Rainbow Alliance

The NEPA Rainbow Alliance provides support, education, and advocacy for LGBTQ+ individuals and families while working to advance fairness and equality.

Our MISSION: Education • Support • Advocacy

We envision a future where all people in NEPA can live openly and free from fear; where individuals, organizations, and businesses work collaboratively to build an equal, inclusive community; and where we celebrate and nurture our diversity. To work towards this future we will educate and empower our volunteers to create strategic, peer-driven, sustainable programming overseen by strengthened volunteer leadership.

For over 20 years, the Rainbow Alliance has proudly hosted and celebrated the annual PrideFest in Northeastern Pennsylvania. 

This local celebration is part of a long history of nationwide Pride festivals and marches honoring the Stonewall riots of 1969, recognizing the progress achieved by LGBTQ+ pioneers who bravely spoke out against injustice and the ongoing fight for LGBTQ+ equality under the law. PrideFest is both a celebration and a call for action.

Our mission for Pridefest is to provide a safe space and empower the community by connecting them to essential resources. Pridefest will deepen the involvement by a variety of local and statewide agencies and individual supporters. Our main objective for celebrating Pride locally also includes bringing the community together and increasing awareness of our diverse community. We expect over 1,000+ people to come out and enjoy the entertainment, local vendors and most importantly engage in dialogue focused on the LGBTQ+ community.

The Rainbow Alliance was established in 2004 with the mission to provide education, support, and advocacy for LGBTQ+ individuals and families while working to advance fairness and equality throughout the region. In the spirit of our mission, we’re proud to host the annual NEPA PrideFest and Pageant for our local LGBTQ+ community.

To learn more about this exciting event and how you can get involved, head on over to rainbowalliance.org. In the meantime, THANK YOU in advance for supporting the Rainbow Alliance for NEPA Gives Day!