Downeast Pride

Sunday, June 28th, 2026

Performances by Curbside Queens and Minor Characters!

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Downeast Pride 2026!

Interested in volunteering for Downeast Pride? Email downeastrainbowalliance@gmail.com

Schedule of Events Sunday, June 28th (Rain Location: Eastport Arts Center)

Water Street Activities

Peavey Library, Rainbow Cloud & Spiral Wind Streamers w/Sara Myrick: Friday, June 28th 1pm-3pm
A Boatload of Books, Rainbow Journals: 12pm-3pm
Sweeties Downeast, Paw Prints for Pride: 12pm-3pm
Tides Institute and Museum of Art, Pride Streamers and Party Accessories: 12pm-3pm
Bingville: Activity TBD 12pm-3pm

Vendors and Tabling Organizations, Sutherland Amphitheatre and Water Street: 12pm-3pm

Minor Characters, Water Street Stage: 1pm-2pm

Curbside Queens, Water Street Stage: 2:30pm-3:30pm

Pride March (Gather at Sutherland Amphitheater and march to Eastport Arts Center): 3:30pm

Pride Tea Dance (Family Friendly), Eastport Arts Center: 4pm-6pm

2025 Photo Gallery

2024 Photo Gallery:

Downeast Pride 2024 started out with screen printing pride t-shirts with the TIDES Museum. We had so many amazing vendors and organizations this year along with incredible Curbside Queens! This was the first year we had business sponsors from WaCo Diner, Overstory Restoration, The White Birch Exchange, and David Oja’s Bazaar. We featured four bands this year Les Tois Etoilles, Extreme Beer Trio, Hot Velvet, and The Milk and Honey Rebellion thanks to the work of Eastport Artfests and LAMPS. Although the weather called for rain on Sunday, we persevered and still held our walking parade down Water Street and held the events inside Lubec Brewing Company. This year we saw 400+ attendees and sold 70 Pride t-shirts!

2023 Photo Gallery:

Downeast Pride 2023 featured 3 Allyship Trainings, Cherryfield Pride Night, 600+ attendees people, The Curbside Queens, amazing partners, 5 bands and SO MUCH MORE. We were excited to have the talented drag performers from the Curbside Queens at both events. We also had live music including Heavenly Hash, Minor Characters, Pink Capos, Milk & Honey Rebellion and Tomalley. The celebration in Lubec opened with a brunch at Lubec Brewing Company, followed by a Pride parade down Water Street.

Downeast Pride, since 2019:

Downeast Pride 2022 was able to reach 500 people aged 0-95 in Eastport & Lubec with a special focus on LGBTQ2IA+ teens in our area. We partnered with Eastport ArtWalk and LAMPS to expand our audience and to give our local arts organizations a boost from our community. There was silkscreening sponsored by Little Chair Printing of Portland and the following partner organizations joined us with tabling to increase their impact: WSHD radio station, NextStep, OutMaine, Maine Family Planing, MaineTransNet and Maine Youth Power! We were also able to spread the news about about our Traveling Rainbow Project. This helps us increase Allyship in our community and support PRIDE all year long.

Downeast Pride 2021 focused on raising funds for partner organizations, such as: MsineTransNet, Next Step, OutMaine, Healthy Acadia, Wabanaki Youth Council and The Tides Institute & Museum of Art. We partnered with Eastport ArtWalk for 3 Fridays throughout the summer. DRA hosted music from Beach Trash and The Huntley Brook Singers.

Pop-up Pride 2020 featured socially distant experiences across Eastport/Moose Island it was a covid safe success! We were so grateful to partner with Little Chair Printing, Pride Across Maine, The Bazaar, The Tides Institute, Eastport Gallery, Quoddy Bay Lobster & The Eastport Arts Center to create such an incredible day for all ages. CLICK HERE to watch the full 2020 concert!

Downeast Pride 2019 attracted over 300 community members to our 3 fabulous events at University of Maine at Machias, The Eastport Arts Center & The Chowderhouse. The feedback was overwhelming! MaineTransNet named DRA as one of 6 organizations that changed Maine for Trans people in 2019 and cited that our hard working volunteers planned “arguably the most family oriented pride festival in Maine.”