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Atlanta Pride: Six Flags to celebrate LGBT community

Caitlin Mussak, left, and Haley Brooks hold a rainbow flag as the Atlanta Pride Parade makes its way down 10th Street, Sunday, Oct. 9, 2016.

Credit: Steve Schaefer

Credit: Steve Schaefer

Caitlin Mussak, left, and Haley Brooks hold a rainbow flag as the Atlanta Pride Parade makes its way down 10th Street, Sunday, Oct. 9, 2016.
By Ben Brasch
June 8, 2017

Six Flags Over Georgia in Austell plans to get into the spirit of Pride Month 2017.

The Cobb County amusement park’s “Stride Into Pride” event will run all day June 24 from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., according to a Six Flags spokesman.

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The event is in partnership with Atlanta Pride. This is just one of the many events happening during metro Atlanta's celebration of the LGBT community in June.

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The event at Six Flags, 275 Riverside Parkway, will include an ice cream social with a DJ from 5 to 7 p.m.

All tickets come with free parking, but $21 more buys an all-you-can-eat meal from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at JB's Sports Bar And Grill located at Peachtree Square inside the park.

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