Gay pride in memphis
Memphis Pride Parade rescheduled: Observe when it will roll along Beale Street
- The 50th annual Memphis Pride Pride, rescheduled after a rain delay, will take place June 21 in the Beale Street Entertainment District.
- The accompanying festival is canceled until due to logistical challenges.
The 50th annual Memphis Pride Parade has been rescheduled for noon June 21 in the Beale Street Entertainment District.
An annual celebration of what organizers call "the vibrant spectrum of the Mid-South Gay family," the parade had been scheduled for June 7, but was canceled due to rainstorms with lightning.
The daylong festival that usually accompanies the march has been canceled until , however, due to various scheduling challenges, including the the difficulty of reassembling the vendors.
A milestone event in the history of Mid-South Pride, the 50th parade will start at the intersection of Fourth and Beale and wend its way through the Beale Street district. More than "units" — floats, church and collective groups, performance troupes and so on — are scheduled to participate in what
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Memphis Pride Fest Weekend
*The event has already taken place on this date: Sun, 06/08/
The Most Colorful Weekend of the Year! The annual Memphis Pride Fest Weekend is a four afternoon celebration showcasing the vibrant essence of Memphis and the Mid-South&#;s TLGBQ+ community. While there are no age restrictions for the open festival area or the parade, some Pride Fest events and areas of the park, like the RedZone and VIP Areas, do require you to be 18+ or 21+.
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Mid-South Pride
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50 years of Pride in Memphis: See what's planned for Memphis Pride Fest Weekend
- Memphis Pride Fest will take place June and marks 50 years of Pride in Memphis.
- The festival will feature a parade, live entertainment, vendors and educational sessions.
- The theme honors the history of LGBTQ+ advocacy while acknowledging ongoing challenges.
Memphis Pride Fest will mark 50 years of Pride in Memphis.
Put on by Mid-South Celebration, the organization notes that the events — which run June — will not only reflect on the progress made since the first Memphis Lgbtq+ fest gathering in , but will also “acknowledge the ongoing challenges faced by LGBTQ+ people, particularly trans person and Latinx communities, under increasing political hostility.”
“This year’s theme is about honoring where we’ve been while amplifying where we’re going,” Mid-South Pride President Vanessa Rodley said in a news release. “Pride in Memphis began as a grassroots movement, a bold statement of visibility and demand for change. Fifty years later, we be upright on the shoulders of those who marched before us, and we’re carrying