Hampshire Pride (Northampton)

Northampton, Massachusetts, has marched for Pride since May 1982, when the Northampton Gay and Lesbian Activists (GALA) started the tradition. The Smith College town has long had a large lesbian community, which shapes the crowd. The event has gone through names, from Northampton Pride to Noho Pride, and since 2023 it has run as Hampshire Pride, which calls itself Noho Pride's successor.

It is a one-day affair on the first weekend of May. The parade steps off at 11am from Sheldon Field, follows Route 9 and Main Street through downtown and ends at Crafts Avenue; spectators line the road between Old Ferry Road and Crafts Avenue. The free afternoon festival fills the Armory Street parking lot with up to 130 vendors and two stages, one given over to about 20 drag performers. Hampshire Pride is small behind the scenes: director and co-founder Clay Pearson and a six-person volunteer committee.

The fourth Hampshire Pride parade ran on Saturday 2 May 2026 and added a Resist Rally with speakers at the festival site. No attendance figures were published. The 2027 date hadn't been announced when we checked.