PrideFest (Denver)
pridefest annual gay pride event held june denver honoring culture heritage lesbian gay bisexual transgender community state colorado first pride event denver known gay pride week took place june included gayin cheesman park attended fifty people first gay pride parade took place approximately people marching along sidewalk civic center park unaware needed permit first event resembling present day denver pridefest occurred year local community center known center colfax founded center organizes produce festival parade year event currently consists twoday festival civic center park pride k culminates parade along colfax avenue denver pridefest draw guest annually making third largest pride festival seventh largest pride parade united state pridefest generally occurs third weekend june celebration local establishment begin week pridefest conclusion entire celebration following sunday stretch colfax avenue closed sunday parade franklin street west broadway parade road surrounding civic center park broadway colfax curve bannock th avenue parkway remain closed rally street fair vendor sell variety product homemade jewelry stained glass apparel food service several company organization also rent booth show support denver colorado lgbt community local nationally recognized performer offer entertainment multiple stage event festival come close early evening road reopened hour cleanup pridefest parade generally begin float built various company organization support lgbt right parade staging location cheesman park denver gay village capitol hill neighborhood parade go north two block colfax avenue west toward downtown mile ending civic center park broadway colfax denver pridefest historically host many medium political agent support lgbt community notable past attendee former colorado governor denver mayor john hickenlooper hickenlooper also officially endorses festival march every year former denver mayor wellington webb radio dj jamie white nonlocal radio dj larry ulibarri kendall kathy k denver city council member tiffany american singer denver gay men chorus dear marsha tracy edward daniel lucio royalrush dance troupe nicole torres affiliate pridefest glbt colorado center pridefest history denver’s gay pride celebration history colorado