Baton Rouge will join in the festivities of LGBT Pride Month on Saturday as it hosts the seventh annual Baton Rouge Pride Festival in the Raising Cane’s River Center.
As Best of 225 This Week reports, the free festival will take place from noon to 7 p.m., and will include live music, theater, prize giveaways, a resource fair, a blessing of relationships and more. Performers include The Krewe of Divas, Michigan Avenue and About Last Night, among others.
Local LGBT artists will display their work at will be on display at ArtsFest, a subsidiary of the Baton Rouge Pride Festival hosted by Leur Magazine.
The festival is hosted by the AIDS Healthcare Foundation, which will be offering free HIV tests to patrons throughout the day.
George’s Place is hosting an “After Pride Party” after the festival concludes.
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