Celebrating Pride Month
Happy Pride Month everyone!
All during the month of June, The Colorado Sound is celebrating Pride Month. Listen for shout-outs and spins of your favorite music, as well as some special programs, including episodes of Music 101. And watch for web features and other stories focusing on LGBTQ+ artists and music all month long, including as part of our Music Discovery series.
Related: Music 101 on Remembering Stonewall
Pride Month is celebrated around the world during the month of June. Its roots, though, are with the Stonewall Uprising that took place in New York City in 1969. The uprising started on June 28 and took place across six days in the West Village of Manhattan. It’s now considered one of the transformative events in the fight for equality,
The first Pride march in New York City was held a year later on June 28, 1970, on the anniversary of Stonewall. Pride Day was typically the last Sunday in June, but that single-day event has since evolved into a celebration lasting the entire month. Pride is now celebrated with parades, festivals, and other special events in countries and cities around the world.
2024 Pride events in Colorado
Below are just a handful of the 2024 Pride events taking place in Colorado including Denver, Boulder, and Fort Collins.
- Denver is holding a free, two-day PrideFest June 22-23 in Civic Center Park, and a Pride Parade on Sunday, June 23. Denver Pride (this year celebrating its 50th anniversary) lists details on these and other events taking place this month.
- Rocky Mountain Equality (formerly Out Boulder County) highlights multiple Pride events in Boulder County including the Longmont Pride Festival June 7, the Lafayette Youth Pride block party June 15, the Lyons Pride March also June 15, and the Boulder Pride Festival June 30.
- Northern Colorado Equality is holding a Pride 2024 event in Loveland on June 29.
- Pike Peak Pride takes place June 8-9 in Colorado Springs.
- Up at elevation, Mountain Pride is holding several events including Pride in the Park on June 18 in Avon.
- Yampa Valley Pride is holding a number of events in Steamboat Springs all month long.
- One Colorado has a list of additional Pride Month events in Colorado.
However you choose to celebrate, have a great time doing it!
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