Out Loud Hudson Valley: Pride 2022 event details The Hudson House & Distillery ( 1835 Rte 9W, West Park) Hudson Valley Pride Coalition: Pride 2022 event details March: New Paltz Middle School ( 196 Main St, New Paltz)įestival: Hasbrouck Park ( Mohonk and Tricor Avenues, New Paltz) Hudson Valley Pride Coalition Pride March and Festival “People can respect each other’s space and wear masks. “We are going to be outside in New Paltz,” says Wojick. “Something we learned so much more about during the pandemic was accessibility and the folks that are really the most vulnerable - who don’t have healthcare, who are immunocompromised, single parents to children who can’t get vaccinated,” says Celebrate 845 founder Jamie Sanin, who is planning to attend as many of the outdoor celebrations as possible. “It’s a beautiful thing that there are so many different ways our community is coming together to celebrate, energize, and commemorate the LGBTQ+ community.”Ĭelebrate 845 is reminding gatherers to continue to practice COVID safety protocols. New York City is celebrating Pride this weekend, the first after last years official celebrations were hampered due to the coronavirus pandemic. “We would go to every Pride event in the area if we could,” says Karen Marder, executive director of Dutchess Pride. The Dutchess County Pride Center is also holding two youth events: a Rainbow Prom on May 20 and a Youth Pride Picnic on June 4. The return of the Pride Parade in Hudson on June 5 after a two-year hiatus is expected to bring large crowds - Hudson Mayor Kamal Johnson and Osun Zotique, the executive director of OutHudson, will act as co-grand marshals.įarther south, Poughkeepsie’s parade and festival will be held on June 11. “It’s really important to get together, take to the streets, be loud and proud, share resources, and be able to be together.” Wade, a landmark case that has set the tone for many other human rights laws. “It’s not a great year in terms of protecting LGBTQ+ life on the federal level,” says Wojcik, citing the recent leak of a pending Supreme Court decision suggesting it would overturn Roe v. There are many ways to celebrate Pride locally, with events happening from Newburgh to Hudson and beyond throughout June.