Mid-South Pride Festival & Parade

Fun Times! Live music, plenty food and fun people! I loved the parade too.

So much fun! This was my first year to attend but it definitely won’t be my last! There are great vendors, the parade was a blast to watch, and I loved loved loved the live music! Another bonus? Plenty of food options

For me, my Saturdays involve getting off of work, finding dinner, and maybe drink like a sailor. I then sleep in, and usually don’t leave the house until about 4−5pm. I know, what a waste of a day!
Last Saturday, believe it or not, I woke up before noon, and I was even motivated to leave the house! I had heard that there was a Mid-​South Pride festival going on Downtown which I thought was pretty cool. I mean to represent a region and having something like that in your city is pretty cool (I mean, they have an Atlanta Pride, but its called Atlanta Pride, not Southeast Pride).
I had no idea what was in store, as I have never been to an event like this sober. The weather got crappy as I was on my way, but you know what, who gave a flyin flip! I don’t even remember what time I got there, but when I did, it looked like the parade was going on (which had numerous streets blocked downtown for it). Everyone was dressed for the occasion, to say the least– and very colorful wardrobes. I assume my grey shirt, black pants and black hat didn’t really fit the occasion but oh well– it was all good!
The parade ended into an area at 4^th St and Beale, the back side of the FedEx Forum. There is a large grass area where the actual festival was being held. They had a bunch of different vendors and tents (including the Unilocal tent!), blow up airhoppythingys, and food trucks as well.
When I first got there, I walked up and down the 4 – 5 aisles to see what everyone had to offer. The stuff looked interesting, I stopped by a few vendors! But unfortunately I did not buy anything. I then noticed there were people selling beer, and there was also a stage that played decent live music.
It seemed like everyone was having a great time, even with the rain. Hell, 5 feet behind I heard a bunch of cheering and then I saw a man on his knees. It looked like he just engaged to a man and I guess the cheers meant «yes». Right on!
After that, the sun began to come out, and I was glad I wore shorts because hell it got humid! And I am a vampire, so yea, I had to keep finding shade to prevent sunburn.
The event was free to attend, got to see great people and meet new ones as well, I got to see a lot things I don’t see on a daily basis, and I had had to pay $ 7 for parking which was 2 blocks away. It was much better than lying around the house with nothing to do, will definitely have to check it out again! Cheers to the community that put on a great event!