Ventura County Beachside Pride Festival is a weekend-long event that celebrates the LGBT community, supporters, and allies in Ventura County. All proceeds raised go to sustain the Community Resource Center and Diversity Collective programs and services.
Our mission Pride weekend is to educate, advocate, and celebrate the LGBTQ community while providing a platform for those most marginalized in our own community. We promote diversity, education, mental, and physical health to the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and latinx population as well as the general public. All of this year’s pride events seek to show that we are proud of who we are and will continue to thrive as such.
Diversity Collective VC Board of Directors will kick the weekend off with a: Pride Kick-Off Mixer, Friday, August 17th at Beach House Fish, The Deck 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm.
http://www.beachhousefish.com/upstairs-at-the-deck/
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Pre Pride Party, Friday, August 17th at Paddy's Ventura
9:00 pm to Closing. Full show starting at 9:30 hosted by dragqueen Meatball, featuring Glen Alen and a host of other girls, dancing, and Pride drink specials all night long.
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Beach Side Pride Festival Celebrating Diversity in Ventura County.
Saturday, August 18th, Promenade Park, Ventura
11:00 am to 6:00 pm.
This year's festival will include beachside entertainment all day headlined by drag legends Sherry Vine and Jackie Beat. Also featuring up and coming sensation Lauren Ruth Ward who recently headlined at LA Pride and the all-gay boy band Echo V, over 70 vendors, food trucks, beer and wine area provided by Lagunitas Brewing Co and Allied Beverage.
Don't miss out on the VIPride area this year. Tastings from Ventura Spirits and Anacapa Brewing Company is included in the ticket price. A free pride swag bag and meet n greet with headliners as well.
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Pride After Party, Saturday, August 18th at Paddy's Ventura.
9:00 am to closing. Full show starting at 9:30 hosted by Big Red and featuring a cast of local girls, Two dance floors, and Pride drink specials all night long.
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Pride Brunch, Sunday, August 19th at the Pierpont Inn Ventura.
11:00 am to 2:00 pm
Last two years our Pride Brunch has been so much fun we are bringing it back. Buffet style brunch with full show hosted by Pickle the Dragqueen, featuring Two Dykes and a mic, Kevin Yee and special guest appearance from comic legend, Judy Tenuta. Silent auction and raffle.
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We are thrilled to announce these Pride Sponsors so far:
United Staffing Associates, Macy's, Amgen Careers PRIDE Committee, The Port of Hueneme, Project SAFER, Cumulus Media, City of Ventura - Government, Paddy's Ventura, Pierpont Inn Wyndham Garden Ventura, Gilead Sciences, ID Lubricants, Wells Fargo, Better Call Blake Real Estate, Bank of America, Anacapa Brewing Company, Ventura Spirits, Lagunitas Brewing Company, and Starbucks District 515.
This is the largest LGBTQ event in the county and the largest fundraiser for Diversity Collective Ventura County during the year. All proceeds raised during Ventura County Pride Weekend go to sustain our Community Resource Center and Diversity Collective programs.
For more information on how to sponsor Ventura County Pride
contact: joseph@diversitycollective.org.
For more information on how to be a vendor contact: vendor@diverstiycollective.org
To volunteer contact: volunteers@diverstiycollective.org
For all other inquiries contact: info@diversitycollective.org or call 805-644-(LGBT)5428
Saturday Aug 18, 2018
11:00 AM - 6:00 PM PDT
General Admision is $10