![]() ![]() Mayor Andrew Ginther, Columbus City Council President Shannon Hardin, City Auditor Megan Kilgore, and Densil R. Broad St., on the Marconi Boulevard side of the building to honor Columbus Pride Week and celebrate the city's open, inclusive community. The fun will include drag queen story time, live music, food and drink vendors, free yoga classes, and free Mom hugs from PFLAG Columbus.Ĭity Hall Pride Illumination - A rainbow of hues will light up City Hall, 90 W. at various sites including the Village Green, Graeter's lot and along High Street. Rainbow Love - Worthington's Pride celebration will take place from noon to 6 p.m. Guests are encouraged to wear their favorite rainbow attire. King Avenue Pride Worship - Pride Sunday will be celebrated at King Avenue United Methodist Church, 299 King Ave., during regular worship services at 9 a.m. Unity in the community: Columbus LGBTQ community working toward becoming more inclusive June 4 June 3ĭelaware Ohio Pride Fest - Musical performances and other live entertainment, community resources, food trucks, vendors and a kids' zone will be among the festivities in Boardman Arts Park, 154 W. Pride Month events around Columbus June 2īexley Pride Walk - Participants will meet at Capital University's Capital Lawn across the street from Graeter's Ice Cream for the second annual walk, which begins at 5:30 p.m. Here is a sampling of what's going on locally. Numerous other Pride happenings are making for a packed calendar this month. 'Pride and human dignity': A look back at the history of the Columbus pride parade The next day, the Pride March will step off at High and Broad streets at 10:30 a.m. ![]() Goodale St., with 200-plus vendors, two performance stages, a DJ/dancing pad, a community wellness area, many community resources and more. Stonewall Columbus' 42nd annual festival will begin at 4 p.m. When is the Stonewall Columbus Pride Festival and March? The best-known local celebration is the Stonewall Columbus Pride Festival and March, which draws upward of 700,000 people each year, making it one of the Midwest's largest Pride gatherings. 'Who I always was.' A 79-year-old transgender woman's journey to acceptance In addition to remembering those pivotal moments in history, Pride Month is a time when the LGBTQ+ community and its allies celebrate LGBTQ+ culture and advocate for LGBTQ+ rights with marches and memorials, picnics and protests, and parades featuring colorful floats and even more colorful participants. ![]() This month also is the 53rd anniversary of the first Pride parade, which took place one year to the date after the uprising. June is Pride Month, so designated in commemoration of the Stonewall Uprising in Manhattan on Ja tipping point in the gay rights movement. ![]()
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