Durham Pride 2026
Saturday, October 3, 2026
10am Eucharist at St. Joe’s • Parade at noon
Get ready for Durham’s annual Pride Celebration! Grab your rainbow gear and join us in representing A Church for All People.
The day begins with the Pride Eucharist at St. Joseph’s, with our own Gabe Lamazares celebrating. After worship, we’ll walk together to Duke East Campus to march in the Durham Pride Parade.
Come for the Eucharist, the parade, or both.
Pride Eucharist
10am • St. Joseph’s Episcopal Church (1902 West Main Street)
Parish House, 2nd floor
St. Joseph’s, Durham, will host the annual Durham Convocation Pride Eucharist – a service of Worship, Communion, and Queer Joy – in the upstairs chapel in the parish house. The Rev. Gabe Lamazares will celebrate, and the offertory will go to the LGBTQ Center of Durham.
After the Eucharist, we’ll walk together to our parade line-up spot at adjacent Duke East Campus.
March in the Pride Parade
12pm • Duke East Campus
Join us at the Pride Parade! We’ll line up together with other area Episcopal churches, including The Beloved Community at The Trees.
- 11:15–11:45am — Meet at parade line-up on Buchanan Blvd – we’re in Section D, spot #5, between Gloria Ave and Main St – Line-up map
- 12–2pm — Walk in the Pride Parade – Parade route
- Parking will be wherever you can legally find it, mostly in the Trinity Park neighborhood. Parking map
Parade prep
- If you have a St. Philip’s Worship • Love • Action t-shirt, please wear it. Otherwise anything St. P’s and/or rainbowy/festive is fine.
- Wear comfortable shoes.
- Stay hydrated!
- Bottom line: Come as you are!
Questions?
Contact Gabe Lamazares with any questions.