Pride Month events around Dallas
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Dallas Pride weekend begins tomorrow with an all-day music festival at Fair Park.
Driving the news: June is Pride Month.
- Pride events are rooted in the 1969 Stonewall Riots in New York City after police raided a gay club, and bar patrons and others fought back.
Here's what's happening…
🎶 Dallas Pride Music Festival at Fair Park starts at 11am Saturday. Folk singer Allison Ponthier headlines. A fireworks show follows at 9pm.
- Tickets: $10 for adults. $5 for teens. Free for 12 and under.
🛐 Carrollton Pride Day. Draw chalk art and visit food and art booths at this community-wide event hosted at Horizon Unitarian Universalist Church.
- 11am to 3pm Saturday. Free.
⚽️ FC Dallas pride night. Toyota Stadium will have a peace and love-themed drone and light show as part of Y'all Means All Night after the match against Nashville SC.
- 7:30pm Saturday. Tickets start at $21.
🏳️🌈 The Alan Ross Texas Freedom Parade. The route starts at the Coliseum and ends at the Hall of State.
- Parade starts at 2pm Sunday at Fair Park. Free.
🏀 Dallas Wings pride night. The Wings play the Phoenix Mercury with Brittney Griner and Diana Taurasi on June 9. The North Texas LGBT Chamber hosts a pre-game mixer at 5pm.
- Game starts at 7pm. Check ticket prices here.
💃 Arlington Pride Celebration. The event features "RuPaul's Drag Race" queens Angeria Paris VanMicheals, Symone and Kennedy Davenport.
- Doors open at 5pm June 10. Free.
🙏 Juneteenth Unity Weekend Celebration. Events leading up to Juneteenth celebrating the Black LGBTQ community.
- Kickoff welcome reception starts at 7pm June 16 at Thrive Night Club. Free admission.