Select Board Chair Len Diggins acted as emcee for the reading of the Select Board’s 2022 Proclamation declaring that June in Arlington is LGBTQIA+ Pride Month. Thanks to our Proclamation readers: Rainbow Commissioner Andy Rubinson, Concord resident and candidate for Governor’s Council Mara Dolan, Ottoson Middle School student Jay, Director of Arlington Health and Human Services Christine Bongiorno, Arlington Youth Counseling Services Counselor Kim Goldsmith, LMHC, state Sen. Cindy Friedman, Envision Arlington Diversity Task Group Chair Rebecca Gruber, School Committee Chair Liz Exton, APD Chief Julie Flaherty, Rainbow Commissioner Lisa Krinsky, and Select Board Chair Diggins.
Select Board declares June LGBTQIA+ Pride Month in Arlington!
On Thursday, May 26, the Arlington Select Board declared that June is LGBTQIA+ Pride Month in Arlington. The five-member board unanimously approved a Pride Month proclamation from the Rainbow Commission. Read the full proclamation below or download a copy here.
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What do you get when you mix crosswalks with rainbow-colored chalk? A whole lot of fun, that’s what!
Our annual night of crosswalk painting has become so popular—we had 50 people of all ages out last year!—that we’ve expanded this year to three nights in East Arlington, Arlington Center, and Arlington Heights!
We will be in…
- Arlington Center on Sunday, June 5 from 7:30-10:30pm painting the crosswalk at the intersection of Mystic Ave. and Massachusetts Ave.
- Arlington Heights on Tuesday, June 7 from 7:30-10:30pm painting the crosswalk at the intersection of Park Ave. and Massachusetts Ave.
- East Arlington on Thursday, June 9 from 7:30-10:30pm painting the crosswalk at the intersection of Lake Street and Massachusetts Ave.
Click here to sign up to paint one, two, or all of the nights!
ON SUNDAY, JUNE 12 we will celebrate LGBTQIA+ Arlington Pride from 2-5pm at Town Hall Gardens. We’ll be giving out Rainbow Commission swag and playing music. There might even be some karaoke! After two years of pandemic zooming, we can’t wait to get out and socialize with you! (This event will be held RAIN OR SHINE! If it rains, we can move indoors to Town Hall.)
For a listing of other LGBTQIA+ Pride events taking place in the Greater Boston area, see our post.
ON SUNDAY, JUNE 12 we will celebrate LGBTQIA+ Arlington Pride from 2-5pm at Town Hall Gardens. We’ll be giving out Rainbow Commission swag and playing music. There might even be some karaoke! After two years of pandemic zooming, we can’t wait to get out and socialize with you! (This event will be held RAIN OR SHINE! If it rains, we can move indoors to Town Hall.)
For a listing of other LGBTQIA+ Pride events taking place in the Greater Boston area, see our post.
2022 LGBTQIA+ Pride Events
Below are LGBTQIA+ Pride events taking place in the Greater Boston area. We have tried to provide as much information as possible, but in some instances, you may need to search online for additional information for events you are interested in attending.
Saturday, May 21 from 9:30 – 4pm, Youth Pride at The Greenway at India St and Atlantic Ave in Boston
Wednesday, June 1, at 5:30pm, Pride flag raising at Woburn City Hall
Wednesday, June 1, at 5pm, Boston Pride Month Kickoff,Boston City Hall
Saturday, June 4, Trans Pride: A Celebration of Liberation,Boston City Hall Plaza
Saturday, June 4, from 3-5pm, Pride flag raising in Framingham
Saturday, June 4, at 9am, Medway Flag raising ceremony, Choate Park
Saturday, June 4, from 11am-4pm, Waltham Pride
Saturday, June 4, from 11am-4pm, Watertown Pride
June 5th ,1-3pm, Bolton Pride
Sunday, June 5 from 7:30-10:30pm painting the crosswalk at the intersection of Mystic Ave. and Massachusetts Ave, Arlington.
Tuesday, June 7 from 7:30-10:30pm painting the crosswalk at the intersection of Park Ave. and Massachusetts Ave, Arlington
Thursday, June 9 from 7:30-10:30pm painting the crosswalk at the intersection of Lake Street and Massachusetts Ave., Arlington
Wednesday, June 8, from 5-7pm, Winchester PrideFest, Winchester Town Common
Friday, June 10, from 3:30 – 6:30 pm, Cambridge Schools Community Pride Day,CRLS
Friday, June 10, at 7pm Boston Dyke March Boston Common: Parkman Bandstand
Saturday, June 11 at 9am Cambridge Pride Brunch, Cambridge City Hall
Saturday, June 11 from 1-3pm or at 4pm Belmont Pride parade/picnic/bands,Belmont town green (404 Concord Ave)
Sunday, June 12 from noon-3pm, Lexington Pride,Lexington Visitors Center lawn
Sunday, June 12 from 2-5pm Arlington Pride Festival,Town Hall Gardens, in Town Hall if rain.
Sunday, June 12, 4pm Boston Choral Ensemble (BCE) Pride Concert, First Church Cambridge in Harvard Square
Sunday, June 12 Pop-Up Pride in Boston
Sunday, June 12 at noon Sharon Pride Car Parade & stage events, Memorial Park Beach, Beach St, Sharon, MA
Sunday, June 12 from 2-4, Needham Pride,
Saturday, June 18, from 2-6pm,OUT MetroWest Pride Event,Exhibit A Brewing Company
Sunday, June 19 from 3-5:30pm Hopkington Pride,
Saturday, June 25, from 8am-5pm, North Shore Pride Parade and Festival, Salem
Saturday, June 25 at noon Trans Resistance’s 3rd Annual Trans Resistance , Franklin Park
Saturday, June 25 at 8pm BGMC Disney PRIDE in Concert , Symphony Hall
Sunday, June 26, at 3pm, BGMC Disney PRIDE in Concert , Symphony Hall
Sunday, June 26 from noon-4pm Franklin Pride
LGBTQIA+ Pride Banners!
This year, for the first time, Arlington proudly flew LGBTQIA+ Pride banners in the town center! They were up for the month of September. Next year, they’ll be displayed throughout the month of June. We want to offer our sincerest thanks to all those who generously donated to the LGBTQIA+ Rainbow Commission for the purchase of our banners, which will be used for years to come.
Arlington Human Rights Commission
Laurie Caldwell & Anna Watson
Calvary Church, United Methodist
Ellenhorn LLC
State Senator Cindy Friedman
Patricia and Edward Harlow
David Lenoir Homes
Krattenmaker O’Connor & Ingber PC
Lisa Krinsky
State Rep. Sean Garballey
Bill Gardiner
Molly & Daniel Gillis
Mel Goldsipe
S.R. Nelson Marrufo
Charlotte and James Milan
Heather Phelps
State Rep. Dave Rogers
Andy Rubinson and Robert Davison
Elaine Shea – In honor of her grandchild
Cynthia S. Tavilla, PSY.D.
Richard and Patty Jo Watson
Attorney Mary Winstanley O’Connor
Arlington, MA Rainbow Commission 