2026 Worcester Pride Guide
PRIDE WORCESTER MARCH
Date/ Time:: Saturday, September 12th at 1:00PM
Starting Point: Femme Bar (Winter St & Green St) at 1:00PM
Ending Point: Pride Festival on Franklin Street
What to Bring: Signs, Pride flags, banners and your brightest Pride spirit! (no cars or floats)
Join Pride Worcester in honoring the protest of Pride with a powerful march that celebrates our history, diversity, our community, and our future! This milestone is more than just a celebration, it is a declaration that the queer community has not and will not be erased.
We will gather at Femme Bar (Winter St & Green St) and march together to the Pride Festival, kicking off the festivities with energy, visibility, and joy! Bring your signs, Pride flags, and smiles as we take to the streets in unity and strength.
Whether you’ve been marching for decades or this is your first Pride, your presence makes a difference. Let’s fill the streets with love, resilience, and pride!
Let’s make history together. See you there!
PRIDE WORCESTER FESTIVAL
Date/ Time: Saturday, September 12, 2026
2:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Location: Downtown Worcester
The festival welcomes a variety of LGBTQ+ and allies, artists, makers, crafters, food vendors, live performers and speakers, and features a youth & family zone, as well as health services provided by AIDS Project Worcester and other community health partners.
As Massachusetts begins to mark the nation’s 250th anniversary, Pride Worcester has been identified as one of the featured statewide celebrations that represent the heart and diversity of our Commonwealth. As Worcester’s largest and most diverse cultural festival, we anticipate welcoming nearly 30,000 attendees to downtown Worcester this year and look forward to celebrating culture, creativity, tourism, and PRIDE throughout Greater Worcester.
PRIDE OUTDOOR PARTY AT FEMME
Date/ Time: Saturday, September 12, 2026 Doors Open at 5PM
Location: Femme Bar - 62 Green Street Worcester, MA, 01604
Femme will be open for 5pm to offer dinner services and indoor party vibes! At 8PM they will offer a live band outside and at 10 pm there will be a DJ, giant games, bars, tastings, raffle prizes, and other fun activities to celebrate the community!
PRIDE BLOCK PARTY AT MB LOUNGE
Date/ Time: Saturday, September 12, 2026 at 7PM
Location: MB Lounge - 40 Grafton Street Worcester MA, 01604
Get ready for the Annual Worcester Pride Block Party at MB Lounge on Saturday, September 12, 2026! Join the party for an unforgettable night of Pride, incredible entertainment, and the biggest celebration of the year!
Doors Open: 7:00 PM
Drag Show: 9:00 PM
Hosted by Daishadore Famouz & Big Booty Bootz
The Best Little Drag Brunch in Worcester
Date/ Time: Sunday, September 13, 2026 - Doors Open at 10AM, Show starts at 11AM
Location: Cocktail Garden & Kitchen - 64 Franklin Street Worcester MA, 01608
Join Queer the Scene for this special Pride Worcester edition of the Best Little Drag Brunch in Worcester featuring Jogeous from RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars - discover Worcester’s premier drag brunch! The event is September 13 at the LGBTQ-owned Cocktail Garden & Kitchen in Downtown Worcester.
Tickets include:
- Expansive brunch buffet + a premium drag production
- Performances from our resident Queens Diva D and Dale Lepage, Featuring
special guest Jorgeous
- DJs from DanceAway Sound Productions will be keeping the vibes going
Tickets on sale NOW at: https://theticketing.co/e/bldbjorgeousedition
QUEER AF IN DENIM
Date/ Time: Friday, September 18, 2026 - 8:00 PM 11:00 PM
Location: Mechanics Hall - 321 Main Street Worcester, MA, 01608
The Queer Met Gala of Worcester invites designers and attendees to transform well-loved denim into something entirely their own. Through patching, embellishment, reconstruction, and reinvention, each piece can tell a story while celebrating one of the world’s most iconic fabrics. On Friday, September 18, at Mechanics Hall in Worcester, during Big Queer Worcester Weekend, Love Your Labels will celebrate queer fashion, art, community, creativity, and joy in every shade of blue.
SASHA VELOUR: TRAVESTY
Date/ Time: Saturday, September 26, 2026 - 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Location: The Hanover Theatre & Conservatory
2 Southbridge Street Worcester MA, 01608
Travesty explores the hidden queer history of a single place across time, from a witch’s burning to a clown-built theater and an underground gay bar standing up to police oppression. Through a series of stunning lip-sync performances, Velour brings these stories to life in a celebration of queer resistance, camp, and drag—part performance, part history, and part call to action.
SHOW YOUR PRIDE FESTIVAL
Date/ Time: Saturday, September 19, 2026 - 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Location: Nelson Park - 6 Prentice Street Grafton, MA, 01536
Show Your Pride is a welcoming community celebration that honors the LGBTQ+ community and promotes inclusivity, diversity, and belonging in Grafton. Bring your family and friends to enjoy local vendors, delicious food, live entertainment, and vibrant drag performances. Connect with neighbors, support local organizations and businesses, and celebrate in a space where everyone is encouraged to be their authentic selves.