3rd Annual OEC Pride Festival Saturday June 1, 2024 in Historic Ellicott City.
Howard County Executive Calvin Ball speaks to the crowd gathered for Pride in Ellicott City.(Nate Pesce/Freelance)Artemis, dressed as Puck the Pride Pixie, center, dances in the background with other dressed members of the MD Furs Group. (Nate Pesce/Freelance)KC Florance speaks to the crowd in drag on the main stage. (Nate Pesce/Freelance)Katrina “The Hurricane” Colby poses for a portrait. (Nate Pesce/Freelance)Mike McGraw, event coordinator, speaks to the crowd gathered for Pride Fest in Ellicott City. (Nate Pesce/Freelance)The Baltimore Mens Chorus performs on the main event stage. (Nate Pesce/Freelance)Alexandra Fitzgerald, of Carroll County, right, and others on the dance floor as DJ Deezy starts the dance party. (Nate Pesce/Freelance)Dr. Juls Gilliam at the Howard County LGBTQIA+ Commission table. (Nate Pesce/Freelance)Howard County Executive Calvin Ball speaks to the crowd gathered for Pride in Ellicott City.(Nate Pesce/Freelance)Artemis, dressed as Puck the Pride Pixie, dances and twirls with a silk pride ribbon, in a style called flagging. They are a performer with Realmscape. (Nate Pesce/Freelance)Decorated windows along Main Street in Old Ellicott City. The 2024 OEC Pride Festival was held June 1st. (Nate Pesce/Freelance)DJ Deezy aka Mary Daughton, of Essex, starts up the dance party. (Nate Pesce/Freelance)The Baltimore Mens Chorus performs on the main event stage. (Nate Pesce/Freelance)Howard County government employees and Pride festival organizers take a group photo together. (Nate Pesce/Freelance)Izzy Lozier, 12, of Ellicott City, has her photo taken by her mom at the Saint Peter’s Episcopal Church photo booth background on Main St. (Nate Pesce/Freelance)J’vonte Lee, of Baltimore, blows bubbles from heart shaped hands while dressed as a forest fairy or sprite. He is a member and performer with Realmscape. (Nate Pesce/Freelance)Artemis, dressed as Puck the Pride Pixie, dances and twirls with a silk pride ribbon, in a style called flagging. They are a performer with Realmscape. (Nate Pesce/Freelance)From left, Dave Tarr, of Columbia, Julie Shirron, of Ellicott City, and Melissa Leygan, of Silver Spring, take a tequila shot during a Mascara Run stop at La Palapa’s Cantina. (Nate Pesce/Freelance)Props and costume to wear for the photo booth at the Saint Peter’s Episcopal Church table on Main St. (Nate Pesce/Freelance)From left, Dr. Juls Gilliam, with Liv Alanis Myers, Executive Secretary for the Howard County LGBTQIA+ Commission, talks with Bob Ford, Commissioner of the LGBTQIA+ Commission, and his husband Steve Charing. (Nate Pesce/Freelance)Bibi R, of Annapolis, stands for a portrait along Main St. (Nate Pesce/Freelance)J’vonte Lee, of Baltimore, blows bubbles while dressed as a forest fairy or sprite. He is a member and performer with Realmscape. (Nate Pesce/Freelance)From left, Dani Clark, and Nicole Clark, of Ellicott City, try the bow and arrow challenge at the AxGard festival stop along Main St. (Nate Pesce/Freelance)
