What is Mad Pride?

Mad Pride is a movement for the rights, dignity, and liberation of mad folks and people who have been marginalized or harmed by the mental health system.

Rooted in psychiatric survivor organizing and disability justice, Mad Pride challenges stigma, centers our voices, and demands real change — not just awareness.

We’re reclaiming “mad” as identity, resistance, and solidarity.

We’re building community, celebrating who we are, and showing up visibly and unapologetically.

People are still facing coercion, criminalization, and exclusion because of mental health labels. Mad Pride exists to push back — and to create something different.

PROGRAM: More details to come – stay tuned!

DATE: Saturday, July 11, 2026

TIME: 12 PM March; 1-3 PM Program

LOCATION: City Hall Park and the Contois Auditorium, Burlington, Vermont

DETAILS: The March will begin at 12:00 PM, more information about the route will be shared soon! Check out footage from Vermont Mad Pride in 2024 and 2025 for some inspiration!