In a defiant show of diversity and inclusiveness, D.C. is painting the town in rainbows as the WorldPride DC 2025 celebration gets underway.

“There’s color everywhere!” as Jack Skellington would sing it.

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From Logan Square to Dulles International Airport in Virginia, rainbows are blooming on buses, sidewalks, signage, and in the DC Metro.

The three-week festival officially kicks off with a Welcome Concert at Nationals Park on Saturday, May 31, with headliner Shakira. Two to three million visitors are expected to descend on the nation’s capital for the duration of WorldPride.

The festival wraps June 8 with an International March + Rally at the Lincoln Memorial and march to the Capitol. In between, there are hundreds of events large and small celebrating LGBTQ+ people and culture.

The biggest rainbow in town is just about finished.

More than 100 volunteers are adding a rainbow-painted bike lane improvement on 15th Street NW, stretching all the way from O Street NW up to V Street NW.

“Everything’s coming together,” Lisa Marie Thalhammer told The Hill. She’s the lead artist and she’s pretty sure the LGBTQ+ street mural is the longest that’s ever been created.

She said her mission is to “just bring joy and color and creativity into the community.”

The artists worked to keep the project under wraps until it was nearly finished, she said, fearing the White House would try to quash the seven-block-long band of color.

Metro is ready for the world!

Source: LGBTQ Nation