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Stay up-to-date with the latest news and YS Pride information. Learn more about Yellow Springs Pride and the annual LGBTQ+ family-friendly celebration.
Festival
Schedule
WELCOME TO THE FESTIVAL +
The 2024 YS Pride Festival will take place in Yellow Springs, Ohio - Saturday, June 29th, 2024 from 11am - 5pm on the block of Mills Lawn Elementary School.
FESTIVAL SCHEDULE
11:00AM
VENDOR PARK OPENS
OB&E Takes the Stage
YS Pride Parade & The PURPLE March
12:00PM
The Cinci Brass LIVE at Mills Park Hotel
Directly across from festival.
1:00PM
OFFICIAL WELCOME
The Spirit of Pride Remarks
Contest Winners Announced
2:00PM
YS PRIDE HIP-HOP REVIEW Feat:
DC King & VIPeach
2:30PM - 3:30PM
DRAG & DRAMA SPECTACULAR Feat:
Magnus Lovesong • Atlas Stone • National Holiday • Octavius Rashad • Scarlett Moon • Vodka Anne Cox • Tova Ura Vitch • Anaslaysia
& Jareje Rashad
4:00PM - 4:45PM
Dj Industrial Badger Performs feat.
Kilyo and Kelo
4:45PM - 5:00PM
Thank you for coming. See you in 2025!
Festival ends.
* 7:30PM
THE BIRDCAGE (1996) — R
Little Art Theatre
Advance tickets available.
10:00pm - 1:00am
YS Pride Beach After Party feat. Scarlett Moon & Friends 18+ | Free admission
Peach's Grill
MEET THE
ENTERTAINERS +
YS Pride Parade+
The most colorful parade of the year is back & bigger than ever! This year, YS Pride introduces The PURPLE March to the annual YS Pride Parade. From decorated floats and vehicles, to those who will march in their best purple & pride attire, the 2024 YS Pride Parade & The PURPLE March are set to electrify the village with winners being announced of The Spirit Award for best decorated vehicle, and the Best-in-March for the most spirited walker. The theme this year is PURPLE. Decorate/dress accordingly.
LINE UP
All participants of the Parade & The PURPLE MARCH are to line up at 10am in the rear parking lot of Mills Lawn Elementary School. Vehicles must enter from West Limestone (Dayton Street) and turn left into the Mills Lawn Parking lot. A volunteer will direct you upon entry. When the parade is over, floats and decorated vehicles are permitted to re-enter and park in the parking lot.
Those joining The PURPLE WALK are not permitted to park in the parking lot, and should find parking around the event area and walk to the line-up.
THE PARADE CONTESTS
While lining up, Ms. Demure and Associates will survey all of the floats and vehicles to name the winner of the 2024 YS Pride Spirit Award, sponsored by Little Art Theatre, for the best decorated float or vehicle. "Best-in-March" will also be judged and the winner will be named for the. most purple & pride themed outfit. More contest info...
Winners will be announced on the YS Pride Stage at 1pm.
PARADE RULES
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Passengers are not permitted to exit vehicles once parade begins.
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Items (including candy, merch, etc...) is not permitted to be thrown from the parade.
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All participants (mobile/marching) will refrain from wearing adult themed, or derogatory/slur/profanity verbiage on their clothing/person or will not be permitted to participate.
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The Annual YS Pride Festival is a family-friendly celebration. No profanity is permitted to be shouted or amplified from any vehicle or individual participating in the parade.
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All participants must remain in the parade for the duration of the route. Entering or exiting mid-route is not permitted.
Little Art Theatre is sponsor of the 2024 YS Spirit Award, and host of the 2024 LGBTQ+ June Movie Series.
Look who is coming to YS Pride!
ACLU of Ohio
Adore Boutique
Amalltheo's Artwork
Antioch College
Arcane Moon Studio
Art by Jamie & Ashley
Asexual Aromantic Alliance of Ohio
Beads n Buddies
Bitter Blossom Teapothecary
Blue's Mews Siamese Cat Rescue
Brick Books
CAMPAIGN
Crazy Good Customs
Cruise Planners
Dayton VA Medical Center
Digital Sky 3D
Enchanted Ears By Kennedy
Equality Ohio
Equitas Health
Felicity Flea
Femme Artisans
First Presbyterian Church
FTG FacePainting
Glamor and Glitz
Glasshouse Realty
GLITTERNGOLDVINTAGE
Greene County Democratic Party
Greene County Public Health
Handmade Like You
Harmony Creek Church
Have A Gay Day Inc
Imme and more
Inspirit Arts
Knots & Nonsense
Kozmic dyes
League of Women Voters of the Greater Dayton Area
LGBTQ Chaplain Services, LLC
M Layne Art
M.A.D Creations by Liz
Matrix Media Press, LLC
Miami Valley Harm Reduction Ohio
Mills Park Hotel
Miss Thangs
My Oopsie Daisy
Name of Business/Organization
Natsukashii Dreaming
Pajaro Negro
Peace, love, and vintage
PetSmart
Pro-Choice Ohio
Project Warmth
Pure Ohio Wellness
Q+ Youth Center
QTG Mobile HOOKAH LOUNGE
Renewal by Andersen
Ro2kcollection
Rufftimes, LLC
Sugar Witch Magical Treats
Sunny Corner Dyes
TCN Behavioral Health Services, Inc.
Tender Loving Paws
The Trendy Tribe
The Wonder Strand
TimTam Enterprise LLC/DBA: BakedWright Gourmet Popcorn
Treehug Trading Co
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Yellow Springs
United Church Homes, Inc.The Trinity Community at Fairborn
Valkyrie Stitchworks
Wallflower Bakery (LLC)
Waybridge Counseling
Wolford Ventures
Wonderful Sunshine Studio
Wright State University LGBTQA Center