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The first pride celebration was held at Courthouse Square in 2001. The tradition continues this weekend as Pride 2023- United We Can will take place this Friday and Saturday. Greater Dayton LGBT Center Executive Director Rick Flynn shared with us that this years celebration will be one of the biggest ones ever.  He’s thrilled with the number of new sponsors that have stepped up to support this year. He says he’s gotten phone calls from folks that felt the need to become involved.  He shares  he thinks it’s the political climate, saying  “the more hate we see the more we come back with love! It just gives me hope!

Friday Night 6-10pm Affair at the Square 

Friday evening’s event is the kick off to the LGBTQ+ festivities in Dayton. Affair on The Square is a casual evening of live entertainment.  Food & beer trucks will be on hand and Pride merchandise will be for sale. 

Entertainments begins 6:15pm

DJ Doug will be spinning tunes to kick off the evening and between acts.

6:15pm Springboro Community Spotlight Singers

7:30ish Caberret Group- some show tunes, with Rob Austin, Arian

9pm Rubi Girls

Saturday Festivities noon – 4pm

Noon- Grand Marshall John Gantt will lead off the parade from it’s stop off by the Dayton Metro Library to Courthouse Square with over 80 participants.

The Courthouse will be populated with over 115 vendor booths, and will overflow onto Third Street where the food trucks will also be lined up.

There will even be a special youth zone set up.

 

With some new expanded options this year, Flynn shares, ” you can never have too much pride.  There’s something for everyone.”

 

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