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Style Blueprint
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Style Blueprint
Get Ready, Nashville Pride 2025 is Here!
Share with your friends! Pinterest LinkedIn Email Flipboard Reddit Forget subtle. Nashville is turning up the volume in June, rolling out the pink carpet for Nashville Pride Month. Whether you're here for the music, the marches, the drag, or just a well-timed excuse to wear sequins and all things glittery, there's something for everyone! Pin Things kicked off on May 30 with Bath & Body, Nashville's Pride Rooftop Pool Party at Virgin Hotels. Think sun, beats, poolside drinks, and a performance from Shea Couleé. But that was just the beginning. The June calendar is stacked, and we're here for it. Check out the third annual Pride Deadlift Party on June 7, which combines lifting heavy things with lifting spirits. Whether you're benching 200 pounds or just holding up your emotional support iced coffee, it's all about strength and solidarity. Then on June 13, it's time for Turnabout, where Nashville Pride board members ditch their day jobs and step into heels for a night of charity drag at Play Dance Bar. (Spoiler: some of them are really good. Others are just supremely brave. We love both.) Not to be outdone, the Nashville Pride Pageant struts in on June 15, with a theme inspired by ancient Egypt … Because nothing says 'divine and powerful' like channeling Cleopatra in rhinestones. Feeling introspective? Spirituality Night on June 18 offers a quiet moment to reflect and reconnect before the main event roars to life at the end of the month. Mark your calendar for June 27, when Grammy-winning pop phenom Kim Petras headlines the Friday Night Concert at Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park. She'll be joined by Estelle (of 'American Boy' fame), Empress Of, and Kylie Sonique Love. Pin Then comes the Pride Parade on Saturday, June 28, with more than 140 entries, music, floats, and rainbows galore. Grand Marshals include power couple Glennon Doyle and Abby Wambach, plus singer-songwriter Joy Oladokun. The weekend festival (June 28 and 29) features a lineup that reads like your most colorful playlist: Big Freedia with Nashville in Harmony, 4 Non Blondes' Linda Perry, Jake Wesley Rogers, The Knocks & Dragonette, GAYLE, and more. Add in over 50 drag performances, three stages, food trucks, cocktails, art installations, and a vendor market, and you've got something for every flavor of fabulous. Think that's all? Think again. Saturday night keeps the party going with the Pink Pony Pride After Party hosted by the incomparable Willam at Play Dance Bar. So, dust off your boots (or heels), grab your favorite flag, and get ready to show up and show out. Whether you're marching, dancing, lifting, singing, or just soaking it all in, Nashville Pride is here to ensure everyone feels seen, celebrated, and completely at home. For the full schedule and tickets, visit ********** Discover more amazing Southern people and places. Follow us on Instagram! About the Author Jenna Bratcher Jenna Bratcher is StyleBlueprint Nashville's Associate Editor and Lead Writer. The East Coast native moved to Nashville 17 years ago, by way of Los Angeles. She is a lover of dogs, strong coffee, traveling, and exploring the local restaurant scene bite by bite.
Yahoo
7 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
At the 2025 Nashville Pride Festival, show up where others have stepped back
In Middle Tennessee, Pride has always been more than a celebration — it's a homecoming. It's a season when our city bursts with joy, resilience and love. When music fills the air, color transforms the streets, and community stands shoulder to shoulder in its boldest form. And this year, the spirit matters more than ever. 2025 has brought its challenges. Like many organizations, we are facing financial setbacks due to the loss of several longtime supporters. These challenges have left us with a significant budget gap at a time when our visibility, safety and celebration matter more than ever. Still, we remain committed to delivering the kind of Pride our community deserves: joyful, powerful and rooted in purpose. More: Nashville Pride Festival announces 2025 lineup: Kim Petras, 4 Non Blondes, Big Freedia Pride has never been about convenience. It's about conviction. And in a year where LGBTQ+ rights are being debated, targeted and legislated against, our joy is an act of resistance. Our visibility is a protest. And our gathering — louder, brighter and braver than ever — is a promise to our community: We are still here. Formally since 1988, Nashville Pride has existed at the intersection of celebration and protest. What began as a small picnic has grown into one of the largest Pride events in the South — held in the shadow of the State Capitol and the glow of Broadway. It's a space where love is loud, joy is justice, and every person belongs. This year, the 2025 Nashville Pride Festival & Parade will welcome over 240 vendors and a record number of participants in the parade. There will be local businesses, community organizations and nonprofits, as well as new and returning sponsors who have said 'yes' when it mattered most. Their support reminds us that Pride doesn't shrink in the face of pressure. It expands. It adapts. It rises. If you've ever felt the magic of Pride — a shared glance, a burst of laughter, a moment of finally feeling seen — this is the year to lean in. To march with purpose. To stand a little taller. To celebrate even louder. Buy a ticket. Make a donation. Sign up to volunteer. Become a sponsor. Show up where others have stepped back. In a year marked by retreat, your support isn't just meaningful — it's vital. This is not the time to stand on the sidelines. This is the time to show up for our city, our future and each other. Pride isn't about perfection. It's about persistence. It's about choosing hope over fear, and presence over silence. More: Why Tennessee ranks as high risk for gay and transgender people It's about showing up — not just when it's easy, but especially when it's not. Pride belongs to all of us. And this year, it needs every one of us. Join us as the 2025 Nashville Pride celebration kicks off with the first-ever Friday Night Concert on June 27 at Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park. The Pride Parade steps off at 10 a.m. on Saturday, June 28, beginning at Broadway and 8th Ave. And the Pride Festival continues June 28-29 at Bicentennial Park. Let's keep marching, keep dancing, and keep building a future where everyone is free to live, love, and thrive — right here in Tennessee. The Nashville Pride Board of Directors leads the organization's year-round efforts to serve and celebrate the LGBTQ+ community across Middle Tennessee. This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: Nashville needs your help to celebrate Pride Month | Opinion
