West Hollywood is kicking off its annual Pride Weekend on Friday with the Out Loud Music Festival at 6 p.m.
Country music superstar Maren Morris will headline the festival Friday night, while Lizzo will headline the festival on Saturday, and Remi Wolf and Paris Hilton will headline on Sunday.
Also on Friday night, there will be a drag queen torch relay. Local performer Mya Befierce and The Haus of Befierce will “carry the spirit of Pride” from the Abbey bar to Green Qween, where a disco ball will be lit up, according to WeHo Times.
Beginning Saturday, guests can enjoy the WeHo Pride Street Fair, which will be held along Santa Monica Boulevard between Hancock and La Peer Drive. The street fair will be held from 12 p.m. to 8 p.m.. It runs through Sunday.
On Saturday and Sunday, the Women’s Freedom Festival will be held at the Celebration Stage at Santa Monica Blvd & La Peer Dr. That starts at 12 p.m.
Also on Saturday, there will be a performance from the cast of “Natural HERstory: The Drag Musical” at Fiesta Hall at Plummer Park at 11 a.m.
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On Saturday night, the Dyke March will kick off at 6 p.m. at the Celebration Stage and march along Santa Monica Blvd.
On Sunday, the WeHo Pride Parade will start at 12 p.m. and go along Santa Monica Blvd. This year’s WeHo Pride Parade Icons are model and actress Cara Delevingne, actress and filmmaker Nava Mau, Love on the Spectrum star Pari Kim, and former NFL player Chris Kluwe.
West Hollywood Mayor Chelsea Lee Byers said this weekend is all about community.
“It's to be with each other, to feel that joy, and to experience what pride is really all about, that visibility, that experience of being together,” she said.
For more information on WeHo Pride events this weekend, click here.
Street Closures
West Hollywood city officials said beginning Friday at 12 p.m., Santa Monica Blvd. will be closed in both directions from N. Doheny Dr. to N. La Cienega Blvd.
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