Other performers include singer-songwriter Vincint and “RuPaul’s Drag Race” winners Willow Pill and Symone, who are set to join DNCE on stage. The Capital Pride Concert will be on two stages at the festival.ĭNCE, featuring lead singer Joe Jonas, will headline the events on the Capitol Stage at 3rd Street and Pennsylvania Avenue. More than 300 organizations will be on site from noon to 7 p.m.
There will live entertainment, beverage gardens and food for sale. On Sunday, June 12, the Capital Pride Festival will take over Pennsylvania Avenue NW between 7th and 3rd Streets, near the National Mall. When Is the 2022 Capital Pride Festival and Concert? There will be local DJs from noon to 3 p.m., followed by entertainment hosted by JRs bar and Citrine until 10 p.m.
The full lineup can be found here with links to each artists’ music. The rest of the lineup features Texas-grown and Austin-based LGBTQ+ artists, including Pelvis Wrestley, Caleb De Caster and Tje Austin. The Austin LGBT Chamber of Commerce will hold its third annual “Pride in Local Music”, a one-day music festival featuring LGBTQ+ artists at the Long Center.īrian Justin Crum and Bebe Zahara Benet headline the event.
The committee says that this will be a “can’t miss event for QTPOC everywhere.” Pride in Local Music (6/25) The festival is put together by the Colors of Pride steering committee, in partnership with Austin Latinx Pride, Austin Queer Asians, aGLIFF, Chrysalis Q, QWELL Community Foundation and Unhushed. For kids, there is a children’s play area open from 12-3 p.m.
We see movement leaders burning out at an accelerated rate.”Īt the festival, attendees can enjoy a QTPOC popup market, live music, speakers and a free communal meal. “Data from 2021 research studies by the City of Austin and QWELL Community Foundation shows that most LGBTQIA+ people of color in Central Texas feel disconnected and unsupported,” the website reads, “Nationwide, we see queer/trans people of color (QTPOC) struggling with their mental health, oppression, and social isolation. Toward the end of the month, at Branch Park Pavilion, there will be an inaugural celebration for LGBTQ+ people of color and their allies.Īccording to the Colors of Pride website, roughly half of Austin’s LGBTQ+ population are people of color. Tammie Brown, who appeared in RuPaul’s Drag Race season one and All Stars, is the festival’s headliner. The event also includes standup comedy, and drag and musical performances.
Tickets are free and also registers attendees into a raffle. This is the inaugural Pride “Pfestival” for the town and will take place from 1-6 p.m.