Sofitel Philadelphia invites the community to celebrate Philadelphia’s Pride rainbow flag on the outside of the building in June. An oversize rainbow flag, with Philly’s addition of the brown and black stripes to honor diversity in the community, greets visitors as they enter to the left of the front doors. Inside look for the lobby to be renamed Philadelphia’s LGBTQ Hall of Flags. Look for Philadelphia’s locally designed and newsmaking rainbow flag to also have a center spot in the lobby, showcasing the diversity of our local community. The Philadelphia rainbow flag will be joined by host of LGBTQ flags flying high inside the lobby to celebrate the different facets of the local gay community, including, Lesbian Pride Flag, Gender Fluid Pride Flag, Binary Pride Flag, Pan Sexual Pride Flag, Transgender Pride Flag and the Bisexual Pride Flag.

THe public is welcome to join for the first official event of Philly Gay Pride Month – on Thursday, June 1st at 2:15pm as Sofitel dedicated and unveils this year’s flag. The flag and exhibition will remain up until June 30th. 

1:45pm Check-in
2:00pm Ceremony and Drag Mixing/Mingling

MAZZONI CENTER 

During the entire month of June, and through the rest of 2023, Sofitel Philadelphia will donate one dollar per each banquet menu item designated with the Mazzoni’s logo on the menu. Designated items range from breakfast, lunch and dinner buffets to beverages and snack breaks for groups of 10 or more people hosting a meeting or event at Sofitel Philadelphia. View the full banquet menu here.

Sofitel Philadelphia will also donate one dollar from every Liberté cocktail sold in the Liberté Lounge to Mazzoni during Pride Month. The Liberté Cocktail is available in Liberté Lounge and features pear infused Vodka, lemon, St. Germain and Sparkling Wine.

“As part of our commitment to philanthropy, we started this program in 2017 and donated more than $40,000 to Broad Street Ministry and Attic Youth Center before the pandemic,” said Bauer. “We are proud to expand our commitment to the community, which is why we are extended and expanding this program and celebrating our latest charity partner. One dollar from select items on our banquet menu will be donated to the Mazzoni Center- starting in June and through the rest of the year.”

She added, “We are proud to continue working with such valuable community organizations such Mazzoni Center and Broadstreet Ministries,” said Bauer. “These efforts are so important to our city and that is why we at Sofitel are so proud to be known as the Hotel of the Community.  We look forward to our partnerships and the growth that we expect to see in the coming year.”