It’s June, which always means two things: the official start of summer and Pride Month.
While the bulk of Atlanta’s Pride celebrations — including its iconic parade — happen in October, there are still plenty of ways to party in metro Atlanta to celebrate National Pride Month.
Here are a few events happening this weekend:
🎬 Landmark Theatres will celebrate throughout June with its Retro Replay Pride Series, featuring movies with strong LGBTQIA+ themes, including “Brokeback Mountain,” “Moonlight” and “Hedwig and the Angry Inch.” This Saturday and Tuesday, catch “But I’m a Cheerleader” starring Natasha Lyonne and former Atlanta resident RuPaul.
🎵 Join the Atlanta Women’s Chorus on Saturday for its “Chosen Family” concert, celebrating “the loving networks people intentionally build to support, console, and celebrate one another, particularly when biological families may not provide that acceptance,” according to the event listing.
🏳️🌈 Lace up your shoes and head to Piedmont Park on Sunday for Front Runners Atlanta’s annual Pride Run ATL 5K. The first LGBTQIA+ run in the Southeast has raised over $500,000 for HIV/AIDS services in Atlanta since 1991.
Looking for more Pride events happening later this month? Check out our list here.
Happy National Pride Month!
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Yvonne Zusel has been with the AJC since 2010. She worked on the digital news, food & dining and arts & entertainment teams before becoming senior editor for Lifestyle.
