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Pride season is upon us, and in addition to celebrating the LGBT equality that means major musical acts will be taking the stage at Pride festivals around the country. Check out who’s performing where and when—plus loads more details—below.
Atlanta Pride
The weekend of October 8 sees the largest Pride in the southeast kick off in Piedmont Park on National Coming Out Day. (No coincidence there).
This year Atlanta Pride includes the annual Dyke March and Trans March, the official parade and an all-day festival with music, food and entertainment. Past headliners have included Taylor Dane, Sister Sledge, Colbie Caillat and Meghan Trainor.
Parade Date
October 9 at 1 pm
Baltimore Pride
July 23-24, 2016
Baltimore Pride turns 41 this year with Steve Grand taking the Pride Festival stage at Druid Hill Park on July 24. The weekend also includes a high-heel race, block party and, of course, the parade down Charles Street.
Parade Date
July 23rd at 3:30 pm
Boston Pride
June 11-12
This year’s parade kicks off at Copley Square and meanders down to City Hall, with marshals including White House LGBT liaison Raffi Freedman-Gurspan and activist Claire B. Naughton.
Trans fitness model Aydian Ethan Dowling emcees as Conrad Sewell, Samantha Johnson and Brandon Skeie take the stage at the Pride festival in City Hall Plaza.
Parade Date
June 11 at noon
Capital Pride
June 1-12, 2016
Every June, a quarter-million people descend on Washington, DC, for Capital Pride, making it one of the largest in the country.
There’s a week of activities—fundraisers, forums, parties and performance—leading up to Pride weekend June 10-12. Leslie Jordan is the grand marshal of the annual parade down Pennsylvania on June 11, which has a theme of “Make Magic Happen.”
This year, Meghan Trainor, Charlie Puth, Alex Newell and Melanie Martinez headline the Pride Concert on June 12, presented by Hot 99.5.
Parade Date
June 11 at 4:30 pm
Chicago Pride
June 18-19 and 26, 2016
Boystown is home to Chicago’s two-part Pride bonanza: On June 18 and 19, the Chicago Pride festival features drag shows, food trucks, exhibitors and more. Then, on June 26, more than 750,000 people will watch the four-mile Pride parade as it rolls down Broadway and Halsted from Uptown to Lincoln Park.
Big name acts that have performed at Chicago Pride include Jennifer Hudson, St. Lucia and Big Freedia. This year, Jordin Sparks headlines Pride Fest on June 18.
Parade Date
June 26 at noon
Dallas Pride
September 18, 2016
The Big D’s main Pride event is the Alan Ross Texas Freedom Parade, procession along Cedar Springs Road from Wycliff Avenue to Lee Park, named for its longtime organizer.
The festival takes place at the parade’s end in Lee Park, where all of all ages mingle and catch performances by local and national acts. In 2015, the headliner was out country star Ty Herdon.
Parade Date
September 18 at 2 pm
L.A. Pride
June 10-13, 2016
Christopher Street West is spotlighting the city’s trans community with educational and social events spanning the three-day celebration, not to mention an outdoor roller rink.
The daytime Pride parade sashays down Santa Monica Boulevard through the heart of West Hollywood. The route ends at West Hollywood Park, where, this year, Carly Rae Jepsen, Charli XCX, Hailee Steinfeld and Big Freedia rock the music festival stage.
Parade Date
June 8 at 11 am
New Orleans Pride
June 17-19, 2016
The Big Easy’s annual Pride celebration features men’s and women’s parties, film screenings, a block party and even an evening with former local Bianca Del Rio. Plus, New Orleans hosts one of the few nighttime Pride parades in America, as the French Quarter buzzes with queer energy.
Debby Holiday, the Nawlins Johnnys and Jai Rodriguez perform at PrideFest 2016 on June 19, hosted by Billy Francesca and Persana Shoulders.
Parade Date
June 18 at 7 pm
Philly Pride
June 12, 2016
Philadelphia mayor Jim Kenney is grand marshal of the city’s Pride parade, which kicks off on 13th and Locust Streets in the Gayborhood.
Later that day, Deborah Cox headlines the Gay Pride Festival at Penn’s Landing.
Parade Date
June 12 at 11:30 am
PrideFest Milwaukee
June 10-12
This year’s parade down South 2nd Street will be without a grand marshal—honoree Miriam Ben-Shalom was uninvited after reportedly making transphobic comments.
But it’s still going to be a weekend jammed with excitement, including performances by Sarah Silverman, Crystal Waters, Deboarah Cox and Blondie.
Parade Date
June 12 at 2 pm
New York Pride
June 21-26, 2014
The New York Pride March—don’t call it a parade—winds down Fifth Avenue down to the Stonewall Inn, birthplace of the modern LGBT rights movement.
A week of events kicks off with a Pride Luminaries Brunch on June 19 and Family Movie Night on June 21, followed by the annual LGBT rights rally on June 24.
The grand marshals at this year’s march on June 26 are teen reality star Jazz Jennings, Syrian activist Subhi Nahas and HIV/AIDS advocate Cecilia Chung, a member of the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS.
Fergie takes the stage at the legendary Dance on the Pier later that night, joining a pantheon of performers who have played the event, including Janet Jackson, Cher, Whitney Houston and Jennifer Lopez.
Parade Date
June 26 at noon
Pittsburgh Pride
June 3-12, 2016
There’s plenty going on during Pittsburgh Pride, including pool parties, pub crawls and a picnic in the park. This year’s biggest attraction, however, is Pride in the Streets on June 11, featuring performances by Kesha and rapper Angel Haze.
Parade Date
June 12 at noon
San Francisco Pride
June 25-26, 2016
Celebrating the theme of “For Racial and Economic Justice,” San Francisco Pride kicks off at City Hall, where Harvey Milk rallied queers in the late 1970s.
This year’s grand marshals include the Cast of Fuse’s Transcendent as well as Mia Satya, Fresh White!, Larry Yang, Janetta Johnson, Mike Shriver and the founders of the Black Lives Matter movement.
The music headliner is still to be determined, but past performers include Lady Gaga, the Backstreet Boys and Cyndi Lauper.
Parade Date
June 26 at 10:30 am
Utah Pride Festival
Salt Lake City
June 3-5, 2016
The Salt Lake’s LGBT celebration includes a film festival, a Dyke March, an interfaith service, charity run and, of course, a parade. (It’s actually the second largest parade in the state after after the Days of ’47 Parade.)
Performer on the main stage in Central City include AB Soto, Perfume Genius and Belinda Carlisle.
Parade Date
June 5 at 10 am
Seattle Pride
June 28-29, 2016
Now in its 42nd year, Seattle Pride is one of the most unique LGBT celebrations in the country (and not just because of the naked bicyclists). No word on who the grand marshals are this year, but George Takei had the honor in 2014.
Parade Date
June 26 at 11 am
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