Celebrate PRIDE
Mark your calendar for June 21, 2025, and join us for Pride in Bloom!
Established in 2022, this vibrant celebration invites you to experience the beauty of the garden while enjoying live performances, artisan vendors, and activities that showcase the diversity of our community.
Two Ways to Celebrate
From daytime fun for all ages to an evening party just for adults.
Daytime Celebration
10am–4pm | All Ages Welcome
Celebrate Pride with music, shopping, and garden vibes.
Schedule:
10am-4pm Vendor Market
10am-4pm DJ Dezi 5
12pm-2pm Brianne Sargent (Pianist)
Daytime Children’s Activities
Celebrate curiosity, color and community with a full day of hands-on science and interactive fun.
Schedule:
10am Animal Adventures with the Dallas Zoo
10:30am Puppet Show
11am, 12:30pm & 2pm Discovery Lab
11:30am & 2:30pm OmniGlobe
12-2pm STEM Stop
Nighttime Celebration
6pm–9pm | Ages 18+ Recommended
The garden transforms at night for our 18+ recommended Pride party.
Schedule:
6-9pm DJ Frances Jay, emcee
6-6:45pm Sam Cormier
7-7:45pm Kameron Ross
8-9pm Kevin Hawkins
6pm-9pm Classic Chassis Car Display
6pm-9pm Vendor Market
Pride in Bloom Nighttime Food Pre-Order
Spend the evening enjoying live performances by Sam Cormier, Kameron Ross, Kevin Hawkins, and emcee DJ Frances Jaye. Bring a picnic or pre-order dinner from Smoky Rose at smokyrose.com/dallasarboretum.
Thank You to our Sponsors
Committee Members
Thank you to our committee members for your time and service to Pride in Bloom 2025
- Gary Sanchez, Chair
- Nan Arnold
- Mike Anglin
- Dr. Holly Bishop
- Carole Braden
- Phil Jacobson
- Candy Marcum
- Barb & Jan Nunn
- Paul Ruedas
- David Sassano
- Dustin Vyers
- Jeremy Watkins
- Josh Williams
Community Partners
Thank you to our community partners for your support of Pride in Bloom 2025
- AT&T Performing Arts Center
- Black Tie Dinner
- Cathedral of Hope
- Classic Chassis Car Club
- Coalition for Aging LGBT
- Dallas Bears & TBRU
- Dallas Hope Charities
- Dallas Symphony Orchestra
- Different Strokes Golf Association
- Elevate North Texas
- Equality Texas Foundation
- Gay for Good
- Gay & Lesbian Fund for Dallas
- Girls Inc. Dallas
- Hope Cottage
- HRC DFW
- Legacy Cares
- National Black trans Advocacy
- Northaven United Methodist Church
- OK2BX Foundation
- Pegasus Slowpitch Softball Association
- Prism Health North Texas
- Rainbow Garden Club of North Texas
- Rainbow Roundup
- Resource Center
- SPCA of Texas
- Synergy Wesley Foundation
- Texas Pride Community Foundation
- The Dallas Way
- Uptown Players
The Dallas Way
Founded in 2011, The Dallas Way has led the effort to gather and preserve the untold and under-told stories of the Rainbow Community of Dallas. Founder Robert Emory served as Pride in Bloom keynote in 2023; watch his speech here: