50 concerts. 25 venues. 30 choruses. 16 days.
WorldPride 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 2025. The festival will bring the DC metro area to life with daily hour-long pop-up performances showcasing the power, pride, and diversity of queer choral music. Each day of the festival, audiences will experience performances by GMCW’s own ensembles — Potomac Fever, Rock Creek Singers, Seasons of Love, GenOUT Youth Chorus, and 17th Street Dance — alongside guest choruses from across the country, many of them members of the national GALA Choruses network, and singers from around the world. Festival highlights will include special collaborations with local and national ensembles, the area premiere of A Peacock Among Pigeons, and the world premiere of Our Wildest Imaginings, a new work by acclaimed composer Dominick DiOrio, honoring The Right Reverend Bishop Gene V. Robinson.
Venues currently include the Atlas Performing Arts Center, Woolly Mammoth, Shakespeare Theatre, Union Market, Epiphany Church, St Thomas’ Parish, Live at 10th & G, National City Church, Sixth & I, and Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library among others.
The following choruses and groups are planning to participate in the International Choral Festival: Asian Rainbow Chorus (NYC), Baltimore Men’s Chorus, Brolo, Congressional Chorus, Lavender Light Gospel Choir (NYC), New Wave Singers of Baltimore, New York City Gay Men’s Chorus, Twin Cities Gay Men’s Chorus, Major Minors (LGBTQ+ and allied youth chorus from TN), National LGBTQ+ Flute Choir, Richmond Allied Voices, and the Philadelphia Gay Men’s Chorus. Full schedule — as of May 19, 2025 — is below. More groups and performances to be announced. Please note: schedule is subject to change.
Choral Festival Schedule
May 22, 2025 (Special AIDS Memorial Quilt Event)
6:30pm AIDS Memorial Quilt Panel Dedication at St. Thomas’ Parish, 1517 18th St NW
Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington, DC
To learn more about the GMCW AIDS Memorial Quilt Display, click HERE.
May 24, 2025
1:00 pm at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 301 A St SE
Rock Creek Singers with New Wave Singers of Baltimore (Baltimore, MD) and Not What You Think (Washington, DC)
2:00pm at National Museum of American History*, 1300 Constitution Ave NW
GenOUT Youth Chorus and Major Minors
*Not included in Premium Pass
4:00 pm at St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church, 1830 Connecticut Ave NW
Rock Creek Singers with New Wave Singers of Baltimore (Baltimore, MD), and Sacred and Profane Chamber Chorus (Berkeley, CA)
6:00 pm at Augustana Lutheran Church, 2100 New Hampshire Ave NW
GenOUT Youth Chorus and Major Minors (Nashville, TN)
May 25, 2025
10:00 am at Capitol Hill Presbyterian Church*, 201 4th St SE
Rock Creek Singers
*Not included in Premium Pass
10:30 am Worship Service at St. Thomas’ Parish*, 1517 18th St NW
GenOUT Youth Chorus and Major Minors (Nashville, TN)
*Not included in Premium Pass
2:00 pm at Reformation Lutheran Church, 212 E Capitol St NE
Not What You Think (Washington, DC) and Sacred and Profane Chamber Chorus (Berkeley, CA)
6:00 pm at The Falls Church Episcopal, 115 E Fairfax St, Falls Church, VA
Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington, DC – performance features A Peacock Among Pigeons with 17th Street Dance
May 26, 2025
7:30 pm at St. Augustine’s Episcopal Church, 555 Water St SW
Potomac Fever with Major Minors (Nashville, TN)
May 27, 2025
7:30 pm at St. John’s Church, Lafayette Square, 1525 H St NW
Rock Creek Singers and Seasons of Love with Major Minors (Nashville, TN)
May 28, 2025
12:00 pm at Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St NW
Major Minors (Nashville, TN)
3:30pm at National Museum of American History*, 1300 Constitution Ave NW
Major Minors
*Not included in Premium Pass
7:30 pm at Adas Israel Congregation*, 2850 Quebec St NW
Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington, DC and Georgetown Chorale (Washington, DC) – performance features A Peacock Among Pigeons with 17th Street Dance. *Audience members are asked to register to attend in advance HERE:
May 29, 2025
7:30 pm at St. Augustine’s Episcopal Church, 555 Water St SW
Cherry Blossom District (Washington, DC) and Baltimore Men’s Chorus (Baltimore, MD)
May 30, 2025
12:00 pm at Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St NW
7th Son (Charlotte, NC), Spite & Malice (Charlotte, NC), and Vox Dominae (Charlotte, NC)
2:00pm at National Museum of American History*, 1300 Constitution Ave NW
7th Son, Spite & Malice, and Vox Dominae
*Not included in Premium Pass
5:00 pm at Shakespeare Theatre Company*, 610 F St NW
Seasons of Love and Tonewall (New York, NY)
*Not included in Premium Pass
6:30 pm at Capitol Hill Presbyterian Church, 201 4th St SE
7th Son (Charlotte, NC), Spite & Malice (Charlotte, NC), and Vox Dominae (Charlotte, NC)
7:30 pm at Foundry United Methodist Church, 1500 16th St NW
Seasons of Love with New York City Gay Men’s Chorus (New York, NY), and Tonewall (New York, NY)
May 31, 2025
11:00am at Library of Congress*, Thomas Jefferson Building, 10 1st St SE
Rock Creek Singers and National LGBTQIA+ Flute Choir
*Not included in Premium Pass. Audience members must register for event tickets HERE.
12:30pm at Smithsonian American Art Museum*, G and 8th Streets NW
GenOUT Youth Chorus
*Not included in Premium Pass
2:00 pm at Reformation Lutheran Church, 212 E Capitol St NW
7th Son (Charlotte, NC), New York City Gay Men’s Chorus (New York, NY), Richmond Allied Voices (Richmond, VA), Spite & Malice (Charlotte, NC), and Vox Dominae (Charlotte, NC)
2:00pm at National Museum of American History*, 1300 Constitution Ave NW
Cherry Blossom District and Asian Rainbow Chorus
*Not included in Premium Pass
4:30 pm at Western Presbyterian Church, 2401 Virginia Ave NW
Richmond Allied Voices (Richmond, VA) and Tonewall (New York, NY)
June 1, 2025
10:30am Worship Service at All Soul’s Church Unitarian*, 1500 Harvard St NW
Rock Creek Singers
*Not included in Premium Pass
10:30 am Worship Service at Rockville Presbyterian Church*, 215 W Montgomery Ave, Rockville, MD
GenOUT Youth Chorus
*Not included in Premium Pass
1:00 pm at Capital Jewish Museum, 575 3rd St NW
Potomac Fever and Tonewall (New York, NY)
1:00pm at National Gallery of Art*, 6th and Constitution Aves, NW
National LGBTQ+ Flute Choir
*Not included in Premium Pass
2:00pm at National Gallery of Art*, 6th and Constitution Aves, NW
Rock Creek Singers
*Not included in Premium Pass
3:00pm at National Gallery of Art*, 6th and Constitution Aves, NW
Tonewall (New York City)
*Not included in Premium Pass
6:00 pm at St. Thomas’ Parish, 1517 18th St NW
Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington, DC, GenOUT Youth Chorus, OUT Ensemble, and 17th Street Dance – performance features A Peacock Among Pigeons and the premiere of Dominick DiOrio’s “Our Wildest Imaginings”
June 2, 2025
5:30 pm at Union Market*, 309 5th St NE
Potomac Fever
*Not included in Premium Pass
7:30 pm at Riggs Washington, DC*, 900 F St NW
Potomac Fever
*Not included in Premium Pass
7:30 pm at St. Thomas’ Parish, 1517 18th St NW
Cherry Blossom District (Washington, DC) and Congressional Chorus (Washington, DC)
June 3, 2025
6:30 pm at Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company*, 641 D St NW
Rock Creek Singers
*Not included in Premium Pass
7:30 pm at Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H St NE
Seasons of Love with DC Labor Chorus (Washington, DC)
*Audience members must register in advance for free tickets HERE.
June 4, 2025
12:00 pm at Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St NW
Jackson Reed High School Concert Choir (Washington, DC)
7:30 pm at National City Christian Church, 5 Thomas Circle NW
Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington, DC – performance features A Peacock Among Pigeons with 17th Street Dance
June 5, 2025
11:20 am at J.W. Marriott Washington, DC*, 1331 Pennsylvania Ave NW
Rock Creek Singers
*Not included in Premium Pass
12:15pm at Smithsonian American Art Museum*, G and 8th Streets NW
Rock Creek Singers
*Not included in Premium Pass
7:30 pm at The Music Center at Strathmore (Special Ticketed Event)
Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington, DC and International Pride Orchestra with Peaches Christ (host), Thorgy Thor (violin), and Sara Davis Buechner (piano)
Tickets: $35-$100 – click HERE to get tickets
*This is a special ticketed concert and is not included in the Premium Pass
June 6, 2025
12:00 pm at Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St NW
Brolo (Philadelphia, PA) and On That Note! (Hartford, CT)
2:00 pm at First Congregational United Church of Christ, 945 G St NW
On That Note! (Hartford, CT), Philadelphia Gay Men’s Chorus (Philadelphia, PA), and Brolo (Philadelphia, PA)
7:30 pm at National City Christian Church, 5 Thomas Circle NW
Rock Creek Singers, Lavender Light Gospel Choir (New York, NY), and Twin Cities Gay Men’s Chorus (Minneapolis, MN)
June 7, 2025
1:00 pm World Pride Parade* – kickoff: 14th and T Streets NW
L.O.V.E. Chorus (USA) – our 500-voice combined choruses will be marching and performing in the Pride Parade
*Not included in Premium Pass
June 8, 2025
9:30 am Rally at Lincoln Memorial*, 2 Lincoln Memorial Cir NW
L.OV.E. Chorus (combined choruses)
*Not included in Premium Pass
12:00 pm International March on Washington*
L.O.V.E. Chorus (combined choruses)
*Not included in Premium Pass
For more information about WorldPride 2025, click HERE.
*Please note all shows and events subject to change at any time.