Arlington Celebrates Pride Month

Scroll to the bottom for a list of free summer concerts coming to Arlington.

Showing Our Pride 

Arlington County is proud to stand with the LGBTQIA+ community as we begin Pride Month. On June 5, the County Board read an official proclamation, reaffirming Arlington's commitment to equality. 

There is a whole calendar of free Pride events happening in Arlington this month, including: 

• Brunch and Business: Taking Pride in LGBTQIA+ Spaces on June 11 
• Arlington Reads with LGBTQIA+ activist George M. Johnson on June 13
• The annual Queer Joy Art Party on June 17
• Pride Dance Party for 55+ members on June 21
• The 4^th annual Pride with the Police event on June 27
• The 2024 Arlington Pride Festival on June 29

Arlington County is an inclusive, diverse community with local and national resources dedicated to combating discrimination based on race, color, gender status, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic subject to marginalization.

Have You Made a Plan to Vote Yet?

Early Voting in Arlington will be open at THREE locations on two upcoming Saturdays (June 8 & June 15): Courthouse Plaza, Madison Community Center, and Walter Reed Community Center.

All Arlington voters are eligible to vote early at any three locations. Find your closest Early Voting location. Note, hours vary based on location. 

• The 2023 Bill Thomas Park Volunteer Award highlights people dedicated to improving public green spaces. Nominate someone by June 6. 
  
  
• If you want to give your thoughts on the Bailey's Branch Park Renovation Project, time's running out.  Fill out a feedback form by June 6.
  
  
• Metro has a bold plan to improve bus service and connections. Read the 2025 Better Bus Network and tell WMATA what you think. 
  
  
• What do you think about the 23rd and Eads Park Renovation Project? The County is looking for community input about three draft designs.
  
  
• Share your thoughts on the Upper Bluemont Park Renovation Project. Developers are soliciting feedback on the final updated draft concept.
  
  
• Join a virtual information session on June 10 regarding a grant funding opportunity to support food security. 

• Explore Black heritage in Arlington on a walk to honor Juneteenth led by Craig Syphax, a leader of the Black Heritage Museum of Arlington.
  
  
• Attention gun owners: Arlington and Falls Church adults are invited to exchange unwanted, unloaded firearms for gift cards on June 8.
  
  
• Know your rights as a tenant. Join Arlington's Housing Division at the Tenant Summit, a half-day of educational workshops on June 8. 
  
  
• June is the start of the 2024 Hurricane Season and forecasters expect it to be "above normal". Make a plan and reduce your flooding risk. 
  
  
• Game on! Arlington County Sheriff's Office will take on Arlington Soccer on June 15 at Washington-Liberty High School.
  
  
• Books and baseball on deck. Sean Doolittle of the Washington Nationals will be part of a special storytime at Central Library on June 8. 

Stepping to the Stage

The Lubber Run Summer Concert series features free performances from a variety of musical genres at the Lubber Run Amphitheater. Running until August, the concert series begins this Saturday, June 8, with a Joslyn & The Sweet Compression. 

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