Most people have heard of the Dallas Pride Festival and Parade this weekend at Fair Park. But what are some of the other Pide events going on around North Texas? Morning Edition Host Andrew Garcia and I decided to take a look at some other out-of-the-ordinary Pride activities happening in our neck of the woods.
One event putting a spin on a traditional parade is happening at the Denton Civic Center Friday, June 13 at Pridenton’s Night Out. Organizers refer to it as a “parade in reverse,” where instead of floats driving up to you throwing stuff out, you go to the “floats,” or booths that are dressed up like floats, to talk with people directly and get your swag.
Pridenton board member Kamyon Conner told us more.
“It’s a little more intimate because you get to talk with people who are business owners in Denton or small business owners or non-profits one-on-one and they get to really feel the joy of community too from seeing all of our queer community members,” Conners said…