June 05, 2023
Click on Detroit
Kayla Clarke
May 11, 2023
DETROIT – The official lineup has been announced for Motor City Pride 2023 in Downtown Detroit.
The annual LGBTQ+ pride festival will take place on June 10 and June 11 in Hart Plaza.
There will be more than 140 vendor and exhibit booths at the festival. Admission to the festival costs $5 per person. Children 12 and under can enter for free.
On Saturday, the festivities begin at 1 p.m. and go until 9 p.m. The gates close at 8 p.m. The pride parade begins at 12 p.m. on Sunday, and anyone can watch for free along the parade route. The festival opens at 12:30 p.m. on Sunday, and gates close at 6 p.m.
“This year, MCP has a GLAAD Award Breakthrough Artist 2023 Nominee trending right now (JORDY), one of the most in-demand local-gone-national Detroit Institute of Musical Education (DIME)/Assemble Sound alumni (Siena Liggins), a RuPaul’s Queen from both Season 14 (Jasmine Kennedie) and 15 (Robin Fierce), one of New York’s underground dance parties (The Robyn Party) that sells out the Brooklyn Bowl featured on Robyn’s Missing U video,” stage coordinator Alex Delavan said.
There will only be one entrance to the festival. The gate will be located off Jefferson Avenue at the UAW-Ford building on the west side of Hart Plaza.
Security will check bags and wand anyone entering the festival. Officials recommend leaving backpacks at home or bringing a small clear bag to speed up security lines.
No weapons are allowed at the festival. You cannot bring your own beverages, including bottles of water. They will not allow coolers, hydration packs, bicycles, skateboards, inline skates, drones, cars, toys, air horns, laser pointers, or poles. No pets are allowed.
