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Stronger Together: Community Celebrates Fort Wayne Pride

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One of the best things about the festival, Fultz maintains, is that everybody can be themselves, have a great time, gather resources, meet new friends and know that they belong.

After taking a year off due to COVID-19 restrictions, the city's Pride Festival is back and bigger than ever, now a two-day event which takes place this Friday and Saturday at Headwaters Park.

While the event's footprint has expanded to include both sides of the park, in the interest of public safety, there will not be a Pride March in 2021.

For a sneak preview of what's in store and a look back at the group's accomplishments, WBOI's Julia Meek sat down with Fort Wayne Pride Director, Nikki Fultz, to discuss how the celebration and the organization have evolved over the past twenty plus years, along with the local LGBTQ population.

Event Information:

Fort Wayne Pride Fest 2021 @ Headwaters Park
Friday, July 23rd
7:00 p.m. to midnight
Saturday, July 24th
Noon to midnight
Admission: $5.00/day   Age 12 and under free
Due to large crowds, children 5 & under not permitted after 8:00o.m.

For more information and a full listing of activities, visit the Fort Wayne Pride website.

A Fort Wayne native, Julia is a radio host, graphic artist, and community volunteer, who has contributed to NIPR both on- and off-air for forty years. Besides being WBOI's arts & culture reporter, she currently co-produces and hosts Folktales and Meet the Music.
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