World Pride International Choral Festival

Premium passes on sale soon!

All events for the International Choral Festival are free and open to the public. However, Premium Passes will be available to purchase which will allow you premium access and/or seating to all the choral events in the festival.

If you are interested in singing with us on the National Mall as part of our 1,000-voice L.O.V.E. Chorus, click HERE to sign up or for more information.

WorldPride DC 2025 is coming to Washington, DC!

WorldPride DC 2025 is coming to Washington, DC and GMCW will be the anchor of the arts and culture calendar. GMCW is presenting an International Choral Festival that will be the Arts & Culture Marquee Event for WorldPride DC 2025. In celebration of World Pride, GMCW will present a two-week International Choral Festival, where choruses from around the US will perform pop-up concerts with GMCW at venues around the DC metro area. Venues currently include the Atlas Performing Arts Center, Woolly Mammoth, Shakespeare Theatre, Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater, Howard Theatre, Union Market, Epiphany Church, St Thomas’ Parish, Live at 10th & G, National City Church, and Sixth & I, among others. Additionally, GMCW will present the area premiere of John Bucchino’s A Peacock Among Pigeons at certain venues on this city-wide tour.

To date, the following choruses and groups are planning to participate in the International Choral Festival: Asian Rainbow Chorus (NYC), Central Maryland Rainbow Chorus, Lavender Light Gospel Choir (NYC), New Wave Singers of Baltimore, New York City Gay Men’s Chorus, Twin Cities Gay Men’s Chorus, Gay Men’s Chorus of Charlotte, Hartford Gay Men’s Chorus,  Major Minors (LGBTQ+ and allied youth chorus from TN),  National Flute Association LGBTQ+ Flute Choir,  Richmond Allied Voices Treble Chorus, Triangle Men’s Chorus (Raleigh, NC), and the Philadelphia Gay Men’s Chorus. More details to come.

May 23, 2025 – June 8, 2025
Various locations around Washington, DC
Events will be free and open to the public but premium passes will be available to purchase soon. More details to come.

ASL tickets and groups of 10 or more, call 202-293-1548.

*Please note all shows and events subject to change at any time.