The Seventh Frederick Pagan Pride Day will take place on Saturday, September 9th, 2023 at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Frederick. We are currently looking for everything! Vendors, Workshop and Ritual Leaders, Local Groups and Charities, Entertainers, Event Sponsors, and Volunteers. Save the date and drop us a line to become part of this year’s festival!
The 6th Frederick Pagan Pride Day is this Saturday! We are so excited to see you!
In an effort to reduce our environmental impact, we are encouraging everyone to download the mobile version of our program. We will have a limited number of print programs available, but if an electronic version is an option for you, please choose to go paperless.
Click here to download the program.
Admission to Frederick Pagan Pride Day on Saturday, September 17th, is a donation to one of two organizations we are supporting this year. You are welcome to bring an item of non-perishable commercially prepared food (no home canned goods, unfortunately) for The Foodbank Program operated by the Frederick Community Action Agency. This year, Frederick Pagan Pride Day is also supporting Frederick County Animal Control. Donations for the Adoption Center can also be given as admission. FCAC is requesting UNOPENED PACKAGES of canned food of any variety, dry food (Iams is preferred, but they will take any sort), bleach, sponges and Dawn dish soap. Other pet supplies are welcome, but must be UNOPENED.
Frederick Pagan Pride Day is looking for food vendors for our annual outreach festival on Saturday, September 17th. The event includes vendors, entertainment, and workshops, and drew slightly over 650 people in 2019 (our 2020 and 2021 festivals were canceled due to the pandemic). We currently only have one food truck booked for the event and generally try to have at least two to manage the crowds. Our location is outside of town, so there’s nowhere else for festival attendees to go, and our food vendors have historically done very well. Please email frederickpaganpride(at)gmail(dot)com if you’re interested in vending!
It truly takes a village to make a festival happen, and the cost of…well…pretty much EVERYTHING has gone up. One massively important thing we rent every year is PORTA POTTIES! And, these bad boys have nearly doubled in rental costs since the last time we ran the festival (2019).
So here’s what we’re going to do about it.
Has someone really gotten under your skin this year? Got a person, organization, or group you’d like to see covered in poop? Sponsor a Porta Potty and have their name emblazoned on a big sign by the Potties for all to see! The higher your level of sponsorship, the larger the font on the name you send us.
Enjoy our crowdsourced terrible puns:
Sign up to put someone on the official Frederick Pagan Pride Day “Sh*t List” here!
There are also general event sponsorship options available. Frederick Pagan Pride draws upwards of 600 people every year. If you’re looking to get your business, service, or organization in front of a large number of Pagans, our program and website are a great opportunity to do so. Event sponsorships cover all our other costs: signs, programs, first aid personnel, a shuttle service, etc.
Frederick’s sixth Pagan Pride Day will be held on Saturday, September 17, 2022, at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Frederick. People of all ages and spiritual backgrounds are welcome. The event will include information booths, workshops, live music, vendors and other activities celebrating the Autumn Equinox, a time of thanksgiving in many Pagan traditions.
Admission is a donation to one of two organizations we are supporting this year. You are welcome to bring an item of non-perishable commercially prepared food (no home canned goods, unfortunately) for The Foodbank Program operated by the Frederick Community Action Agency. This year, Frederick Pagan Pride Day is also supporting Frederick County Animal Control. Donations for the Adoption Center can also be given as admission. FCAC is requesting UNOPENED PACKAGES of canned food of any variety, dry food (Iams is preferred, but they will take any sort), bleach, sponges and Dawn dish soap. Other pet supplies are welcome, but must be UNOPENED.
Frederick’s very first Pagan Pride Day in September of 2015 drew over 336 people during the course of the day and raised 331 pounds of food for The Foodbank Program. Frederick’s second annual Pagan Pride Day in September of 2016 drew over 393 people throughout the day and raised 391 pounds of food for The Foodbank Program. Frederick’s third annual Pagan Pride Day in September of 2017 drew over 500 people throughout the day and raised 573.16 pounds of food for The Foodbank Program. Frederick’s fourth annual Pagan Pride Day in September of 2018 drew over 550 people throughout the day and raised 823.11 pounds of food for the Frederick Food Bank. Frederick’s fifth annual Pagan Pride Day in September of 2019 drew over 650 people throughout the day and raised 1635.25 pounds of food for The Frederick Food Bank and another 257 pounds of pet food and other supplies for the Adoption Center at Frederick County Animal Control.
The International Pagan Pride Project is a non-profit organization dedicated to the elimination of prejudice and religious discrimination through education, activism, charity and community. Pagan Pride celebrations are held annually around the world within two weeks of the Autumn Equinox. In 2013, there were 98 Pagan Pride events across the USA, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, the Dominican Republic, Rome and Austria. 2013 event attendance was 65,717: an increase in attendance by over 20,000 when compared to 2012. The events collected a total of 39,962.80 pounds of nonperishable food.
The food drive gives participants a way to share with those who are less fortunate while making a positive statement about Paganism. For decades Pagans have been wrongly accused of practicing devil-worship and performing “black magic.” In reality most Pagans enjoy a religion emphasizing respect for nature, humanity, and oneself. Modern Paganism, or Neo-Paganism, is a growing religious movement based on combinations of ancient polytheism, modern eco-spirituality, and reverence for the Divine beyond gender stereotypes.
The Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Frederick is located at 4880 Elmer Derr Road. Frederick Pagan Pride is hosted by Frederick CUUPS (Covenant of Unitarian Universalist Pagans). For more information about the event or about Pagan religions, email Irene Glasse at frederickpaganpride@gmail.com. Additional information regarding Pagan Pride Day is located at https://www.facebook.com/FrederickPaganPride.
It is with a heavy heart, and after much consideration, that the board of Frederick Pagan Pride Day is canceling our 2021 festival originally slated for September 18th. Our highest priority is the safety and well-being of our festival attendees, staff, presenters, performers, and vendors. Due to the rapid spread of the Delta variant of COVID-19, it is not possible to make our event safe enough for our wonderful community. We are heartbroken to miss you this year.
Next year’s Frederick Pagan Pride Day is slated for Saturday, September 17th, 2022. Most of our vendors are simply shifting their registration to that date. Many of our wonderful vendors offer online stores. If you can support them, please do so. A year with fewer vending opportunities is extremely hard on artists, artisans, and purveyors of beauty and magick. Visit our vendor page here: https://frederickpaganpride.com/vendors-groups/
Every year, Frederick Pagan Pride Day has been able to make a sizeable donation of food to the Frederick Food Bank and a donation of food and supplies to the Animal Shelter at Frederick Country Animal Control. If you are able, please donate to these wonderful organizations.
We hope you are well, safe, and continuing to practice good pandemic protocols. The whiplash of pandemic concerns is making late summer into autumn challenging, but we honestly believe that this strange time will pass. We will come together in community again. We will sing, drum, dance, learn, laugh, and grow with each other. By making the safe choices now, it ensures that we are all present for that bright future.
In love and service,
The Board of the Frederick, Maryland, Pagan Pride Day
As always, this schedule is subject to change, but as of right now, this is how things are shaping up! We can’t wait to celebrate with you in September 😀
This year’s theme is “Together Again: Weaving our Future.” We are hopeful that we will be able to come together as a community for our 2021 festival on Saturday, September 18th. The Ritual and Workshop form is now available online. We are interested in rituals and workshops that are about reestablishing connection or visioning the future of the Pagan community. We are particularly interested in workshops that focus around intersectionality, inclusivity, and interdependence.
Using the form below, please describe the ritual or workshop you would like to present at Frederick, Maryland, Pagan Pride Day.
Frederick’s sixth Pagan Pride Day will be held on Saturday, September 18, 2021, at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Frederick. The Vendor Application Form is now online, but spaces are very limited (most of our vendors registered from 2020 simply rolled their registration over). Workshop, Ritual, and Entertainment application forms will go online shortly.
People of all ages and spiritual backgrounds are welcome. The event will include information booths, workshops, live music, vendors and other activities celebrating the Autumn Equinox, a time of thanksgiving in many Pagan traditions.
Admission is a donation to one of two organizations we are supporting this year. You are welcome to bring an item of non-perishable commercially prepared food (no home canned goods, unfortunately) for The Foodbank Program operated by the Frederick Community Action Agency. This year, Frederick Pagan Pride Day is also supporting Frederick County Animal Control. Donations for the Adoption Center can also be given as admission. FCAC is requesting UNOPENED PACKAGES of canned food of any variety, dry food (Iams is preferred, but they will take any sort), bleach, sponges and Dawn dish soap. Other pet supplies are welcome, but must be UNOPENED.
Frederick’s very first Pagan Pride Day in September of 2015 drew over 336 people during the course of the day and raised 331 pounds of food for The Foodbank Program. Frederick’s second annual Pagan Pride Day in September of 2016 drew over 393 people throughout the day and raised 391 pounds of food for The Foodbank Program. Frederick’s third annual Pagan Pride Day in September of 2017 drew over 500 people throughout the day and raised 573.16 pounds of food for The Foodbank Program. Frederick’s fourth annual Pagan Pride Day in September of 2018 drew over 550 people throughout the day and raised 823.11 pounds of food for the Frederick Food Bank. Frederick’s fifth annual Pagan Pride Day in September of 2019 drew over 650 people throughout the day and raised 1635.25 pounds of food for The Frederick Food Bank and another 257 pounds of pet food and other supplies for the Adoption Center at Frederick County Animal Control.
The International Pagan Pride Project is a non-profit organization dedicated to the elimination of prejudice and religious discrimination through education, activism, charity and community. Pagan Pride celebrations are held annually around the world within two weeks of the Autumn Equinox. In 2013, there were 98 Pagan Pride events across the USA, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, the Dominican Republic, Rome and Austria. 2013 event attendance was 65,717: an increase in attendance by over 20,000 when compared to 2012. The events collected a total of 39,962.80 pounds of nonperishable food.
The food drive gives participants a way to share with those who are less fortunate while making a positive statement about Paganism. For decades Pagans have been wrongly accused of practicing devil-worship and performing “black magic.” In reality most Pagans enjoy a religion emphasizing respect for nature, humanity, and oneself. Modern Paganism, or Neo-Paganism, is a growing religious movement based on combinations of ancient polytheism, modern eco-spirituality, and reverence for the Divine beyond gender stereotypes.
The Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Frederick is located at 4880 Elmer Derr Road. Frederick Pagan Pride is hosted by Frederick CUUPS (Covenant of Unitarian Universalist Pagans). For more information about the event or about Pagan religions, email Irene Glasse at frederickpaganpride@gmail.com. Additional information regarding Pagan Pride Day is located at https://www.facebook.com/FrederickPaganPride.
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