Plans are underway for the 2025 Winchester Pride + Inclusion Festival

Planning organization is seeking sponsors and vendors

For the third con­sec­u­tive year, Winchester will have a Pride + Inclusion Festival on Depot Street in October. A group of vol­un­teers has met and begun prepa­ra­tions to con­tin­ue the new tra­di­tion, which was ini­ti­at­ed by Proud Town in 2023.

A new local non­prof­it, A Life Worth Celebrating, Inc., is the orga­niz­ing group behind the effort and is part­ner­ing with title spon­sor Humanists of Winchester and com­mu­ni­ty part­ner All Voices Reading Room.

The one-day event will take place on Saturday, October 18, from 11 AM to 5 PM on Depot Street in down­town Winchester. It is being billed as “a joy­ful, affirm­ing, com­mu­ni­ty-pow­ered event that brings togeth­er LGBTQ+ indi­vid­u­als, allies, fam­i­lies, and orga­ni­za­tions from across Clark County and beyond.”

The event will include live enter­tain­ment, local ven­dors and mak­ers, food trucks & sweet treats, com­mu­ni­ty booths, fam­i­ly activ­i­ties, a com­mu­ni­ty awards cer­e­mo­ny, live per­for­mances and more.

Project lead Crase Wilcoxson had this to say about the fes­ti­val: “Whether you’re from Winchester or vis­it­ing for the day, you belong here. WPIF 2025 is about vis­i­bil­i­ty, cel­e­bra­tion, and cre­at­ing a safer, more con­nect­ed com­mu­ni­ty — together.”

Festival orga­niz­ers are now active­ly solic­it­ing spon­sors and ven­dors for the event. Businesses, food trucks, non­prof­its, artists, and providers serv­ing the needs of the LGBTQIA+ com­mu­ni­ty are encour­aged to par­tic­i­pate. They are also seek­ing vol­un­teers to assist with every phase of prepa­ra­tion and host­ing the festival.

To keep up to date on devel­op­ments and reg­is­ter to par­tic­i­pate as a ven­dor or non­prof­it, or to join the event email­ing list, please vis­it the fes­ti­val web­site ) and Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/events/1212878603665976/).

For more infor­ma­tion, con­tact: Crase Wilcoxson, Project Lead (alifeworthcelebratinginc@gmail.com)