Join Bet Mishpachah and Community Partners for events during World Pride 2025!

Get ready for an unforgettable experience at the World Congress of LGBTQ+ Jews – DC Kiki 2025, hosted by Bet Mishpachah, the LGBTQ+ Synagogue of our Nation’s Capital! Join us in Washington, DC, for an epic celebration of love, pride, and community, from June 5-8, 2025, during World Pride

LGBTQ+ Visit to the Holocaust Museum

Friday, June 6   || United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

On Friday, June 6, at 10:00 am, Bet Mishpachah has organized a visit to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum.  We will visit Americans and the Holocaust, a portrait of American society that shows how the Depression, isolationism, xenophobia, racism, and antisemitism shaped the U.S. response to Nazism and the Holocaust. It reveals how much information was available to Americans at the time and asks why rescuing Jews did not become a priority, except for a few individuals who took the risk to help.  Those who wish to remain will be able to tour the self-guided permanent exhibition, The Holocaust, which offers a chronological narrative of the Holocaust through historical artifacts, photographs, and film footage.  We will meet at the entrance to the Museum, which is located at 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2126.

Space is limited. Please register here

Pride Shabbat: Happy Hour, Shabbat Service, & Dinner with community partners

Friday, June 6  || Adas Israel Congregation

Join the DC Jewish LGBTQ+ community, the World Congress of LGBTQ+, and community partners for an evening of inspiration, celebration, and joy as we gather for World Pride. 

*Tickets to the Happy Hour and Shabbat dinner are $24.

Let us Come together as a community to reflect and celebrate!

Register here

Join us for the Pride Parade

Saturday, June 7, TBD|| Dupont Area

Bet Mishpachah invites all individuals and Jewish groups to join our contingent of DC’s LGBTQ Jews and our friends, families, and allies. Expect singing, dancing, and maybe even a little skipping… Bring your own LGBTQ-Jewish-supportive signs, wear a GLOE t-shirt, or just show up and enjoy the fun! 

Register here

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Capital Pride Festival

June 7 & 8, 12:00 PM || Pennsylvania Avenue

Join the Jewish LGBTQ+ community on America’s Mainstreet, historic Pennsylvania Avenue, for the return of the Capital Pride Festival. Visit our booth and enjoy a full day of entertainment on three stages, food, drink, and advocacy with over 300 exhibitors. The Festival is the largest annual event in the national capital region and continues to be free to the public.

Volunteer with us!

Volunteers are needed to help staff the Pride festival booth on Satuday, June 7 and Sunday, June 8. For more information, please email communityaffairsdirector@betmish.org

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International March and Rally on Washington

Sunday, June 8,  || Location TBD

Following the footsteps of Bayard Rustin, Marian Anderson, and countless others who have demanded freedom, and feature renowned LGBTQ+ activists and leaders from around the world. The march route will follow the grand avenues of Washington, DC for optimum visibility, and culminate at the U.S. Capitol.

Registration to open soon

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42nd Annual Pride Interfaith Service

Tuesday, June 3rd at 7 PM

Join us for the 42nd anniversary of our local LGBTQ+ community celebration of religious pluralism and interfaith collaboration. Founded during the era the  Names Project AIDS memorial quilts, we continue to connect and weave many LGBTQ+ faith communities.

The Capital Pride Interfaith Service is a community-based service respectfully demonstrating the breadth, depth, and sincerity of our faith, countering any misconception that anti-gay fundamentalists have a monopoly on faith and religion. We take pride that our community expresses its religious faiths in a myriad of ways, each sacred and revered with years of tradition.

Register here

Need a Hotel Room?

Don’t miss your chance to secure a spot for the Kiki at our official hotel, the Holiday Inn Washington - Central/White House, 1501 Rhode Island Ave NW, Washington, DC 20005, USA. Book your accommodations early, and get ready for a vibrant weekend filled with love and celebration. Reserve your Room