Erie Pride Fest on Sat, August 29


NW PA Pride Alliance will be presenting Erie Pride Fest on Saturday, August 29. The event will begin with the Pride Parade. Assembly for the parade begins at noon at the Zone Dance Club, 133 W 18th St, and step off is at 1 PM. If your group or organization would like to have a unit in the Parade, please let us know by August 21 by emailing mmahler@nwpapride.org Individuals are very much welcome to be in the parade as well!


The festival will begin at 2 PM and will feature performers and entertainers. Please bring a non-perishable donation for the Second Harvest Food Bank of NW PA. Keynote Speaker is Dr. Rachel Levine, Pennsylvania's Physician General and first openly transgender appointee to be confirmed to state office.


There will also be vendors and info tables. Tables are $15 each and come with 2 chairs. Deadline for getting a table is August 21.


PLEASE NOTE! Pride Fest will be held at Griswold Park (150 W. 14th Street - West 14th & Peach, by the train station). The Parade will still assemble at the Zone Dance Club at noon, as always. This is because Perry Square is currently being remodeled, so we are using Griswold Park for this year.

About the Author

Michael Mahler Michael Kenton Mahler (He/Him) has been the editor of Erie Gay News since it was founded in December 1992. He is also a founding member of NWPA Pride Alliance. He serves on the Governor's Commission for LGBTQ Affairs and is active with Aging with Pride and the Erie County HIV Task Force. He became the first LGBTQ person to be fully out in May 1992 when appearing on local TV coverage. Michael currently works as a software developer for Erie Custom Computer Applications.