Motor City Pride

Motor City Pride

Motor City Pride logo

Motor City Pride logo

LGBT youth in attendance
at Motor City Pride 2012
Genre LGBT pride parade and festival
Begins First or second Saturday in June
Ends First or second Sunday in June
Frequency Annually
Location(s) Hart Plaza, Detroit, Michigan, United States of America
Years active 44
Inaugurated 24 June 1972
Most recent 7–8 June 2014
Attendance 44,000[1]
Budget US$220,500[2]
Organized by Equality Michigan
Website
http://www.motorcitypride.org/

Motor City Pride is an annual LGBT Pride street festival produced by Equality Michigan and held in Hart Plaza in Detroit, Michigan the second Saturday and Sunday of June. Previously held in Ferndale, Michigan, the festival moved to Detroit in 2011.[3] It is the largest LGBT event held in Michigan. The event showcases both local and national performers including Nickki Stevens, The Fundamentals, and Eric Lehr.[1]

Notable Performers

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "LGBT supporters pack Hart Plaza for biggest Motor City Pride in history". The South End. June 9, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2013.
  2. "Motor City Pride 2012 Unaudited Financials" (PDF). Equality Michigan. Retrieved 2013-06-07.
  3. "2011 Motor City Pride gets bigger, louder than ever before". Between The Lines. 2011-02-17. Retrieved 2011-04-17.
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