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Photos: Pride Festival at HCA

by | Jun 22, 2025 | Featured, Featured: Features

The town’s fifth annual Pride Festival was hosted at the Hopkinton Center for the Arts on Saturday.

Hopkinton Pride

Marchers make their way onto Hayden Rowe Street. PHOTO/JOHN CARDILLO

Hopkinton Pride

State Rep. James Arena DeRosa (purple shirt) marches alongside Select Board members Shahidul Mannan and member Amy Ritterbusch. PHOTO/JOHN CARDILLO

Hopkinton Pride

Participants carry an assortment of pride apparel as they march. PHOTO/JOHN CARDILLO

Hopkinton Pride

Vendor tents line the parking lot behind the HCA. PHOTO/JOHN CARDILLO

Hopkinton Pride

Individuals check out some of the vendors. PHOTO/JOHN CARDILLO

Hopkinton Pride

Posing for a photo at a table filled with various pride flags are (from left) Cathleen Dinsmore, Ellen Fitzpatrick, Maureen Sammon and Stacia Friedrich-Krozy. PHOTO/JOHN CARDILLO

Hopkinton Pride

The a cappella band The Eight Tracks performs. PHOTO/JOHN CARDILLO

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