Sat, May 11
|Fort Saint Clair State Park
2nd Annual Preble County Pride Festival 2024
Join us for a day of celebration, inclusivity, and visibility for the Q+ community who live in and around Preble County, OH. In times of political and economic turmoil, it's time we foster an inclusive environment; no matter your beliefs.
Date & Time
May 11, 2024, 1:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Fort Saint Clair State Park, 135 Camden Rd, Eaton, OH 45320, USA
About the Event
WHY CELEBRATE PRIDE?
The PRIDE celebration creates a safe environment for members of our community to express themselves without fear of hate and to experience queerness as being the default as opposed the the exception while helping to raise awareness and support for the LGBTQIA+ community.
WHAT TO EXPECT:
- Free entry - donations appreciated
- Free community meal
- Resource Fair featuring 10+ organizations
- Free drag show featuring Roxie D. Mocracy
- Live music by Misunderstood (punk band from Richmond)
- Karaoke & open mic
- Bounce house
- Free rock & face painting booths
- Free self-serve photo ops with Goofy and our performers
SPONSORS:
We would like to thank Equitas Health, Molina Healthcare, and The Rubi Girls for their generous sponsorship of the 2nd Annual Preble Co. Pride Festival.
RESOURCE FAIR ATTENDEES:
- Equitas Health
- Gatlyn Dame Group, Inc.
- Gem City Action
- Honesty for Ohio Education
- Darke County Pride (LGBTQ+ Community Center of Darke County)
- Miami Valley Harm Reduction
- Molina Healthcare
- OSU: James Center for Cancer Health Equity
- PFLAG Dayton
- Oxford Area PFLAG
- Planned Parenthood Southwest Ohio
- Preble County District Library
- Preble County Public Health
- Rainbow Elder Care of Greater Dayton
- Rainbow Richmond
- Samaritan Behavioral Health
- Shady Pines Alpacas
- Victor J. Banis Family Foundation
- Citizens Not Politicians & Ohio AFL-CIO
CONFIRMED VENDORS:
- Angjay Creations
- Annie’s Enterprises (no website)
- Barn & Wick (no website)
- Bay’s Designs
- ByrdCage Custom Creations
- Crafty Demons
- Crayzy Daizie
- Cyndi Anne Art
- Dixie Creations And Boutique
- Fantastical Shop
- Gaia's Blessings
- Gem City Gourmet Lollies
- H & S Fashion (no website)
- Hope's Homemade LLC
- Jeager’s Mercery
- JJ’s Crafts: Justin Clevenger
- Just a Dream Freeze Dried Candies
- Lil' Sweetpea's Sweet Things
- Magic Charm
- Norwex by Jennifer
- Once Upon a Cupcake
- Penguins Pebbles
- Pretty Eye Candy
- Queer Oasis
- Radically Raffi
- Reaper's Creations
- Scentsy by Brandon
- Scentsy by Jennifer
- Stuff ‘n Things Soap and Candle
- Sunni Creations Shop
- The Baking Tin
- The Chunky Bee
- The Lazy Dane
- Triple C Concessions
- True Q Digital
- Vicious Fruit Apparel: https://www.viciousfruit.com
- Wanderland Bakehouse
- Wild Roots Harvest
PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE:
1:00 - Doors Open/ meal served/opening announcements, sponsors, thank yous, etc
2:00 - drag performers
3:00 - Announcements/Lynsey Ross (Misunderstood)
3:30 - open slot
4:00 - Melissa Vandyke 15-min speech
4:15 - Sherry Boggs 15-min speech
4:30 - Miah Qumsieh 30 min
5:00 - open mic
6:00 - Final announcements/closing/thank yous
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