{"id":193609,"date":"2026-05-15T19:52:07","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T19:52:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/193609\/"},"modified":"2026-05-15T19:52:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T19:52:07","slug":"pridefest-returns-to-new-hope-with-parade-spanning-pennsylvania-new-jersey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/193609\/","title":{"rendered":"PrideFest returns to New Hope with parade spanning Pennsylvania, New Jersey"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pride season is getting an early start in New Hope, Pennsylvania, this weekend. The PrideFest<\/a> parade Saturday will cross state lines, starting in Lambertville, New Jersey, and ending in New Hope in Bucks County, where a full festival celebrates the reason for the season.<\/p>\n

And this year, the entertainment hits close to home.<\/p>\n

It’s a throwback to the 90s with American house and dance music icon Crystal Waters.<\/p>\n

“I grew up across the bridge in South Jersey, so it just feels like coming home,” Waters said.<\/p>\n

She expects to bring her high-energy to a crowd ready to be part of the show.<\/p>\n

“You’re going to see a lovely, high-energy, fun performance,” she said. “I’d love to have the crowd join me and we’re going to have a good time here.”<\/p>\n

The theme this year, “In full color,” is all about showing up as your full self, and for Philly native Vincint, that message is personal.<\/p>\n

“It’s showing authenticity, standing in a room full of people and owning who you are and how that uniqueness shapes everything around you,” Vincint said.<\/p>\n

From live music to the art of drag, there’s no shortage of performances, including Miss New Hope Athena Chanteuse, who is ready to bring the wow factor.<\/p>\n

“I’m going to dance, do the splits, the tricks, all the fun things. Give glamour, give showgirl,” she said.<\/p>\n

And while Philly gets ready for a return to pride on the Parkway<\/a>, New Hope proves sometimes the most powerful celebrations happen in smaller spaces.<\/p>\n

“You’re not so small that no one’s watching,” Vincint said. “I think the biggest change comes from the smallest places.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

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