm its commitment to fully support and celebrate the county's LGBTQIA+ community.

Celebrating Pride Month aligns with the county's One Fairfax Policy, which declares that "all residents deserve an equitable opportunity to succeed — regardless of their race, color, nationality, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, disability, income or where they live."

In 2023, Fairfax County received a perfect score for LGBTQ equality by the Human Rights Campaign Municipality Equality Index.

The following are some of the other events planned to celebrate LGBTQIA+ Pride Month in and around Fairfax County. A full list of events can be found online.

• City of Alexandria Pride Fair: Saturday, June 1 from 3-9 p.m., at Alexandria City Hall.
• Mosaic Pride Parade and Celebration: Saturday, June 1 from 3-9 p.m., in the Mosaic District in Merrifield.
• Arlington Pride Block Party: Saturday, June 1, from 4:30-9:30 p.m., at Water Park National Landing
• City of Fairfax Pride: Saturday, June 1, from 5-7 p.m., at Old Town Hall in Fairfax.
• Loudoun Pride Festival: Sunday, June 2, from 1-7 p.m. at Claude Moore Park in Sterling.
• Herndon Pride Festival: Saturday, June 8, from 12-5 p.m., at the Arts Herndon Lawn in Herndon.
• Embracing Intersectionality & Championing Allyship: Friday, June 21, from 5-7 p.m., at CrossCountry Consulting in Tysons.
• Neon Night Dance Party: Friday, June 21, at 7 p.m., at The Vault at Capital One Hall in Tysons.
• Drag Bingo: Tuesday, June 25, at 6 p.m., at Starr Hill Biergarten in Tysons.