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Austin Pride Parade, Festival 2019: What You Need To Know
Pride week is set to culminate this weekend, with parties, festival and a free parade expected to lure hundreds of thousands of people.
AUSTIN, TX — This year's annual celebration of gay pride culminates this weekend with the commemoration's dual showcase: A festival and requisite parade marking the 29th version of the event.
Following is a description of events scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 10. Readers might also want to click on story links below to learn about ancillary events and road closures in the downtown area to accommodate revelers.
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Congress Ave. / Warehouse District
The free parade kicks off at the state Capitol before meandering down Congress Avenue before turning right on 4th Street through the Warehouse District. The route includes 3 Emcee stages: The Paramount on Congress Ave., the intersection of Congress and 4th St., and the Roof top at Rain. Like most everyone, we love a parade. This one occurs from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.
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Fiesta Gardens
2101 Jesse E. Segovia St.
Join the Boogie Wonderland as Austin PRIDE Festival and Parade take over Austin Saturday, August 10 with more than 400,000 projected attendees! You read that correctly: Four hundred thousand. "You have come to expect amazing entertainment from Austin PRIDE and this year is no exception!!" organizers wrote, with a superfluous exclamation mark for added emphasis. There will be free inflatable games, carnival rides and a drag queen story time under the Big Tree in the Family Zone from noon to 1 p.m. Cost: $17-$150. Purchase tickets here. Tickets on the scheduled day will be available at festival gates priced at $20 and $10. Those between the ages of 7 to 17 get in free. Prospective volunteers can click here.
Below are other events taking place on Friday and over the weekend:
Friday, Aug. 9
#Dripdrop 7: Austin Pride Weekend Ft. Blame it on Kway
516 E. 6th St. B
Organizers are boldly calling this "The Best Urban LGBT Party in ATX." Seems hard to live up to, but descriptive details make it a foregone conclusion the party will live up to its billing. DJ Shante will in the house ably mixing music. VIP lounge and private sections will be provided. Oh, and there will be go-go dancers too, and we all know everything is made better with go-go dancers. Prices will go up at the door, so you might want to snag tickets online while you still can. The party gets started Friday, Aug. 9, at 7 p.m. and ends on Saturday, Aug. 10, at 2 a.m. Tickets range from $20 to $50. For VIP bottle service DRIPDROPATX@gmail.com. Join the discussion on Facebook.
Saturday, Aug. 10
310 Colorado St.
It's time to take the wigs, roller skates and bell bottom jeans out of mothballs, for the theme of this year's Austin Pride is "Boogie Nights." Party with the crowd at Disco Inferno on the rooftop of The Vaughn while enjoying a partial view of the Pride parade from the vantage point on Colorado and 4th streets. Doors open at 6 p.m. on Saturday until the 2 a.m. close the following day. This is a 21-and up event. DJ GiiQ will be spinning all night. Oh, and glory be: Go-go dancers here too! VIP tables (table tops with four chairs) with bottle service will be made available for the big players, with a choice of bottle plus mixers (Tito's, Jack Daniels Honey, Jack Daniels Fire), assuming there are still pre-sold tickets available. VIPs won't have to wait in line, don't you know. For the rest, admission at the door is $5 before 8 p.m., and $10 after 8 p.m. (cash only). Special add-ons will include a Halo photo booth with step an repeat; glitter face painting from 8 pm. to midnight; tons of swag and swag bags for VIPs and the first 50 people at the door. There is a FAQ section on the event website with answers to questions about Disco Inferno you might have always been afraid to ask. You could also try calling the event organizer at (713) 416-5694. The fun times begin at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 10, with the end at 2 a.m. the next day. Cost ranges from $5 to $325.
View all Austin Pride events here.
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Austin Pride Parade, Festival 2019: Street Closures List
Austin Pride Day 2019: What You Need To Know
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