Burlington's Pride in the Park returns with community support The Hawk Eye Just as they had done in 2019, members of Burlington's LGBTQ community descended on Crapo Park Saturday to celebrate who they are. Pride in the Park, Burlington's Pride festival, began in 2018 when people threatened to crash a Pride celebration Burlington High School student Aiden Orton was having with his friends. The threats spurred adult members of Burlington's LGBTQ community to rally around the teen and the event, working with Orton to arrange for vendors to be present, as well as for a parade. It grew substantially in 2019, but COVID-19 derailed things last year when Burlington Pride, the organization that since has taken over the event's planning, had to hold a much smaller event.