Officials in the nation’s capital generally express full confidence in their ability to handle large, complicated events and huge crowds.

Washington, DC, is set to mark the 50th anniversary of Pride celebrations in the nation’s capital this weekend by hosting World Pride 2025.

Thousands of people are set to flock to Washington, D.C., on Saturday to celebrate the LGBTQIA+ community at the WorldPride Parade. Elaborate floats, performers and community advocates will travel down the 1.

One reader, from Fresno, California, said he has attended Pride annually for 35 years — and only ever missed one parade. Others said they were planning to celebrate their very first Pride this year, and looked forward to making the kind of self-affirming memories so many others shared.

WASHINGTON - It's a big weekend across our region with celebrations for WorldPride events taking over DC. This includes the big parade downtown at 1 p.m. on Saturday, which you can stream live right on your FOX Local app if you are not able to attend in person!

Although Pride weekend here in D.C. won’t be a washout, on and off wet weather chances across the DMV will continue through late Sunday.

The National Park Service said Friday it would temporarily close the park at the center of Washington’s historic LGBTQ neighborhood ahead of the city’s annual Pride weekend, moving forward with

Washington is hosting WorldPride, a global celebration of the L.G.B.T.Q. community, but the event has been made more difficult by shifts in U.S. policy.

He tried compromising with the church, which owns his building, asking if he could leave the decorations up through Saturday’s WorldPride parade. They said no.

Two people were stabbed at Dupont Circle Park during Pride festivities on Saturday, a D.C. police spokesperson said. The victims are both males, but police declined to specify their ages or the severity of their injuries. Police do not have a suspect in custody. Police began evacuating the park about 7:30 p.m. Saturday.