On Sunday, June 5, the City of West Hollywood will host the inaugural WeHo Pride Parade, which is free for all to attend. Janelle Monáe has been named WeHo Pride’s Grand Marshal Icon and JoJo Siwa as WeHo Pride’s Next Gen Icon.
The parade will begin at 12:00 p.m. from Crescent Heights Boulevard and will make its way west along Santa Monica Boulevard to the City’s Rainbow District.
From City of West Hollywood Mayor Lauren Meister:
“The City of West Hollywood is thrilled to be producing #WeHoPride for our community this year, and our amazing icons – Janelle Monáe and JoJo Siwa – truly reflect the core values of our city.”
“Pride celebrations have always been more than festivals or parades. Pride events give the diverse LGBTQ community a place to advocate for equality as well as a place to celebrate exactly who they are – exactly who they were meant to be.”
“As our icons join parade contingents rolling down Santa Monica Boulevard on Sunday, June 5, West Hollywood will give #WeHoPride Parade participants and spectators from around the world a safe space and a loving, accepting home.”
For decades, the City of West Hollywood has been home to one of the largest Pride celebrations in the nation. Hundreds of thousands of LGBTQ people and allies from across the region and around the world make West Hollywood their regular destination during the Pride season.
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KTLA is the official broadcast sponsor of WeHo Pride. Tune into KTLA on Sunday, June 5 at 1:00 p.m. to watch the WeHo Pride Parade. For more information about WeHo Pride weekend, visit www.weho.org/pride.
WeHo Pride Weekend will take place Friday, June 3, 2022, through Sunday, June 5, 2022, in and around West Hollywood Park, located at 647 N. San Vicente Boulevard. It will include a free WeHo Pride Street Fair representing a diverse array of LGBTQ community groups as part of visibility, expression and celebration.
WeHo Pride Weekend will feature OUTLOUD: Raising Voices, the award-winning three-day LGBTQ+ concert series produced by JJLA at West Hollywood Park. The ticketed concert features three full days of incredible live music starting Friday, June 3, from 4:00 p.m. – 12:00 a.m., Saturday, June 4, from 12:00 p.m. – 12:00 a.m., and Sunday, June 5, from 12:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.
The music festival kicks off WeHo Pride Weekend with a stellar lineup including headliners MARINA, Lil’ Kim, Years & Years, and Jessie J.
Guests can enjoy food and beverage areas, craft cocktails and beer gardens, photo opportunities, surprise appearances, and world-class stage production. For tickets and more information click to OUTLOUD: Raising Voices.
@meetjjla is proud to announce the official line up for OUTLOUD Raising Voices Music Festival at WEHO PRIDE on June 3 – 5 in partnership with @wehocity 🌈 Visit https://t.co/IB24GEcNbX for more information pic.twitter.com/QmZ0Ccwz9s
— OUTLOUD (@WeAre_OUTLOUD) March 31, 2022
WeHo Pride Weekend will also host the annual Dyke March and the new Women’s Freedom Festival on Friday, June 3, 2022, at 5:00 p.m. The Dyke March will step off and return to the corner of Robertson and Santa Monica Boulevards.
The Women’s Freedom Festival will take place immediately following the Dyke March at the #WeHoPride Street Fair stage and will feature emerging LGBTQ and BIPOC women and non-binary musicians, comedians, poets, and activists.
(via press release)