Image Westport Pride
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WESTPORT–Westport Pride welcomes the community to its annual celebration at noon Sunday on Jesup Green, when the organization promises “an afternoon of joy, creativity and connection.”

Westport Pride Celebration 2026 will include food trucks, live music, local artisan vendors and “information booths from inclusive organizations,” Westport Pride says on its website.

“We are so excited to celebrate Pride with our wonderful Westport community! Join us this Sunday for an afternoon filled with music, performances, community, and love,” the organization said in an announcement. “Everyone is welcome. All are loved.”

A host of presenters and performers are scheduled to address and entertain the attendees, including Temple Israel of Westport Senior Cantor Julia Cadrain, Westport First Selectman Kevin Christie, Connecticut state senators and representatives, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal, the Staples Players, KK and Jas, Van Eppner Dance, Echo Bodell, Cassandra Fiore,  Jamie Mann, The Splits and Rev. Dylan C. Mello of Christ and Holy Trinity Church.

The vendor area will be filled with a range of activities, businesses and arts, advocacy and political organizations, including: the Artists Collective of Westport, Bloom Salon,  Bonte Medical,  Christ and Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, CT Against Gun Violence Educational Fund, the Democratic Town Council, Earthplace, Fairfield County LGBTQ+ Youth Alliance, Folded Futures: Staples High School Club, Free Mom Hugs CT, Amy Grady and Ivan Taylor, Homes with Hope, Illume Fertility, Joyful WhatKnots, Kids Craft Table, Kristys Kreations LLC, League of Women Voters, Lighthouse, Magical Boy Basil, Musey Boutique, Pet Partners of Fairfield County, Reproductive Equity Now, Saugatuck Congregational Church, Sidekick Promos & Events, Sunrise Rotary, TEAM Westport, Temple Israel of Westport, The Rowan Center, The Westport Library, Unquowa School and Westport Country Playhouse.