Howard County PRIDE Festival

Schedule

Sun Oct 12 2025 at 12:00 pm to 05:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Merriweather Park at Symphony Woods | Columbia, MD

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Howard County PRIDE returns with a free, family-friendly celebration! Enjoy performances, play games, find resources, and make connections!
About this Event

Join the Inner Arbor Trust and HoCo Pride for a vibrant day filled with music, dance, games, food, and resources that honor and uplift our LGBTQIA2S+ community. Everyone is welcome at this free, family-friendly festival to celebrate how far we've come and continue the work of building and fighting for a more inclusive, safe, and thriving community!

Highlights include:

  • Music, drag performances, aerialists, and more on stage!
  • Small businesses and independent creators
  • Local food trucks, food stalls, and concessions!
  • Community organizations and non-profits providing resources, information, and support
  • Games and crafts

Let’s stand together and continue building a community where everyone belongs.

About HoCo Pride

HoCo Pride, Inc. is a collection of events and programs that are geared toward the support of, advocacy for, and education about the LGBTQ+ community in Howard County.

About the Inner Arbor Trust

The Trust is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization incorporated in Maryland. The mission of the Inner Arbor Trust is to promote and nurture a park in a unique natural setting for a variety of arts and culture experiences that enrich the entire community. The Trust works to develop Merriweather Park at Symphony Woods into a destination arts and culture park. In addition to operating the Chrysalis amphitheater, the Trust manages a substantial portion of the Park for recreational use.


DIRECTIONS TO LOT 2 (flat)

For GPS purposes, please use the address 11000 Broken Land Parkway, Columbia, MD 21044 (you are going to the flat surface parking lot, not the garage).

From points north: Take 29 South to 175 West (Columbia). Continue as 175 becomes Little Patuxent Parkway, for approximately 2.3 miles. Make a left onto Merriweather Drive and follow the signs to Lot 2, which is to the right.

From points south: Take 29 North to Broken Land Parkway towards Town Center / Merriweather Post Pavilion. Make a right onto Little Patuxent Parkway, continue for approximately 0.2 miles. Make a right onto Merriweather Drive and follow the signs to Lot 2, which is to the right.


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This celebration is supported in part by the Maryland State Arts Council. To discover more about the Maryland State Arts Council and how they impact Maryland, visit msac.org.

* Image shows an abstract version of the Maryland flag, the logo of the Maryland State Arts Council, which is part of the Department of Commerce. This is followed by the logo of First National Bank as a Founding Partner and logos for Columbia Association and Howard County Recreation and Parks as Partner Organizations

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Merriweather Park at Symphony Woods, 10431 Little Patuxent Parkway, Columbia, United States

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