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Rainbow on the Creek on June 15

Join Waller Creek Conservancy and our community partners as we celebrate LGBT Pride Month by commemorating the Stonewall Riots of 1969 and celebrating the impact LGBTQIA persons have had in the world!

Love, dance, and celebrate into the evening at Symphony Square with a lineup of electrifying entertainment including a headlining performance from RuPaul’s Drag Race’s Coco Montrese!

Highlights

  • 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM – Community Pride Festival
  • 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM – Drag Queen Storytime with Vylette Ward
  • 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM – History & Heroes of Austin Pride Panel
  • 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM – Pride Celebration Happy Hour
  • 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM – Pride Celebration Performances hosted by Grandma Steven and featuring CoCo
    Montrese

Be sure to join Waller Creek Conservancy for our History and Heroes of Austin Pride Panel where prominent Austinites advocate and celebrate the impact of Austin’s LGBTQIA+ community! Panelists include:

  • Councilman Jimmy Flannigan
  • Denise Hernandez, Hustle for a Cause & Chingona Fest
  • Anthony Sobotik and Chad Palmatier, Lick Honest Ice Cream
  • Kathryn Gonzales, Austin LGBTQ+ Quality of Life Commission
  • TK Tunchez, Founder, Frida Fridays ATX

Explore the history of Pride, the 50th Anniversary of Stonewall, and the heroes of Austin Pride and the LGBTQIA+ community at Rainbow on the Creek’s History and Heroes of Pride historical exhibit presented by the Webber Family Foundation.

    Vendors

  • AIDS Services of Austin
  • allgo
  • Equality Texas
  • Kind Clinic
  • Out Youth
  • Texas Exes Pride Alumni Network
  • The Q Austin
  • Barkin’ Creek Dog Kitchen & Bath
  • Lick Honest Ice Creams
  • Package Menswear
  • and more!

This event is FREE and open to the public. Be sure to RSVP on Facebook!