Newton PRIDE - Celebration of Queer Culture

CQC General (1)

Newton Pride - CQC 2025 will take place on Saturday, June 28, 2025 from 11am - 4pm at the Hyde Community Center & Playground (90 Lincoln St, Newton, MA).

Let us know you're coming by responding to our eventbrite event here!

Newton Pride - Celebration of Queer Culture (CQC) is a free Pride event created to bring the Newton community (and beyond!) together to highlight and celebrate queer culture.

Newton CQC offers educational activities and programming for all ages and interests. Join us for Pride-centered art activities, queer history education, a panel discussion highlighting the intersectionality of the queer community, a queer art display, a queer family meetup, live performances, a resource fair, food, vendors, and queer joy!

What does "queer" mean?_{PFLAG (the nation's largest organization dedicated to supporting, educating, and advocating for LGBTQ+ people and those who love them) defines queer as:

A term used by some LGBTQ+ people to describe themselves and/or their community. Reclaimed from its earlier negative use--and valued by some for its defiance--the term is also considered by some to be inclusive of the entire community and by others who find it to be an appropriate term to describe their more fluid identities. Traditionally a negative or pejorative term for people who are LGBTQ+, some people within the community dislike the term. Due to its varying meanings, use this word only when self-identifying or quoting an individual who self-identifies as queer (i.e., “My cousin identifies as queer” or “My cousin is a queer person”).

Click here to visit PFLAG's glossary to learn more!}

Scroll down for more details about this year's event, including the schedule, a list of vendors and organizations joining the resource fair.

Can't find what you're looking for? Email cqc@newtonma.gov.

Although CQC focuses on the queer community, all are welcome!

Announcing the 2025 Queer Family Meetup!

Click here to download a copy of the Queer Family Meetup flyer.

2025 Event Schedule
Meet the Vendors, Artists & Organizations
The History of CQC

Newton CQC 2025 will take place on Saturday, June 28, 2025 from 11am - 4pm
at the Hyde Community Center & Playground (90 Lincoln St, Newton, MA).

Click here to download a text-only pdf of the schedule.

*This event will be held rain or shine.
In the event of rain, we will move inside. The determination will be made by
3pm on Friday, June 27th and posted on this webpage.