Pride in the ‘Peake returns to Chesapeake City Park on Sunday, June 14, from noon to 5 p.m. for its 5th annual celebration, with organizers expecting up to 10,000 attendees — a record for the event.
The free event is the only intentionally sober Pride celebration in Hampton Roads, making it a welcoming space for people in recovery and families with children. Organizers say the event was built around a mission to serve LGBTQ+ youth, who face suicide rates 4 times higher than their peers.
“We’re also the only intentionally sober pride event in the seven cities, so that also provides a place for people who are in recovery to come to so that they can provide a place for their pride to be their authentic self,” Amber Bowmer said…