West Hartford Pride Festival To Celebrate Inclusivity Saturday

Town of West Hartford

WEST HARTFORD, CT — One of the area's largest "Pride" events will take place this Saturday in West Hartford.

The West Hartford Pride Festival is on Saturday, June 24, and it is the culmination of a month-long celebration of the LGBTQ community.

As a result, West Hartford Pride welcomes people from across the spectrum of age, gender identity, race, sexuality, ability and class.

Everyone is welcome to this family-friendly event.

The day kicks off with the Pride Rally and Call to Action at 11 a.m. on the West Hartford Town Hall auditorium steps.

The rally keynote speaker is Florida State Rep. Michele Raynor-Goolsby, a civil rights and social justice attorney, and the first openly gay woman of color elected to the Florida State Legislature.

West Hartford Pride's biggest festival event immediately follows the rally at noon in the town hall municipal lot, 50 South Main St.

The event features more than 100 vendors, food trucks, talent on stage, Ann Cumberly's puppets, Yard Goats' mascot Chompers, a selfie wheel and more.

Hartford Pride stage performers include Hartford's Proud, Sister Funk, Loosey LaDuca, Brian Falduto, Carrie Ashton, Zoë Lewis, J. Santino and the Queens and Kings of West Hartford Pride drag show featuring 20 drag artists.

Sister Funk has been headlining concert arenas, clubs and music festivals playing tracks off of their three independent CD releases.

Their pop/rock music is a crowd favorite.

Zoë Lewis, affectionately known as 'a band in a body,' plays vintage jazz and world beat grooves on anything from the piano to the spoons.

DJ Chestcarpet will close the festival with the Pride Tea Dance at 6p.m.

West Hartford Pride thanks Wal-Mart as its presenting sponsor and extends much gratitude for the financial and in-kind support of all of its sponsors that help make the festival happen.

For more information on West Hartford Pride, click on this link.