What is Princess Day?
The Princess Day event is an annual party that celebrates young girls of color.
A free all-inclusive event in the Boston, MA area, where people gather for dancing, playing and other fun activities.
Culture, inclusivity & empowerment are at the heart of the Princess Day event. In celebrating together, they see themselves in each other.
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The Princess Day event is funded by generous donations from our community.
How it Started
Princess Day was originally conceived in 2014 by performing artist Valerie Stephens, as a gift to her nieces. She said to them“You are a Princess just the way you are!”
Then Valerie's idea came to life.
On the first Princess Day, little girls & their families from the community came dressed in tutus, superhero costumes & full princess attire. Filling the Gertrude Howe's Park with laughter and joy.
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What started out as Princess Party for 30 in 2014, has blossomed into a family event for close to 400 people.
Testimonials
" If you have, know, or are neighbors to girls of color ages 4–10, let their parents or caregivers know about Princess Day 2017. Our seven-year-old daughter and her girlfriends loved this event--and so did all the adults who accompanied them! Whether the frilly pink type of princess or the Wonder Woman type, it was great fun for all--empowering, creative, lots of games, healthy snacks, and drinks, a great atmosphere in which every princess saw themselves reflected in many others.
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-- Mark
" Thank you so much for your very generous donation to Princess Day. I think that Princess Day is important to me because I can see people like me. it is also important for little girls under my age to see girls that look like them as well. I really hope they are. It’s important because they can always see people of color around them all of the time.
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This donated money will be used on tables, chares, decorations and everything else we need for Princess Day. Thank you so much for your donations they mean a lot to Princess’ from around the world."
- Jade, age 10
