Waltham, Massachusetts is holding its first Pride festival on the city’s Common from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 4.
“Boston Pride’s dissolution has granted our community a great opportunity — a long-overdue reason to organize Pride celebrations at a local level,” said organizer Krysta Petrie in a statement.
Reports Patch Waltham, MA:
This is only the second year Waltham has had its own Pride celebration and the first on the common. The festival, which is open to all ages and anyone who supports the LGBTQ+ community, will feature musicians, guest speakers, tables representing a wide range of local organizations, and activities for kids.
Planned around the themes of visibility, solidarity, and education, the festival will feature performances by Evan Greer, an up-and-coming Boston-based musician and activist, drag performers Missy Steak and Toast, singer Katie Gullotti, Newton-based kids’ acrobatics program Circus Complex, Waltham-based musician Izzy Tappan-Defrees and DJ Jen Zubera, and all-ages Zumba lead by Ann Callahan.
Speakers will include Brenda Peña, principal of Waltham High School, Julián Cancino, director of the Gender and Sexuality Center at Brandeis, former Waltham City Councilor Kristine Mackin, and longtime Waltham activist Jennifer Rose. …
The idea of a Waltham Pride celebration started in a “Queer Waltham” Facebook group that began last year, where members discussed getting together in person when COVID restrictions were lifted. When Boston Pride was planned as an online-only event and was facing a widespread boycott due to allegations that it failed to include and support all segments of the LGBTQ_ community, Waltham residents organized the city’s first Pride, which took place in a private backyard.
More: walthampride.org
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