RI PrideFest Comes to Providence June 20

Thursday, June 18, 2015

 

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Rhode Island's 40th annual PrideFest will be held in Providence on June 20th. Themed IndiVISIBLE, the festival, hosted by Dark Lady and Alley Cat, presents a venue to promote equal rights, as well as pride in expressing sexual identities and genders.

The PrideFest will take place on the South Water Street Greenway from 12:00 PM to 8:00 PM and it will be free to the public.

Activities at the event feature a Kids' Zone, Youth Center, and performances by American Idol's Crystal Bowersox, Pearl & the Beard, Shannel from RuPaul's Drag Race, Mimi Gonzalez, Sir Ari Gold, Pamela Means, Derek Capobianco, Heather Rose in Clover, Shryne, and others.

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There will also be over 100 vendors and a Beer, Wine, and Spirits Garden.

 

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