Out! Raleigh Pride will return to downtown Raleigh June 26-27, with additional Pride events taking place at venues across Raleigh on June 28. Now in its 14th year, the celebration has expanded into a three-day weekend featuring a new adults-only Friday event, the traditional family-friendly festival on Saturday and a full day of community programming on Sunday.
The downtown festival is free to attend. Friday’s festivities begin with a kink-positive event for adults 18 and older from 6 to 10 p.m. on Fayetteville Street. The night’s celebrations continue at venues throughout downtown, including an appearance by RuPaul’s Drag Race (RPDR) star Trinity the Tuck at Legends Nightclub.
Saturday’s free festival runs from noon to 7 p.m. and will feature live entertainment, food vendors, community organizations, a KidsZone, beer garden and dozens of local businesses and artists. Pride weekend programming also includes ticketed events such as GAG, Queen x Doll Domination at The Ritz, featuring Lexi Love, RPDR contestant Onya Nurve and drag artists from across the Carolinas…