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The first Eat OUT with Pride is coming up Tuesday June 4th @ ABUELOS in Turkey Creek. Come out from 6-10 and enjoy some great friends and great food!

One of Knoxville PrideFests most talked about events is back again this year. Come OUT & celebrate all the talented Artists who have graciously donated to the auction. This event is free and open to the public, we invite everyone to attend. Food is being catered by Cocoa Moon & wine provided by Rex Goliath! All money raised from this event goes to fund PrideFest and to keep it free! If you are an Artist or business owner who would like to donate to the auction, please contact us.

Time to get the party started or picnic that is... Join us for the longest running Knoxville PrideFest event, the Pride Picnic. This year at Tyson Park! There will be music, food, games, something for everyone! ETEC will provide hamburgers/hotdogs, paper products and ice. Just bring a side dish! Please RSVP now so we know how much food to provide. If you prefer a veggie option please bring it. We will grill it for you!

1/2 price sushi

You don't want to miss Knoxville's hottest event of the year, the 5th annual "Next 2 Nothing" Fashion Show & Auction! The doors open @ 7:30pm with the show starting @ 8:30pm. Tickets are $10 @ the door. Grab a friend and come join Knoxville PrideFest's biggest fundraiser of the year! Featured Designers/Companies this year include: Andrew Christian, Baskit, B. Marlow, Brief Desire, Brigid KO, Charles Josef, Candid, Male Power, Marek + Richard, N2N & Timoteo. We are also Proud to be partnering with the Knox Co. Health Dept., to offer free HIV Screenings. Oraquick 15 min. testing will be going on before, during & after the show.

Come OUT and join us for some great music & amazing bar service by some of Knoxville's own local Celebrities. Live performances by: Karen Reynolds, T. Strickland & Samuel Clint Damewood Celebrity Bartenders: 5:00-5:45pm Kim Hansard & Stoney Sharp 5:45-6:30pm Kelly Absher & Kristi Lannon 6:30-7:15pm Fallon Smith & Ben Prijatel 7:15-8:00pm Jared Hollyfield & Dustin Stewart

This year promises to be the biggest and best Parade Knoxville PrideFest has ever seen! We invite you to be a part of the celebration! Do you own a business? Go to a supportive church? Are you in a community group? If so, grab a few friends and a banner or, better yet, build a float. Feel free to be as creative as possible while promoting your business, church, group, etc. Don’t forget the beads, candy, flyers, and water as the crowd always loves freebies! This year we are introducing cash prizes for the top 3 floats. Just use our 2013 PrideFest Theme “Live. Love. Be. PROUD!” in your float design/ decoration and you might just be one of our winners! We couldn’t be happier to welcome two very special guests to our parade this year. For the first time ever, the Knoxville City Mayor, Madeline Rogero, who has done some incredible things for Knoxville since being sworn in earlier this year, will be riding in our parade. Don’t forget to be on the square to listen to her speech later that day. We are honored to have her be a part of our celebration!! It’s FREE and as simple as that to register. However, if you plan to participate in the 2013 PrideFest Parade you need to register no later than Wednesday, June 19th. Staging for the parade will take place on Saturday June 22nd at 10:30am in the State Street surface lot. The parade will start promptly at 12pm, running down State St., up Summit Hill to Gay Street, Turn on Clinch Avenue and ending at the World’s Fair Park. PrideFest will begin immediately following and run from 1pm-9pm. Parade Sign-up: http://knoxvillepridefest.com/registration-2/parade-registration/ Please feel free to email or call with any questions that you might have. Thanks so much, Dusty Brock, Parade Co- Chair, dustyvol@hotmail.com Mark D. Janes, Parade Co- Chair 865-363-6275, mjanes@topshelfexpress.net

More Details on the PrideFest Festival will be added soon, but hope you'll come OUT and join us!

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