City of Youngstown to host annual Pride festival, parade Saturday
Pride celebrations in the Valley are continuing Saturday with Youngstown's annual Pride Festival from noon until 9:00 p.m.
The festivities kick off with the parade, which steps off at noon at the Tyler History Center on West Federal Street. From there, the parade will take a left onto Symphony Place and a right onto West Commerce Street.
A map of the parade route can be found below.
From there, folks can enjoy all the festivities and activities including vendors, food, live music, performers, workshops, a DJ, crafts and a family zone. The event is absolutely free to attend.
Live entertainment will be spread across two stages: the Main Stage and the Valley Voices Stage. A complete schedule for both stages can be found below.
MAIN STAGE SCHEDULE:
- 1:00 p.m.: Eff and Odds Pride Kickoff
- 2:00 p.m.: Crash the Great
- 3:00 p.m.: Ms. Waskin and the Radio
- 4:00 p.m.: Kings N Things Fling with Poundcake & Lafoole
- 5:00 p.m.: Music with Adele Pickle, Tay'Larrae Acoustix and Latrice Joy J-Love
- 6:00 p.m.: Miss Dreadful
- 7:00 p.m.: Dinner Theater Rejects
- 8:00 p.m.: Pride Youngstown Drag Showcase
VALLEY VOICES STAGE SCHEDULE:
- 1:00 p.m.: Rustbelt Theater
- 1:30 p.m.: Cleveland Transgender Choir
- 2:00 p.m.: Comedian Asher O'Brien
- 2:30 p.m.: Infini-Tribe (Flow Arts)
- 3:00 p.m.: The Millennial Theater Company
- 3:30 p.m.: Jamie Marich
- 4:00 p.m.: Jacob Latessa and Autumn Simones
- 5:00 p.m.: Queer Poetry Open Mic