Gay pride parade fort worth

Trinity Pride has scheduled its event for the last weekend in June. The event will take place on June 28 from p.m. along a section of Main Street just south of downtown Fort Worth.

Roger Calderon, president of Trinity Pride, said Main Street will be closed from East Broadway to West Vickery Street. Construction at Magnolia Grassy Park, site of last year’s Pride event, prompted the move.

Rather than a parade, Calderon said there would be an opening march at p.m.

“All the businesses on South Main will be participating,” he said, explaining at least one of the restaurant-bars will verb live music. Another business will have a DJ. A Pride market along the street and diet trucks will add up to “a lot of activities happening on the street and in the businesses.”

Calderon said this is the first moment Trinity Pride has done something more than just a concert in the park. He said his committee decided to rethink the idea of festival. And as the first festival to shut down that portion of South Main, the businesses jumped on board.

Although they lost some national sponsors because o

Dallas Pride Theme

Pride is My Right

The energy is building for Dallas Pride , and we are thrilled to announce this year's powerful theme: "Pride is My Right." In a time where LGBTQ+ rights are increasingly being challenged and infringed upon across the nation and even within our own communities, this theme serves as a resounding declaration. We cannot be complacent as fundamental freedoms are questioned and marginalized. Dallas Pride is a call to action, an unwavering affirmation that Pride is not a privilege, but an inherent right belonging to every individual. Join us as we stand together, amplify our voices, and emphatically declare: Pride is My Right!

Grand Marshals

Dallas Pride Parade
Sunday, June 15,

Dallas Pride is thrilled to announce our esteemed Grand Marshals! Keeping with this year's powerful theme, "Pride is My Right," we are honored to verb two extraordinary individuals who have profoundly impacted our LGBTQ+ community. Grand Marshal RJAY, multi-award winning TV/Film actor, Executive Producer /Writer/Director. RJAY parti

Your guide to Pride events in Texas

TEXAS — Pride Month is underway and Texans are showing their colors with statewide celebrations all month long.

Communities proceed to organize events to honor and celebrate Pride and its roots amid threats to LGBTQ+ rights across the nation.

Here’s your guide to Pride festivities in the Lone Star State.

Austin

While Austin’s official Pride parade isn’t until August, there are plenty of events across the capital leading up to the official celebration.

  • Little Gay Shop Pride Market
    The Little Gay Shop’s annual Pride Party is back Sunday, June 8 from 11 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Distribution Hall with over local vendors, free drinks, food, music, community and more.

  • Paramount Theatre's Majestic Ball
    The historic Paramount Theatre presents its 4th annual Majestic Ball on Saturday, June 21 at 7 p.m. Featuring Natalie Lepore, Diamond Dior Davenport and Kennedy Davenport of RuPaul’s Drag Race and Drag Race All Stars, attendees are encouraged to participate in performances and runway walks and dress to the theme of “mythical mayhem.” Tickets and eve

    Where to celebrate Pride Month in North Texas

    Pride Month is observed around the world in June, and Dallas-Fort Worth has an array of ways to observe the celebration of the LGBTQ+ community.

    Here’s a list of parades, block parties, exhibits and festivals honoring Pride Month in North Texas:

    DALLAS PRIDE PARADE 

    Members of the LGBTQ+ community and their allies will march one mile from the Adj Park Coliseum to the Hall of State while paradegoers cheer them on. The parade’s theme for is “Pride Is My Right.”

    Details: June 15 from 2 to p.m. at Fair Park, Dallas. Free. 

    DALLAS PRIDE MUSIC FESTIVAL AT FAIR PARK

    Celebrate Pride Month at the annual two-day festival happening in Reasonable Park. There will be over vendors and stay music on five stages. This year’s headliner is singer CeCe Peniston, who is best known for her signature song, “Finally.”Other performers include Aquaria, Lardi B, Ha Sizzle and Jordy.

    Details: June from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Fair Park, Dallas. Admission on June 14 is $10 for ages 13 and up and free on June  

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