The , which was cancelled in May due to severe weather, has a new date. This year's celebration will now take place on Oct. 18.

"October was previously designated as LGBTQIA+ History Month because it closely aligned with other important celebrations in the queer community, including National 'Coming Out' Day on Oct. 11," Annapolis Pride Board Chair Joe Toolan said.

What to know about the event

The festival will take place outside the Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts and the Bates Athletic Complex between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. 

Retired U.S. Space Force Colonel Bree Fram will serve as the Grand Marshal for this year's parade. The parade will begin at 10:00 a.m. at Calvert and Bladen streets, go around Church Circle and up West Street, and end at Amos Garrett Blvd.  

Toolan said the theme of the 2025 parade is "Growing in Pride, Growing in Community."

"This year's theme celebrates the vibrant, evolving strength of our LGBTQIA+ community and reflects how Pride is not only personal — a journey of self-acceptance and authenticity — but also collective, rooted in connection, community support, and shared progress," Toolan said.

Last year's parade

Thousands attended the 2024 parade and festival, marching and dancing to celebrate Pride Month and the LGBTQ+ community.

Fashion designer and Maryland native Christian Siriano was the Grand Marshal and delivered the keynote speech. Siriano rose to fame after he won the fourth season of Bravo's "Project Runway" in 2007. He then went on to launch his own label. He was inducted into the Council of Fashion Designers of America in 2013.

About 80 floats participated in the 2024 parade, and an estimated 10,000 supporters attended the festivities.