Saturday marks the fifth annual East Lansing Pride celebration and the city is ramping up the festivities in anticipation of growing attendance.
Each year the event gets bigger both in what is being offered and featured, as well as new crowds being drawn in, East Lansing Community and Economic Development Specialist Matt Apostle told East Lansing Info ahead of this weekend’s celebration.
With about 60 vendors expected at the event as well as expanded drag story time and the addition of a catwalk for drag performances, Apostle said the city has been working for months to accommodate growing interest in East Lansing Pride.
The event will run from 4 to 9 p.m. Saturday, June 13 in the city’s downtown and will feature community art activities, live music, free giveaways and more. After the main festival, attendees 21 years old or older will be welcome to attend the official East Lansing Pride Afterparty at Landshark Bar & Grill, where drag performers who competed for a crown during the day will attend…