The TENTH Frederick Pagan Pride Day is Saturday, September 26th, from 10 AM to 6 PM at 4880 Elmer Derr Road in Frederick, MD. Let’s talk about parking!

Carpool if you can or consider taking a rideshare service to the event. Parking gets tight at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Frederick and the existing parking lot generally fills early. When the parking lot becomes full (and it will), a shuttle service will be running from the Park and Ride located at the intersection of Cap Stine Road and Mount Zion Road (see map). If you have a group traveling together, please drop your folks off at the event site, then park your car and take the shuttle. It makes the shuttle run a lot faster if the only person using the shuttle service is the driver of the car.

Remember to bring your donation for one of the three 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.  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. Lastly, we are proud to support The Western Maryland Immigrant Rights Collective. WMD-IRC supports families who have lost a loved one to ICE, including families with young children. WMD-IRC is requesting baby food, diapers sizes 5 – 7, and baby wipes.

As always, we will be offering a raffle! Raffle tickets are $2 each or 3 for $5, cash ONLY. The raffle drawing is after the main ritual at around 2:45 PM or so. You do not have to be present to win, but any prizes not collected by Saturday, October 10th, are forfeit.