Pride Week kicks off in Salt Lake City. Here are the details.
By The Salt Lake Tribune
| May 28, 2019, 6:13 p.m.
| Updated: 7:22 p.m.
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Mayor Jackie Biskupski takes a turn raising the Pride flag alongside Rob Moolman, Executive Director of the Utah Pride Center as they gather at the Salt Lake City and County Building on Tuesday, May 28, 2019, for the annual Pride flag raising and Pride Week proclamation.
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Rob Moolman, Executive Director of the Utah Pride Center, left, joins Mayor Jackie Biskupski at the Salt Lake City and County Building on Tuesday, May 28, 2019, for the annual Pride flag raising and Pride Week proclamation.
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Rob Moolman, center, Executive Director of the Utah Pride Center declares "after a little bit of rain comes rainbows," as he joins Mayor Jackie Biskupski, center right, and Bek Birkett, left, and Hillary McDaniel and other staff and volunteers from the Utah Pride Festival in front of the Salt Lake City and County Building on Tuesday, May 28, 2019, for the annual Pride flag raising and Pride Week proclamation.
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Rob Moolman, Executive Director of the Utah Pride Center, exclaims "after a little bit of rain comes rainbows," as he joins Mayor Jackie Biskupski at the Salt Lake City and County Building on Tuesday, May 28, 2019, for the annual Pride flag raising and Pride Week proclamation.
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Mayor Jackie Biskupski is joined by Rob Moolman, Executive Director of the Utah Pride Center and staff and volunteers from the Utah Pride Festival as they raise the Pride flag at the Salt Lake City and County Building on Tuesday, May 28, 2019, for the annual Pride flag raising and Pride Week proclamation.
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Mayor Jackie Biskupski is joined by Rob Moolman, Executive Director of the Utah Pride Center and staff and volunteers from the Utah Pride Festival as they raise the Pride flag at the Salt Lake City and County Building on Tuesday, May 28, 2019, for the annual Pride flag raising and Pride Week proclamation.
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Mayor Jackie Biskupski, left, joined by Rob Moolman, Executive Director of the Utah Pride Center, third from left, and staff and volunteers from the Utah Pride Festival gather at the Salt Lake City and County Building on Tuesday, May 28, 2019, to raise the flag as Bek Birkett, parade assistant, takes a turn at raising the Pride flag during a light rain.
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Mayor Jackie Biskupski, left, is joined by Liz Pitts, Rob Moolman, Executive Director of the Utah Pride Center, Bek Birkett and Hllary McDaniel, from left, as they cheer the tasing of the Pride flag at the Salt Lake City and County Building on Tuesday, May 28, 2019.
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Pride flag is raised at the Salt Lake City and County Building on Tuesday, May 28, 2019, for the start of Pride Week festivities.
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Pride flag is raised at the Salt Lake City and County Building on Tuesday, May 28, 2019, for the start of Pride Week festivities.
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Pride flag is raised at the Salt Lake City and County Building on Tuesday, May 28, 2019, for the start of Pride Week festivities.
Salt Lake City Mayor Jackie Biskupski kicked off Pride Week on Tuesday with the reading of a proclamation and the raising of one large rainbow flag.
She was joined by Rob Moolman, executive director of the Utah Pride Center, along with other staff at the Salt Lake City and County Building, where the two day festival will take place starting Saturday. As the skies continued to serve up a steady drizzle, Moolman exclaimed, “after a little bit of rain comes rainbows.”
The mayor then turned the crank, slowly raising the flag to launch the 44th annual Utah Pride festival meant primarily as a fundraising event to keep the doors open at the Utah Pride Center that has focuses on the health and safety of LGBTQ individuals since 1991 and to celebrate civil rights advances.
Utah Pride Festival
The 44th annual Utah Pride Festival is a celebration for the state’s LGBTQ community and allies.
Where • Washington Square, surrounding City Hall, between 400 South and 500 South, and between State Street and 200 East, Salt Lake City.
When • Saturday, June 1, 1 p.m. to 11 p.m.; Sunday, June 2, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Headliners • Saturday: Aja, nonbinary queer artist/performer featured on “RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 3,” at 10:20 p.m. Sunday: Lafemmebear, music producer/DJ, at 3 p.m.
Tickets • One-day tickets, $8 in advance, $10 at the gate; two-day pass, $17 in advance, $20 at the gate; discounts for youth and seniors; VIP pass options available; go to utahpridecenter.org for details.
Pride Parade • Sunday, June 2, 10 a.m. to noon. Route runs along 200 South, from West Temple to 400 East. Free to attend.
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