Countdown to Denver PrideFest 2013
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The Big Gay 5K family–friendly walk/race. The 5K will take place on Saturday, June 15 and will start and end in Lincoln Park, 14th and Broadway. Early registration is $30 and includes the timed race, prizes for theme costumes, a free t-shirt and a donation to The Center.
Looking to get more involved in PrideFest? Registration for volunteers is now open at DenverPrideFest.org. All volunteer positions are available, and volunteers receive a free lunch or dinner, a t-shirt and being a part of a larger cause.
The theme for this year’s PrideFest 2013 is Focus on our Families, a message that hits close to home for many folks in the LGBT community.
“The Denver PrideFest theme celebrates the growing momentum and recent victories in Colorado and across the country for equality in relationship recognition,” said Amy Drayer, Vice President of Strategic Initiatives at The GLBT Community Center of Colorado, in a press release. “Our families have taken many shapes over time, and PrideFest is a place to very visibly demonstrate the positive transformational power of love, family and community.”
The theme is a celebration of civil unions in Colorado, and recognizes LGBT and allied families across the state.
“We are celebrating progress and looking forward to a world in which all loving families are recognized, respected, protected and celebrated,” said Carlos Martinez, The Center’s CEO.
New rules regarding alcohol in Civic Center Park:
As Denver PrideFest has grown to become the third largest festival and seventh largest Pride parade in the nation, The Center is working to accommodate new city regulations and restrictions for obtaining a liquor license in Civic Center Park. Make sure you are aware of theses new rules, which will keep PrideFest going strong for years to come:
• Addition of fencing around the parameters and increased restrictions for alcohol. People will not be allowed to bring in or take out alcoholic or unsealed beverages. Sealed water bottles will be allowed. Note: There are water fountains in the park.
• Coolers, backpacks, bags, etc. will be checked.
• No beverages purchased in the park will be allowed to leave the park.
• No weapons of any kind will be allowed into the park; all guests entering will be subject to search.
• The festival will have established entry and exit gates at all intersections into Civic Center, near the library to the south, and the Denver Post building to the north.
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