Thursday, 8.25
Beers for Choice: PRIDE Edition – Show your pro-choice, pro-Pride, pro-beer support for local organizations and businesses and join URGE: Unite for Reproductive and Gender Equity and The Agnes Reynolds Jackson Fund for a night of fun(draising). The event will feature a 50/50 raffle, karaoke, Pride-themed drink specials (50% of the profits going to The Aggie Fund, a local non-profit dedicated to providing abortion access to people in the Toledo area).
8-11pm | The Attic on Adams
1701 Adams St. | urge.org | aggiefund.org
Friday, 8.26
Nite Glo 5K and 1-Mile Fun Run, Walk or Roll! Get moving at International Park in downtown Toledo with a pre-race warm-up, illuminated course, black lights, glow sticks, a DJ and more. 7pm check-in and registration. $30 per person, kids 12 and under participating with an adult are free.
Kiss ‘N’ Drag – Dance all night long during the official Toledo Pride kick-off party, hosted by 92.5 KISS-FM’s Morning Rush and Deja Dellataro. See some of the area’s best drag queens and kings and dance all night long. Enjoy food trucks, vendors and prizes. Proceeds go to the Northwest Ohio Food Bank. 9pm-midnight. $5 or $3 with a non-perishable food item donation.
Levis Square | 285 N. St. Clair St.
toledopride.com
Saturday, 8.27
Toledo Pride Parade – The streets of downtown Toledo will line with support for the LGBTQA community. Last year, over 50 local businesses, community organizations and religious organizations participated. This year’s grand marshal is Mayor Paula Hicks Hudson. Noon.
Toledo Pride Festival – 50+ vendors and community booths, dozens of performers, two stages, magicians, circus, drag performers and more. Noon-midnight. Adults 18 and over are $5 before 7pm, and $7 after 7pm. Children and teens under 18 are free. After 9pm, minors must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
After PRIDE Party – Where else would you go after Pride besides Bretz? Hit the drag show, street party, enjoy 5 DJs and more.
6pm-3am | Bretz Nightclub | 2012 Adams St.
419-243-1900 | Bretznightclub.com
