2012 Pride Charlotte Festival

Description

Pride Charlotte comes back to Uptown Charlotte Saturday, Aug. 25 and Sunday, Aug. 26 for two full days of wall-to-wall entertainment and community engagement.

The Festival, the largest of its kind across the Carolinas, is the culmination of more than a week-long slate of events highlighting the social, cultural, ethnic, artistic and political diversity of the Carolinas and Metro Charlotte area’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) communities.

Uptown Charlotte on S. Tryon St., between 4th and Stonewall Sts.
Saturday, August 25, Noon-10 p.m.; Sunday, August 26, Noon-6 p.m.

STAGE SCHEDULES

Saturday, Aug. 25

Wells Fargo Stage
1pm – Southern Country Charlotte
2pm – Scorpio
3pm – Renaissance Festival Performers
4pm – Ru Paul’s Dida Ritz and Jiggly Caliente
5pm – Shiprocked Crew
6pm – Peter Presta
8pm – Trina
9pm – DJ Ghost
10pm – Close

LGBT Community Center Stage
Noon – Opening remarks and National Anthem feat. Charlotte Pride Band and Gay Men’s Community Chorus
3pm – Ashley Jo Farmer Band
4pm – Devon Elizabeth
5pm – Brandon Hilton
6pm – Dj Lil Betty
10pm – Close

Sunday, Aug. 26

Wells Fargo Stage
Noon – Opening Remarks feat. One Voice Chorus
1pm – Justin Utley
2pm – Erika Jayne
3pm – Scorpio Review
4pm – Amy Stienburg
5pm – Chad Michaels
6pm – Close

LGBT Community Center Stage
Noon – Petra’s Presents
2pm – Hannah Thomas
3pm – Stomp Chomp and Roll (food eating contest)
4pm – TWC presents The Big Gay Trivia Contest
6pm – Close

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