{"id":149623,"date":"2026-05-27T23:04:44","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T03:04:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/?p=149623"},"modified":"2026-05-27T23:04:44","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T03:04:44","slug":"lehigh-valley-pride-pride-pageant-returns-for-25th-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/?p=149623","title":{"rendered":"Lehigh Valley Pride Pride Pageant Returns for 25th Anniversary"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Lehigh Valley Pride Pageant, presented by Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center is proud to celebrate its 25th Anniversary on\u00a0Saturday, June 20, 2026, at 1:00pm at the Civic Theatre Allentown, Pennsylvania.<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0This milestone event marks a quarter century of artistry, leadership, and community impact.<\/p>\n

The pageant has served as more than a competition\u2014it has been a platform for self-expression, resilience, and advocacy. Titleholders have used their voices and visibility to support the Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center, mentor emerging entertainers, and strengthen the LGBTQ+ community during both moments of celebration and times of challenge.<\/p>\n

This milestone anniversary honors the legacy of past titleholders, organizers, judges, volunteers, sponsors, and audience members whose passion and dedication have sustained the pageant over the decades. The 25th Anniversary celebration will feature an afternoon of glamour, Queer joy, local talent, entertainment.and a tribute to the individuals who helped shape the pageant\u2019s legacy over the last<\/p>\n

Quote from Kitty-Mame Dietrich, Pageant coordinator, Queen of PRIDE 2001
\n\u201cAt a time when LGBTQ+ communities continue to face uncertainty and attacks across the country, celebrating 25 years of PRIDE, authenticity, and community leadership is deeply meaningful, especially to me as the first Queen of PRIDE! Also exciting is that FOR THE FIRST TIME this event will be open to the ENTIRE community and ALL AGES!!! Everyone involved, BSC, Civic Theatre, all our sponsors and many of our former Kings and Queens are incredibly excited for this new venture! This anniversary is not only about honoring our history, but also about investing in the future of LGBTQ+ visibility and joy in the Lehigh Valley.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Learn more at:\u00a0www.BradburySullivanCenter.org\/lehigh_valley_pride_pageant<\/a><\/p>\n

Purchase Tickets\u00a0$10 –\u00a0 Adult | $8 – Ages 17 and Younger:\u00a0CivicTheatre.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Information provided to TVL by:
\nBradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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