May 29, 2024

WeHo Pride 2024 Update: Pride Starts Here! WeHo Pride Weekend Takes Place Friday, May 31; Saturday June 1; and Sunday, June 2

For Details, Including Information about Getting to WeHo Pride and Street Closures, Visit www.wehopride.com and www.weareoutloud.com

Pride Starts Here! The City of West Hollywood will celebrate WeHo Pride Weekend on Friday, May 31, 2024; Saturday, June 1, 2024; and Sunday, June 2, 2024 with a packed schedule of events and festivities in and around West Hollywood Park, located at 647 N. San Vicente Boulevard. Initial street closures will begin taking effect on Thursday, May 30. For all the latest #WeHoPride information, visit www.wehopride.com and follow @wehopride on Instagram and Facebook.

  • Free! WeHo Pride Presents Friday Night at OUTLOUD will take place on Friday, May 31 beginning at 6 p.m. at West Hollywood Park. It will feature headliner Kesha and additional performances by Adam Lambert, Monét X Change, Laganja Estranja vs. Morphine Love Dion, Niña Dioz, Jessica Betts, Owenn, and Venessa Michaels. Advance free-with-RSVP registrations have reached capacity for WeHo Pride Presents Friday Night at OUTLOUD. For additional details and information, please visit www.weareoutloud.com/friday-night.
  • Free! WeHo Pride Street Fair, Women’s Freedom Festival, and live performances on the Rainbow Stage and Celebration Stage will begin on Saturday, June 1 at 12 p.m. and the annual Dyke March will begin at 6 p.m. The Street Fair will feature vendors, booths, and community organizations located along Santa Monica Boulevard between Hancock Avenue and La Peer Drive. The Women’s Freedom Festival will take place at the Celebration Stage at La Peer Drive featuring emerging LGBTQ+, BIPOC, and non-binary musicians, comedians, poets, and activists. The Rainbow Stage will take place at N. San Vicente Boulevard featuring a variety of performances. The annual Dyke March will take place staging at 5:30 p.m. and starting at 6 p.m. directly following the conclusion of the Women’s Freedom Festival at the Celebration Stage. The WeHo Pride Street Fair will continue Sunday, June 2. For additional details and information, please visit www.wehopride.com.
  • OUTLOUD Music Festival at WeHo Pride, the flagship music festival and concert experience of WeHo Pride Weekend, produced by JJLA, will take place on Saturday, June 1 beginning at 1 p.m. and Sunday, June 2 beginning at 1 p.m. featuring a star-studded, high-energy line-up. Headliners will include Janelle Monáe, Kylie Minogue, Diplo + Friends, and many more. Plus, Summertramp will burn brightly from the sunny shores of OUTLOUD Music Festival at WeHo Pride all weekend long with hot-and-heavy headliners, DJ sets, and dancing. Full artist lineup, event, and ticket information is available at www.weareoutloud.com. For additional details, please visit www.weareoutloud.com/weho-pride.
  • Free! Thousands of people will gather in West Hollywood for the annual WeHo Pride Parade on Sunday, June 2. The Parade will kick-off at 12:30 p.m. from N. Crescent Heights Boulevard, making its way west along Santa Monica Boulevard to N. San Vicente Boulevard in the City’s Rainbow District. The WeHo Pride Parade is an imaginative and colorful tradition that embraces LGBTQ+ representation, inclusion, and progress. Full of music, dancing, festive floats, vibrant marching contingents, and creative flair, the WeHo Pride Parade celebrates LGBTQ+ people and contributions to community and culture. Cyndi Lauper (Girls Just Wanna Have Fun, True Colors) is the WeHo Pride Parade Lifetime Ally Icon. KTLA is the official broadcast partner of the 2024 WeHo Pride Parade. For those not able to attend, tune in starting at 1 p.m. for Parade coverage on KTLA 5, KTLA + and KTLA.com.

For all WeHo Pride Weekend details, including information about Getting to WeHo Pride, transportation and Pride Ride, and Street/Facility Closures, visit www.wehopride.com. Additional information about #WeHoPride is posted at @wehopride on Instagram and Facebook. Receive text messages about WeHo Pride happenings by texting “Pride” to (323) 848-5000.

Throughout June, there will be more WeHo Pride programming. The WeHo Pride Arts Festival will take place from June 14 to 16, 2024. Arts Festival events are free; no RSVP is needed. Events will take place at various locations throughout and near the City of West Hollywood. For additional details and information, please visit www.wehopride.com/artsfestival. WeHo Pride community group programming will take place through June 30, 2024. For additional details and information, visit www.wehopride.com/events.

For nearly four decades, the City of West Hollywood has been home to one of the largest Pride celebrations in the nation. Hundreds of thousands of LGBTQ people and allies from around the world traditionally make West Hollywood their regular destination during Pride season.

Since its incorporation in 1984, the City of West Hollywood has become one of the most influential cities in the nation for its outspoken advocacy on LGBTQ issues. No other city of its size has had a greater impact on the national public policy discourse on fairness and inclusiveness for LGBTQ people. Home to the “Rainbow District” along Santa Monica Boulevard, which features a concentration of historic LGBTQ clubs, restaurants, and retail shops, the City consistently tops lists of “most LGBTQ friendly cities” in the nation. More than 40 percent of residents in West Hollywood identify as LGBTQ and four of the five members of the West Hollywood City Council are openly gay. The City has advocated for nearly 40 years for measures that support LGBTQ individuals and the City is in the vanguard of efforts to gain and protect equality for all people on a state, national, and international level. #WeHoPride @WeHoCity

For more information about WeHo Pride Weekend, please contact the City of West Hollywood’s Events Services Division at eventsinfo@weho.org. For people who are Deaf or hard of hearing, please call TTY (323) 848-6496.

For up-to-date news and events, follow the City of West Hollywood @wehocity on social media, sign up for news updates at www.weho.org/email, and visit the City’s calendar of meetings and events at www.weho.org/calendar.

For reporters and members of the media seeking additional information about the City of West Hollywood, please contact the City of West Hollywood’s Public Information Officer, Sheri A. Lunn, at (323) 848-6391 or slunn@weho.org.

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