Indy Pride Festival
indy pride festival formerly circle city pride annual week lgbt pride event indianapolis week organized lgbtq organization indy pride inc held name organization decade recent year gay lesbian bisexual transgender heterosexual people attended festival indy pride parade festival held nd saturday june week event leading honor stonewall riot accordance united state pride festival indy pride festival largest lgbt pride event indiana according former indy pride president gary brackett festival event celebrate gay pride bring community together trying bring visibility greater indianapolis community many gay lesbian bisexual transgender people first known pride week indianapolis celebrated support metropolitan community church gay people union however first indy pride inc sponsored event began weeklong celebration event jeffrey cleary bill mckinley served cochairs city first ever pride week celebration held event seven day culminating pride fair downtown indy canal festival broke record attracting record estimate attendee week event opened new rainbow k runwalk festival saw addition nd stage well expansion familyfriendly entertainment attendance grew every year following decade event held person due covid pandemic interview gary brackett acknowledged protestors oppose event every year according brackett crowd antipride protestors received police protection festival includes several attraction lgbt community ally browse watch local lgbtq group supportive business sponsor booth catering community whole well special interest group surrounding park food vendor business also set display show support market community main stage overlook event serf centerpiece festival national local talent provide performance stage performance included pride indy band singer national recording artist drag performance dj speech performance ranged pure entertainment rupaul performed close festival kat deluna performed informational speech candace gingrich gave speech human right campaign samesex marriage issue festival added nd stage dedicated dj dance music well area designated family friendly entertainment inaugural indy pride parade formerly known cadillac barbie pride parade occurred saturday june mass ave cultural art district parade route extended southwest massachusetts avenue intersection st clair street college avenue vermont street terminating university park downtown indianapolis first parade small eight participant lasted minute since grown hourpluslong event parade grown include float participant parade suspended due covid pandemic indiana julia carson del shore broadway cast wicked indy bag lady cadillac barbie gary k brackett jordan windle indiana youth group layshia clarendon coburn coby palmer megan roberson rick sutton greg ballard alice langford betty wilson chris paulsen deanna medsker finley c norris margaret irish mark lee terrell parker jenna scott wes scott shelly fitzgerald j ford trinity low pone trans solution research resource center gendernexus aclu indiana indianapolis citycounty council member zach adamson ali brown ethan evans keith potts david hochoy parent trans youth publicized grand marshal total estimated annual attendance parade festival indy pride list lgbt event pride indy band color guard list attraction event indianapolis indy pride indy pride festival pride indy band indiana youth group indianapolis pflag