Pride in Bloom

When

June 8–9, 2023

Thank you for attending the Second Annual Pride in Bloom Celebration

Save the Date: 3rd Annual Pride in Bloom June 8-9, 2024

Don’t miss our 3^nd annual Pride in Bloom on June 8-9. Our event will return with two full days of music, chef demos and local vendors. All partners are LGBTQ+ owned and operated, so support the community all weekend at the Dallas Arboretum! Watch this page for updates, and, as always, you can also bring your own picnic and settle in to the Dallas Voice’s Reader’s Voice award winner for Best Public Space, for a day of celebrating with friends and family.

Our Pride in Bloom mission is to highlight the unique & exceptional contribution of local LGBTQ+ artisans, entertainers and chefs in a weekend event for all community members to enjoy, in an effort to build lasting partnerships in our garden. Saturday’s events will kick off with a keynote from Robert Emery, President of The Dallas Way.

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:

LGBTQ history of Dallas

Thank you to our 2023 Pride in Bloom Committee

David Sassano, Dallas Arboretum Board and Committee Chair
Dr. Holly Bishop, Dallas Arboretum Board
Carole Braden, Friend of the Arboretum
Marcus deMello-Silva, Bank of America and Black Tie Dinner
Raymond Egana and Patty Irizarry, Classic Chassis Car Club
Phil Jacobson, Dallas Arboretum volunteer
Jan Nunn, Dallas Arboretum volunteer
Gregory Pynes, past board member Resource Center
Gary Sanchez, Visit Dallas and LGBTQ Chamber
Dustin Vyers, Black Tie Dinner

Community Partners

Thank you to our community partners for your support of Pride in Bloom 2023

AIN (AIDS Interfaith Network)
AIDS Services of Dallas
AIDS Walk South Dallas, Inc.
Black Tie Dinner
Black Trans Advocacy Coalition
Big Brothers Big Sisters Lone Star
Cathedral of Hope
Celebration Community Church
CitySquare
Classic Chassis Car Club
Coalition for Aging LGBT
Color Splash Out
Dallas Bears
Dallas Hope Charities
Dallas Independent Volleyball Association
Dallas LGBT Bar Association
The Dallas Way
Dallas Zoo
DIFFA Dallas
Elevate North Texas Youth Shelter
Equality Texas
Free Mom Hugs
Girls Inc. of Metropolitan Dallas
Gay & Lesbian Fund for Dallas
Human Rights Campaign DFW
Legacy Cares
Legal Hospice of Texas
LGBT Outdoors
North Texas Pride Foundation
Northaven United Methodist Church
OK2BX Foundation
Pegasus Slowpitch Softball Association
PFLAG Dallas
Pride Frisco
Rainbow Garden Club of North Texas
Rainbow Roundup
Resource Center
St. Stephen United Methodist Church
Synergy Wesley Foundation
Texas Pride Impact Funds
The Women’s Chorus of Dallas
Uptown Players

Host Committee

Thank you to our host committee for your support of Pride in Bloom 2023

Mayor Eric L. Johnson, City of Dallas
Chad West, Dallas City Council District 1
Jesse Moreno, Dallas City Council District 2
Jaime Resendez, Dallas City Council District 5
Adam Bazaldua, Dallas City Council District 7
Paula Blackmon, Dallas City Council District 9
Adam McGough, Dallas City Council District 10
Jaynie Schultz, Dallas City Council District 11
Gay Donnell Willis, Dallas City Council District 13
Paul Ridley, Dallas City Council District 14
Max Sanchez, Council Liaison
Honorable Delia Jasso, Former Dallas City Council Member

JR Huerta, Park and Recreation Board Member District 1
Fonya Mondell, Park and Recreation Board Member District 2
Taylor Toynes, Park and Recreation Board Member District 3
Harrison Blair, Park and Recreation Board Member District 4
Priscilla Rice, Park and Recreation Board Member District 5
Daniel Wood, Park and Recreation Board Member District 7; Vice President
Bo Slaughter, Park and Recreation Board Member District 8
Maria Hasbany, Park and Recreation Board Member District 9
Scott Goldstein, Park and Recreation Board Member District 10
Jeff Kitner, Park and Recreation Board Member District 11
Calvert Collins-Bratton, Park and Recreation Board Member District 13
Rudy Karimi, Park and Recreation Board Member District 14

Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins
Honorable Juan Jasso, Dallas County Justice of the Peace
Honorable Pauline Medrano, Dallas County Treasurer

Nathan Johnson, Texas State Senator District 16
Venton Jones, Texas State Representative District 100
Ana-Maria Ramos, Texas State Representative District 102
Carl Sherman, Texas State Representative District 109

Liliana Trelles, Consulado General del Perú en Dallas

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