Dublin LGBTQ Pride Festival 2013
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(Dublin Pride Festival, starts June 21st. Don't miss the Parade closing the festival June 30th! (VisitDublin.com))[/caption]Dublin Pride 2013 will be a phenomenal festival celebrating three very important historic milestones.
This festival will represent the 40th anniversary of the founding of the Irish Gay movement, the 30th anniversary of the Dublin Pride Parade and the 20th anniversary of the decriminalisation of homosexuality in Ireland.
All LGBT brothers and sisters who left Ireland due to either poverty or persecution are invited to return to celebrate the wonderful diverse and inclusive culture of modern Ireland.
We call everyone, from the four corners of Ireland to the four corners of the world, to come to Dublin and 'Live, Love and be Proud'!
Whether you’re LGBTQ, have friends or family who are, want to learn more about diversity or just want to take part in an amazing festival, Dublin Pride 2013 is a festival that features events that will interest everyone.
This year sees Dublin Pride Parade celebrating its 30th Anniversary and will be held on Saturday, 29th June.
It is the culmination of Dublin Pride’s festival that includes the parade through the city centre and a party in the Pride Village in Merrion Square afterwards.
The parade is a celebration of the rich diversity of the LGBTQ community in Dublin, Ireland and the world, with an expanded arts, social and cultural content.
Dublin Pride is the largest such celebration in Ireland and has grown from a one-day event into the 10-day festival we have now.
The theme of this year’s parade is “Live, Love & Be Proud”.
So get your thinking hats on, come up with your costumes, float ideas, group outfits to show how you live, love and are proud.
Let’s make it an explosion of colour, music, glitter, sequins and even feather boas. Complete your registration form and submit it ASAP. All applications must be in by 31st May.
This year the parade will assemble at the Garden of Remembrance from 11am and will embark on its route at 2.00pm sharp.
From there it will head down O’Connell Street towards College Green, into Nassau Street, Clare Street and will finish at Merrion Square Park for the Pride Village.
In 2012 we had over 30,000 people marching.
Lets make 2013 a true celebration of the 30th Anniversary and make it the biggest and best parade ever.
Pride Village:
The South & West sides of Merrion Sq will be taken over by Pride Village which boasts a Bar, fun fair, Nissan Zone, TV Screen (for guest appearances) & food stalls.
The full programme of all events taking place for the 30th anniversary pride festival will be released late May.
For more information: www.dublinpride.ie
(VisitDublin.com, 22 May 2013)
(Edited: R.S.F. toshiki speed news press, Agence France-Presse, 22 May 2013)
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