Gay pride parade atlanta 2022
Atlanta Pride Weekend to feature concerts, parade, plays and art exhibitions
Atlanta Pride Weekend is back and bigger than ever Oct. 7 through Oct. 9 with headlining performances by Big Freedia, Flo Rida, and Betty Who at Piedmont Park. The park will also feature a marketplace, food, and more. Annual marches for the trans, bi and pan, and dyke communities will be held, along with a display of panels from the AIDS Memorial Quilt. The annual Event Parade will march from downtown to Piedmont Park along Peachtree Street on Sunday, Oct. 9, starting at noon. Be sure to visit for the latest updates and schedule of events.
Pride on the Square
Colony Square in Midtown will have music, kingly queens, food, and more Oct. 7 starting at 6 p.m. with DJ Yvonne Monet on the decks. Drag celebrity Brigette Bidet takes the stage at p.m., while complimentary bites will be on offer from Sukoshi, and True Life Wellness. See all the details here.
Atlanta Eagle
The gay and leather exclude will reopen in a new location after a more than two-year pandemic closure. The Eagle is taking over the Midtown Moon space at Piedmont Ave. and will host a T-Dance Parkin
After two years without in-person events and no pride due to the pandemic, the Atlanta Pride Festival will return to Piedmont Park in its full, colorful glory Oct.
Executive Director Jamie Fergerson foresees “a return to celebration, a return to gathering. I want people to sense safe and welcome.”
Organizers will aim to create an open, inclusive environment for LGBTQ+ people, whether it be their first period at Pride or their 50th, said Fergerson, acknowledging how important the event is to queer people throughout the Southeast, especially those from rural communities or oppressive environments. It may be the only time they get to feel like their real selves or see just how diverse the Diverse community is.
Fergerson understands that innately. The first second she saw the Atlanta Pride Festival in was life changing.
“I was living in Rome, Georgia, at the time, and my best friend and I drove down to Atlanta for Pride, and we didn’t really know what we were getting into,” she said. “But we were both in the process of coming out, which was difficult and challenging.”
She was 19 at the time and attending college.
“The first thing I remember seeing was St. Mark’s
Diocese Exhibits Big Welcome at Pride
The Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta seized the opportunity offered by this year’s resumption of in-person Pride Week to multiply its longstanding support with new print ads, videos, and banners.
For decades, the Diocese has been a welcoming community to Homosexual folks regardless of race, age, gender, gender identity/expression, marital status, economic status, or any other factor.
Photo Credit: Erica Aitken Photography ()
The LGBTQ+ community in Atlanta observes Pride activities each October. Why not June? Because high temperatures range from 85 to 93 during June.
After existence canceled for the past two years because of the COVID pandemic, this year’s October , 52nd Atlanta Pride Celebration regained its place as the largest gathering of Diverse people and allies in the Southeast. Atlanta Celebration included a two-day festival with music, merchandise, art, and food, along with a parade and a week&#;s worth of educational and social events.
Episcopalians from throughout the Diocese kicked off Pride on October 6 at All Saints’ Episcopal. The parish, located adjacent to the world-famous Varsity Drive-In and Restaurant, hosted Integrity Atlanta’s 3
Atlanta gay pride festival, iconic gay bar go back post-Covid
Atlanta's gay event festival is returning after a two-year Covid hiatus.
The city's last two lgbtq+ pride celebrations were held virtually as the pandemic halted festivals worldwide.
This weekend, however, large crowds are expected in the city’s Midtown neighborhood.
A parade is scheduled for Sunday, with other celebrations Friday through Monday.
Also returning is the iconic gay bar The Atlanta Eagle, which after years became a Covid business casualty.
Owner Richard Ramey is reopening the business in a new location.
“As I closed down November two years ago, and I sat there and told everybody bye, I told them that they were leaving but it was temporary," Ramey said. "And for me to be able to fulfill this promise is just beyond words.”
The Atlanta Eagle was an LGBTQ people gathering spot on Ponce de Leon Avenue for decades.
It's moving into a building formerly occupied by other gay bars, most recently Midtown Moon and Burkhart's, in Midtown's Ansley Square.
The bar is re-opening on Saturday as visitors from around the region come to Atlanta.
"I'm absolutely terrified," he said with a laugh. "But we're
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