Croton's first annual Pride Flag raising will be June 1, as Summerfest begins.

The village joins many other communities around the country that raise the multicolored Progress Pride Flag to kick off Pride Month.

Following proposals put forward by Croton’s IDEA Advisory Committee and Croton Pride, the village will raise the Progress Pride Flag over the municipal building on June 1. The 1 pm event will follow directly after the Summerfest Parade, which begins at 12:45 pm that day.

While this will inaugurate the event in Croton, many other cities and communities ar…