RI PrideFest Comes to Providence June 20
Thursday, June 18, 2015
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.
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLASTThere will also be over 100 vendors and a Beer, Wine, and Spirits Garden.
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