Phoenix Pride
 
FESTIVAL INFORMATION

Phoenix Pride Festival

April 17th-18th, 2010

Steele Indian School Park

Festival Hours

Saturday, April 17th

Noon-9pm

Sunday, April 18th

Noon-9pm

Parade

Saturday, April 17th

Step Off: 11am

Ticket Information

Children 12 and under receive free admission all weekend.

Online Ticket Sales - www.pride-tickets.org

We are unable to provide credit card purchases of tickets on-site. ATMs will be available for your convenience.

If the admission price is economically taxing, FREE ADMISSION to the Festival may be arranged by becoming a PRIDE VOLUNTEER and volunteering a minimum of 4 hours. Sign-up here.

Entertainment

Festival Stage sponsored by Richter Scale Productions, Inc.: Bands & headline entertainment. Starts 4:00 pm Saturday & Sunday.

  • Lakeside Community Stage: Local speakers, entertainers & youth performers. Starts 12:00 pm each day.

  • Pride Dance Pavilion sponsored by ION Arizona & Karamba’s Nightclub: High energy dance music all the time. Starts 12:30pm each day.

  • Bistro Stage: Jazz & acoustic music. Starts 12:00 pm each day.

  • Pride Metro Stage: Something for everyone (Country, Pop, Latin, Top 40, Hip Hop) starts at 12:00 pm each day.

PLEASE NOTE:

Chairs and blankets will be allowed into the Pride Festival.

Please be respectful of your surroundings.

Umbrella’s ARE ALLOWED in the park!

An interpreter for deaf guests will be available at the Festival Stage and there will be roaming interpreters available around the park.

Festival Marketplace

Get ready to shop 'til you drop! Over 250 exhibitors will make up the Phoenix Pride Marketplace this year. Everything from information on gay cruises to, well, just about everything under the sun! Located in the center of the Pride Festival.

Wedding Expo sponsored by ProEm

"Our Love, Our Lives, Our Civil Right!"

Phoenix Pride is proud to present the 1st Annual Phoenix Pride Wedding Expo - "OUR LOVE, OUR LIVES, OUR CIVIL RIGHT!" The purpose of this newly added venue is to draw public attention to and celebrate LGBT weddings that are occurring and will continue to occur, despite marriage discrimination practiced against us by our state and nation. Our goal is to educate and bring the visibility of the inequity of marriage rights to the forefront.

The venue will encompass celebratory, educational, legal and political elements offering a variety of activities and resources representing the different perspectives of the LGBT community. Some of those offerings include:

• Pro-LGBT wedding vendors offering wedding services and supplies
• Pro-LGBT Convention Visitor Bureaus from different cities and states
• Legal and family services & seminars
• Political Advocacy groups and petitions
• Ceremonies performed onsite by local clergy

Arts Expo

The Phoenix Pride Arts Expo gets bigger and better in its Fifth year. The Arts Expo features many local artists and sculptors. The Phoenix Pride Arts Expo is presented by Dawn Bowman of DB Designs.

Food Courts

You asked for it and we've delivered! Even more food vendors will be on-hand for this year's event! Two International Food Court locations this year will be just northeast of the Grand Entrance and also on the North end of the park near Metro and Dance.

Beverages

Available throughout the Festival grounds:

  • BUD LIGHT products, look for the beer trucks.

  • FESTIVAL BAR  martinis, margaritas, long islands and mojitos will be served at several locations.

  • BAREFOOT WINE & CHAMPAGNE

  • WATER & SODA: Pepsi products, look for the Pepsi trucks.

Alcoholic Beverage Tickets will be sold at the Beverage ticket booths and are $5.00 each. You MUST be 21 years of age or older to consume Alcoholic beverages. Wristbands and ID will be required and checked.

  • BEER: 1 ticket (BUD LIGHT draft & other Bud products).

  • FESTIVAL MIXED DRINKS: 1 ticket (choice of Pomegranate Martini, Mojito, Long Island Iced Tea, & Margarita’s)

  • WINE & CHAMPAGNE: 1 ticket per glassWATER & SODA: -- no tickets required

Each person will be allowed to bring in one commercially sealed bottle of water. Camelbacks are NOT ALLOWED INTO THE FESTIVAL.

Note: All malt beverages donated courtesy of Bud Light to benefit Phoenix Pride. All wines, vodka and tequila products donated courtesy of Alliance Beverage Company and Barefoot Wines.

 

KidSpace (Children's Play Area)

We have created a children's play area that will be open from 12:00pm - 6:00pm each day. Located near the Bistro Stage area.. Various craft/creative activities, games and a rest area will be available for children from 4-10 years old. Each child must be accompanied by a parent or guardian at all times. (Please note that this is not a babysitting service.) Area will be managed by volunteers.

First Aid

Our First Aid tent is located on the North Side of the park, look for FIRST AID signs. Treatment for dehydration and any other medical incidents can be handled by our trained medical personnel. This tent is staffed by American Red Cross personnel. 

There will also be paramedics on site for more serious medical situations.

No pets allowed

Due to Park Regulations and as a consideration for our visitors. ABSOLUTELY NO PETS are allowed on the grounds (with the exception of SERVICE DOGS which MUST be harnessed) This rule applies to ALL pets.

Lost and Found

Lost items can be picked up at the PRIDE INFORMATION booth located near the Pride Merchandise Tent near the main entrance. After the event, you can contact Phoenix Pride at 602-277-7433.

Umbrellas, CHAIRS & BLANKETS

Umbrellas, chairs and blankets ARE ALLOWED in the park. Please be respectful of your surroundings.

Security

Both Phoenix Police and private security staff will be on-site to ensure everyone's enjoyment of the event. No drugs or weapons allowed on the grounds. Please report all suspicious activity or problems to Phoenix Pride Committee Managers or directly to Security/Police. If you see something, please say something.

 
 
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