Local Shopping and Family-friendly Downtown June 26 - July 3 Ithaca PRIDE Week believes PRIDE is for everyone, from families to performers, youth to adults, and Downtown Ithaca will offer activities that everyone can enjoy. The non-traditional parade exemplifies the greater Ithaca community's creative expression.
The month of June kicks-off with the annual community celebration Ithaca Festival. Tompkins County Businesses can request window clings at this link upon reviewing the program mission and committing their business to following inclusive and welcoming practices for LGBTQ people and families. Learn more about this community-wide initiative and what this means to the businesses that choose to be involved. The decals were created to help businesses convey and display a commitment to inclusiveness and to welcoming lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) people and families. Visitors will find Ithaca is Inclusive window decals adorning the windows of many of the community's eateries, shops and businesses. Inclusive Space Decals are there to welcome LGBTQ people and families into their place of business. Known for being one of the most progressive and open-minded areas in Upstate New York, Ithaca offers an enlightened demographic of folks who pride themselves on being one of ‘The Advocate’ Magazine’s first “10 Best Cities for Gays and Lesbians to Live”.
