Meriden Pride Center

05/29/2026

🌈 We’re Heading to Waterbury PrideFest! 🌈

Join us tomorrow, May 30th at Waterbury PrideFest and be sure to stop by our table!

We’ll have all your favorite Pride gear available, including:
✨ Pride Shirts
✨ Pins
✨ Bracelets
✨ Stickers
✨ And more!

Every purchase helps support our organization and directly funds the events, programs, and community activities we host throughout the year. When you shop with us, you’re not just getting great Pride gear, you’re helping us continue creating safe, welcoming, and inclusive spaces for our community.

Come say hello, show your Pride, and help us make this year’s events bigger and better than ever!

📍 Waterbury PrideFest
📅 Saturday, May 30, 2026
⏰ 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
📌 16 Church Street, Waterbury, CT

We can’t wait to see you there! 🏳️‍🌈❤️

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05/27/2026

🌈 PRIDE MONTH IS ALMOST HERE🌈

Meriden’s 3rd Annual Pride Flag Raising is almost here, and we can’t wait to celebrate with our community! Join us as we officially kick off Pride Month 2026 with an evening of love, visibility, unity, and pride right here in Meriden.

Come stand with LGBTQ+ community members, allies, local leaders, advocates, friends, and families as we raise the Pride flag high over our city for the third year in a row. This event is about showing that everyone belongs, everyone matters, and that Meriden continues to move forward together.

📅 Monday, June 1, 2026
🕔 5:00 PM
📍 Augusta Curtis Cultural Center
175 East Main St, Meriden, CT

Bring your friends, your family, your pride flags, and your energy — and help us make this our biggest flag raising yet! Everyone is welcome.

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05/27/2026

Pride Month 2026 is almost here and we have a packed schedule! Where will we see you? # #

05/18/2026

These pop-up mixers have been SO great! Let’s do another! Sign up at the link in the comments!

05/15/2026

🚨 TODAY IS THE FINAL DAY TO APPLY AS A VENDOR FOR MERIDEN PRIDE FEST 2026! 🚨

Don’t miss your chance to be part of one of Meriden’s most vibrant community celebrations as we honor 250 Years of Q***r History at Meriden Pride Fest 2026!

We’re looking for amazing local businesses, artists, makers, community organizations, and food vendors to join us on Saturday, August 15 from 12–5PM at 328 Paddock Avenue in Meriden, CT.

📢 Vendor applications CLOSE TONIGHT, May 15.

Due to event planning timelines and limited space, applications submitted after today will not be considered.

If you’ve been thinking about applying, now is the time!

Apply here:
👉 https://docs.google.com/forms/d/124FYSpl28wLoAhYNgDNRjBpNm6hbEtmjBmLojbsRXTo/edit?usp=drivesdk

Please note: submitting an application does not guarantee acceptance. Selected vendors will be contacted directly by May 30.

We can’t wait to celebrate with our community this August! 🌈

05/14/2026

🌈 Let’s ring in Pride Month 2026 together! 🌈

Join us for Meriden’s 3rd Annual Pride Flag Raising as we kick off a month of love, celebration, visibility, and community!

📅 Monday, June 1, 2026
🕔 5:00 PM
📍 Augusta Curtis Cultural Center
175 East Main St, Meriden

Everyone is welcome — come celebrate Pride with us! 💜

05/07/2026

🏴‍☠️🍱 Get ready for a chaotic, food-fueled showdown at Gayme Night featuring One Piece: Luffy’s Bento Panic by Kess Co.!
Inspired by the world of One Piece, this fast-paced party game throws you into the middle of the Straw Hat crew’s latest disaster: trying to save Sanji’s delicious cooking before Luffy devours EVERYTHING in sight. 🍖💥
Grab food, steal dishes from your friends, and stuff your bento box with the tastiest treats before the table is wiped clean by Luffy’s unstoppable appetite!
It’s silly, chaotic, competitive, and guaranteed to cause at least one dramatic “YOU STOLE MY SHRIMP?!” moment. Whether you’re an anime fan, a board game enthusiast, or just looking for a fun night out, this is the perfect chance to learn a new game, meet great people, and enjoy some pirate-level chaos.

✨ No experience needed, we’ll teach you how to play.
Just bring your appetite for fun!

📅 Wednesday, May 13, 2026
⏰ 5 PM – 8 PM
📍 Meriden Pride Center

Come hungry. Leave victorious. Or emotionally devastated by Luffy. 🍱🏴‍☠️

05/06/2026

05/06/2026

Join Meriden Pride at our mobile blood drive!

🩸We are proud to partner with the Connecticut Blood Center at our upcoming health fair. Your donation can help save up to THREE LIVES in our community. As an extra thank you, all blood donors will receive a free T-shirt while supplies last!

Meriden Pride Health Fair:

📅Saturday, May 16, 2026

🕛12-4 PM

📍328 Paddock Ave., Meriden

SIGN UP TO DONATE: https://donate.ribc.org/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/81805

Give back. Get informed. Stay healthy. ❤️