Queer Families Festival @ Pride In The Sky 2026

Calling all queer families: Come join us for the first-ever Queer Families Festival at Pride In The Sky 2026! Presented by Big Gay Hudson Valley and the Dutchess County Pride Center with support from Oakwood Friends School, the festival will fill the Poughkeepsie side of the Walkway with a full afternoon of events for the young (and young at heart).

Drag Story Time with Katarina Mirage
4p – 4:30p • Poughkeepsie Visitor’s Center

Ice Cream Social Meetup
4p – 6p • Moose Scoops Ice Cream Truck

Family Yoga with The Yoga House
4:45p – 5:15p • Poughkeepsie Visitor’s Center

Plus Other Activities Happening Throughout the Afternoon
Meet & greet with Rascal of the Hudson Valley Renegades
Live musical performances from AMP & the Rosendale Theatre
Arts & crafts activities with Beckhook Pride, the Dutchess County Pride Center, I LOVE NY, and The Art Effect
Touch-A-Flag station with the Gilbert Baker Foundation’s oversized Pride flag
Health & wellness info from Westchester Medical Center
Ambient beats from Superior Sounds
…and more!

After the festival, queue up at the Poughkeepsie entrance to the Walkway for our Pride Flags parade across the bridge (steps off at 6:45p).