FRIDAY, June 17
Juneteenth Block Party Louisville Community Grocery | 400 Finzer Street | Search Eventbrite | Free (tickets required) | 4-7 p.m. At this block party tonight, therell be food available for purchase and for free tastings, plus vendors and a community art project.
SATURDAY, June 18
Kentuckiana Pride Festival And Parade Waterfront Park Parade is free to watch, festival is $5 (free for children under 6 and seniors 65+) | Noon – 10 p.m. Its been three long years since the local LGBTQ community got to have an in-person Pride during Pride Month but this weekend, its back. The parade will kick off the event downtown at noon and make its way to the festival, where therell be musical performances, drag shows, crafts, vendors, and all sorts of Pride-themed fashion and fun. Click the link above for the events website or click here for LEOs guide to Pride.
Pride Night at Lynn Family Stadium Lynn Family Stadium $15+ | Game starts at 8 p.m. The boys in purple take on Orange County SC in this sure-to-be-exciting match and, even better, its Pride Night. Therell be Pride-themed merch, whose proceeds will benefit local LGBTQ organizations, a national anthem performance by Men of Note and the Louisville Gay Mens Chorus, and Pride flag giveaways.
SUNDAY, June 19
3rd Annual Louisville Juneteenth Festival The Belvedere Free | 3 p.m. – 9 p.m. This is only one day of a stacked four-day event, but therell be music, food, and vendors and therell be an afterparty that night at The Wiggle Room. Check out the full weekend schedule at the link above.
The Cookout Petersburg Park Free | 12-4 p.m. Get free BBQ (while supplies last) and scrimmage against professional soccer players at this celebration of Black excellence on and off the pitch.
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This article appears in June 8, 2022.
