Come OUT and play at the second largest Pride event in the state!
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Rainbow Flag Raising @ City Hall, followed by FREE Tea-Dance! Sunday, July 12 @ 3pm
WHAM 13′s Norma Holland will host the gathering at Rochester City Hall for the “Raising of the Rainbow Flag” as Mayor Duffy and Councilmember Pritchard begin Rochester Pride 2009.
Following the event we will march across the River to the Rochester Radisson for a FREE Tea-Dance and Social. Cash Bar, food, and music provided by DJ Chuck Argento.
People must enter City Hall from the “Link” entrance on Fitzhugh St.—this is the area between the old and new buildings of City Hall. The other entrances will be locked. Security guards will be available to direct people down the hall and to the stairs to the Atrium. The elevators are accessible but as the Atrium is only one flight up, the stairs provide quicker access for most of those attending. Free parking is available in the lot behind City Hall with access from Fitzhugh St.
FREE PRIDE 2009 KICK-OFF PARTY! Friday, July 17 @7pm
The Strathallan Hotel is hosting the big kickoff for PRIDE 2009!
The entire first floor and patio of the classic Strathallan Hotel has been reserved for the 2009 Pride Kickoff event. No entry fee!
Cash bars, food, prizes. The Big Wigs: Aggy Dune and Kasia Davis will provide a short program celebrating 40 years since the Stonewall Rebellion.
Music provided by: DJ Chuck Argento
IT IS FREE TO COME AND SEE THE FABULOUS PRIDE PARADE 2009!
PARADE REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED! Please register early for the 2010 Pride Parade.
The Rochester Pride Parade – 4pm Saturday, July 18
Watch and wave, or march and wave with thousands at New York’s second largest pride parade!
The Pride Parade will wind down Park Avenue starting at Culver Road to Goodman Street, then on to College Avene for the Pride Festival in the area behind the Auditorium Theatre!
Follow the menu link above to find the FORM to register your group to march in the parade. Registration is inexpensive and the exposure and fun invaluable.
We Hope To See You Here! Build a float, march, dance, play music or create a synchronized drill team, join us for the most fun you can have this side of the rainbow!
See the Gay Alliance Youth Program in last years Pride Parade
The Rochester Pride Festival
5:30-10:00pm Saturday, July 18
Behind the Auditorium Center on College Street
$5.00 Entry- (Avoid the lines, purchase your tickets in advance.)
Entertainment: Download the complete schedule.
Emcee: Kasha Davis and the current Ms Rochester, Keke Valasquez Lord
Featuring Headline Performers:
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Also: the Performers of Muther’s and Tilt, and Music by DJ Hector and DJ Jon Herbert
This years festival will be like none in Rochester’s long Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual/Transgender history. So follow the Pride Parade to very end and join the Festival fun! Rain or Shine, the time will be HOT!
The 2009 Rochester Pride Festival will be held in the area behind the Auditorium Theatre on College Avenue between Goodman and Price Streets. (There will be no parking on any of these streets- handicap parking (with official tag only) will be available in the lot at the corner of Prince and College beginning at 1pm)
*No outside food or beverages allowed into the festival site. Security will check purses, bags and backpacks. Government issued photo ID required to purchase or consume alcohol beverages!
JOIN US AT THE 2009 PRIDE PICNIC July 19!
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July 19, 2009 will be a special day, as several thousand lgbt people and their friends spend a summer afternoon of relaxation and socializing by the Genesee River at the Pride Picnic.
The green fields beside the river will be full of people playing volleyball or frisbee; setting up picnic baskets, coolers and lawn chairs (some people even bring plastic palm trees); entering dogs in the fashion show; shopping at colorful vendor booths for cool outfits, souvenirs or tasty treats; playing with their kids in the Families area; checking out the antique car display; chatting at the tables in the Information Pavilion or dancing (a la Tea Dance) and flirting in the Roundhouse. The Picnic will run from 1-7 p.m.
The Gay Alliance of the Genesee Valley’s mission statement states that the Gay Alliance is dedicated to cultivating a healthy inclusive environment where all individuals of all sexual orientations and gender expressions are safe, thriving and enjoy full equal rights.
The picnic, which is sponsored by the Gay Alliance and the final event of Rochester Pride Week. The Alliance uses this event to celebrate community pride and raise funds to support programs such as our Youth Services, Community Outreach Program, Anti-Violence/Community Safety Project and other programs.
Only people with valid tickets will be allowed into this reserved section of the park. There will be a separate entrance for those who have already purchased tickets. Those who do not purchase tickets in advance may do so on site. Handicapped parking will be in the lot by the Roundhouse and proper permits will be strictly enforced. Alternate parking will be available in the University of Rochester parking lots.
Advance tickets will be $10 for pre-purchase, and $15 “at the gate”. Tickets are available at Parkleigh, Outlandish and Equal Grounds.
