Our Guiding Principles

The Mission Statement of the Pride Festival of Central PA is:

To increase positive visibility of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) community of Central Pennsylvania by providing opportunities to express and celebrate diverse perspectives, emphasizing acceptance of all individuals regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression.    

We created the following Goals  to support our mission:

• Promote awareness of and showcase organizations available to the LGBT community; 

• Provide a safe environment for people of the LGBT community to celebrate their diversity;

• Support local economic growth by attracting individuals to the Harrisburg Capital Region;

• Raise funds / provide charitable contributions to other LGBT and community organizations. 



We operate under the following Bylaws