group of kids at Pride Festival

From left: Alex Randall, 10, Eden Towle, 10, Thomas Randall, 10, all of Fryeburg, Maine; and Eliot Guptill, 10, of Denmark, Maine get into the spirit of the 2023 White Mountains Pride Festival on the grounds of the North Conway Community Center. (TOM EASTMAN PHOTO)

CONWAY — In honor of Pride Month, White Mountains Pride is preparing a month of events culminating with its fifth White Mountains Pride Festival on Saturday, June 29, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the North Conway Community Center park.

White Mountains Pride board members trio

From left: White Mountains Pride board members Greg Vander Veer of the Christmas Loft and Tricks and Treats, Amber Theriault of Berlin and Christopher Bellis of Cranmore Inn at 2023's White Mountains Pride Festival. (TOM EASTMAN PHOTO)

“We are grateful to be able to continue to bring the opportunity for acceptance, inclusion and equality to our local communities,” White Mountains Pride President Christopher Bellis said. “We look forward to celebrating with everyone throughout Pride month.”

The People's Joker Poster

"The People's Joker," a queer coming-of-age story that parodies the Batman universe. (COURTESY OF ALTERED INNOCENCE)

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Parents and kids watch as Reverend Yolanda (standing, right) turns from a caterpillar into a butterfly during Drag Queen Story Hour at the Conway Public Library on June 23, 2023, as Sarah Stowe of Conway, a local parent and White Mountains Pride board member (standing, left) helps out. (DAYMOND STEER PHOTO)

pose peace signs

ShaVaughn Peterson celebrates Pride and shopping at the 2023 White Mountains Pride Festival in North Conway. (LISA DUFAULT PHOTO)

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