Our Sponsors Thank you for your support!
Dear Friends and Partners,
We welcome and invite you to be a part of the 2023 Pride Festival of Central PA. This year marks our 31st anniversary of producing Central Pennsylvania’s largest Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ+) public celebration of Pride. In 2018, we made history for being the first Pride Festival in the nation to be held on the grounds of a State Capitol.
The 2022 Pride Festival, held on the Emergency Responder Plaza, marked our return to the Pennsylvania Capitol Complex. Over 5,000 members of the LGBTQ+ community, their supporters and friends openly celebrated for the first time since the pandemic shut us down in 2020 and ’21.
July 29, 2023 will witness Pride’s return to Soldiers and Sailors Grove, behind the beautiful State Capitol building. We will showcase what we display daily: our diversity, harmony and pride in who we as Americans strive to be—productive citizens of our great Commonwealth and nation!
As a project of the Black & White Party, a recognized 501(c)3 organization, we rely on the kind and generous support of corporations, local businesses and donors in the community to fund the success of Pride each year. PFCPA works hard to utilize your contributions in order to maximize the positive impact the festival will have on our local community. In fact, we were able to donate over $10,000 to local non-profit organizations such as projects of the Central PA LGBT Center, Central PA Womyn’s Chorus, Harrisburg Gay Men’s Chorus, Transology, and MCC of the Spirit.
This packet provides information about our organization, our sponsorship opportunities, the benefits, promotional items provided in exchange for sponsorship and other ways you can support PFCPA. We’re also happy to work with your organization or company to develop other sponsorships tailored to
meet your needs.
The Pride Festival of Central PA is proud of last year’s effort and extremely excited about PrideFest ’23! We enthusiastically look forward to continuing that work with your generous sponsorship. We express our sincerest thanks and appreciation of your consideration and support.
Sincerely,
Dr. Eric W.Selvey
PFCPA President
About the Pride Festival of Central PA
Since 1992, Pride Festival of Central PA has held an annual festival each summer to promote awareness and showcase organizations and business available to the LGBTQ+ and straight ally community. Pride Festival weekend provides several safe environments for people of the LGBTQ+ and straight ally community to celebrate their diversity and support local economic growth by partnering with the community and attracting individuals to Central Pennsylvania.
The mission of the Pride Festival of Central PA:
In all of its activities and efforts, the Pride Festival of Central PA shall have as a central aspiration the achievement of equity for all underrepresented groups and to increase the positive visibility of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ+) community of Central Pennsylvania by providing opportunities to express and celebrate diverse perspectives, emphasizing acceptance of all individuals regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity or expression.
Our Patrons
The Pride Festival of Central PA regularly attracts 5,000 people to downtown Harrisburg. The 2022 festival brought people from all over the country to Pennsylvania's capital city.
Pennsylvania attendees came from 28 counties
Allegheny, Adams, Berks, Centre, Chester, Columbia, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Huntingdon, Juniata, Lackawanna, Lancaster, Lebanon, Lehigh, Luzerne, Lycoming, Mifflin, Montgomery, Montour, Northumberland, Perry, Philadelphia, Schuylkill, Snyder, Union and York.
Out of State visitors came from 14 states & Washington DC
AZ, CA, CT, DL, FL, IA, MD, NJ, NY, OH, PA, VA, WA & WV
Attendees Live With:
68% a Cat or Dog
18% a Child /Children
When they drink alcohol, they prefer:
Beer 52%
Liquor 38%
Wine 9%
What People Said About the Pride Festival
“Pride was excellent this year! Love the fact that there are more churches involved and it is more family friendly.”
“I felt very safe in this space. I like hearing music but it wasn’t too loud to be able to talk to vendors”
“This was a well-organized event with proper security and obvious planning. Thank you for that, it helped make this more accessible than most similar events which I avoid due to anxiety in crowds and noise.”
“I think Pride was great overall and really enjoyed seeing so many LBGTQ+ and allies coming together to spend the day hanging out and watching entertainment! I could tell how hard the board, volunteers, entertainers and the police put into this event.”
“This was my first Pride and it was amazing!”
“I really appreciate the effort everybody puts in including the vendors that spend hours setting up and tearing down…to represent their business and support people in outlying groups.”
What Makes Being a Part of the Pride Festival of Central PA a Good Idea?
It’s simply a matter of economics and good business sense. The discretionary income of the LGBTQ+ community is expanding yearly along with their open presence in the work and market places. By sponsoring the Pride Festival of Central PA, you will be effectively reaching the LGBTQ+ market in Pennsylvania’s third largest Pride celebration and tapping into a community that is fiercely loyal to businesses and providers who support diversity and equality.
- A 2021 study shows the LGBTQ+ population is the fastest growing minority segment in the United States with a spending power of close to $1.4 trillion. 1
- 78% of LGBTQ consumers tend to support companies that support and market to the LGBTQ community. 2
- 84% of LGBT+ consumers are more likely to consider purchasing from a company that has advertisements tailored to a gay audience. 3
- More than 70% of gay and lesbian consumers reported that they have switched products and or service providers because they learned that the company supported the LGBT+ community or had LGBT+ friendly policies. 4
- 65% of the LGBTQ+ community have attended a Pride festival in 2019. 2
- 71% of LGBTQ+ adults are likely to remain loyal to a brand they believe to be supportive of the LGBTQ+ community, even when less friendly companies may offer lower prices or be more convenient. 4
- 74% of LGBTQ+ adults are likely to consider brands that support non-profits or causes that are important to them as an LGBTQ+ person. 4
1The Pride Co-op 2021 2Communitymarketinginc.com 2019 3Think with Google June 2017 4Research of Witeck Communications / Harris Interactive Studies conducted in 2010 & 2011.
Thank you for the sponsors of 2022, we could not have done it without you!
Make your sponsorship pledge today!
Sign up for a sponsorship today! On a mission to build an inclusive community and come together as one we ask that you become a part of our family. Your monetary or in-kind support will make it possible for us to continue building this event and giving it wings so that everyone can fly. We look forward to having you on board soon!
