Join us for Ferndale's second annual PRIDE Celebration- a day of music, performances, and good vibes, co-sponsored by Connect Ferndale, the City of Ferndale, and LGBTQ+ Western.  Festivities will take place Saturday, July 18th, 2026. Here's the deets:

First Annual Pride Colors Costume Contest and Family-Friendly Drag Show hosted by LGBTQ+ WWU

Join us at 11:30 am for the Pride Colors Costume Contest!  Calling all young ones (ages 18 and under) and seniors to come in your best, brightest, most beautiful get up, celebrating the LGBTQIA+ community.  We will have four categories: Ages 4-9, 10-13, 14-18, and 65 and over.  Walk the runway and share your true colors!

Workshops hosted by Connect Ferndale

Workshop #1- The Science of Gender and Resistance with Hannah Smith 10 am- 11:15 am

The Science of Gender & Resistance is for everyone! Are you an activist, ally, friend, or family member of a Queer person? This session will equip you to speak on the topic of gender and sexuality with clarity and confidence. Are you a member of the LGBTQIA+ community yourself? You’ll acquire new ways to explain what you’ve always innately known and, in exploring the neurobiology of “the other side,” you’ll gain perspectives that will help YOU stay focused & regulated when faced with difficult conversations.

Workshop #2- Supporting Trans Youth 1:15 pm- 2:30 pm

Want to support transgender and nonbinary youth but worry about sticking your foot in your mouth? Have a gender diverse young person in your life who you want to better support?  Are you eager to build the knowledge, skills, and confidence necessary to effectively push back against misinformation and harmful policies impacting the lives of LGBTQ+ youth?  Join us for a 90-minute workshop to  step deeper into your role of making Ferndale a community where all young people can feel safe, valued, and welcome.

Panel Discussion- Supporting LGBTQ+ Youth In Ferndale 2:45-4 pm

Want to learn about what LGBTQ+ youth need and want from their community? Come and listen as our panel of youth, parents, educators and advocates discuss how we as a community can support our LGBTQ+ youth to ensure their health, wellbeing, and safety in Ferndale.  Panel will be moderated by Page from Common Goodness Project.  All questions and discussion points have been created by the panelists, and there will not be an open Q and A. 

Workshops will be held at the Tillicum House in Pioneer Park

Pre-registration is preferred for the workshops and panel.  Click below to register!

Click here to register for workshops and the panel discussion.

Resource, Vendor, and FUN fair

Join us outside the Pavilion for loads of fun!  Local non-profits will be tabling, vendors will be selling their wares, and many games and activities will be taking place.  There will be face painting!  There will be Library fun! We will also have some food trucks, so grab lunch in the park.

Made possible by a grant from the Whatcom Community foundation's Project Neighborly Program