New Hope PrideFest 2026 Brings 9 Days of Events, 15,000 Visitors to PA–NJ River Towns

New Hope, PA — A nine-day Pride celebration spanning two states is set to draw more than 15,000 people to the Delaware River waterfront this May, as New Hope and Lambertville prepare for one of the region’s largest early Pride events. PrideFest 2026 will run May 9 through May 17, featuring a packed lineup of performances, community events, and a parade that crosses from New Jersey into Pennsylvania. Organizers say the festival’s scale — and its unique interstate footprint — highlights both the economic and cultural impact of Pride in the region, with businesses, performers, and visitors converging on the small-town destinations for more than a week of programming. A Two-State Celebration Anchored by Landmark Parade New Hope Celebrates, the nonprofit behind the event, unveiled this year’s theme, “Pride IN FULL COLOR,” alongside headliners and a full schedule of activities across both sides of the Delaware River. The festival culminates Saturday, May 16, with what organizers describe as the only Pride parade in the United States to cross a state line. Marchers will begin in Lambertville, New Jersey, and proceed over the New Hope-Lambertville Bridge into Pennsylvania, led by a 100-foot rainbow flag. That cross-state moment has become a defining