ALLEGAN, Mich. — The second and final day of Allegan Out Loud filled Riverfront Plaza with music, vendors, drag queens and food on Saturday.
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For it’s fourth year, Allegan Speak Up! organized Allegan Out Loud, a two-day pride event meant to celebration community and inclusion, according to event organizers.
Day one featured a Mx. Allegan Pride Pageant where contestants were able to showcase their pride and a talent of their choosing. The pageant was judged by Jasmine Masters, a competitor on the seventh season of RuPaul’s Drag Race and the fourth season of RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars.
Saturday started at 1 p.m. with live music from DJ Club Kid followed by various events such as a drag queen story time, award for the “gayest truck in Allegan,” a Pride in Freedom Scholarship award, water balloons and a Beauty Beyond Drag meet-and-greet.
The truck competition, according to the event website, said participants were to decorate their truck with “rainbow regalia” and bring it to the festival for the attendees to vote on…