The Indianapolis Star

Here’s who set to perform at 2024 Indy Pride Festival

- John Tufts

The Indy Pride festival celebrates Central Indiana’s LGBTQ+ community. Musical guests headlining this year’s event will include a mix of rock, pop, dance and hip-hop artists, such as The Beaches and Thelma Houston.

On Monday, organizers for Indy Pride unveiled more artists who will take the stage as part of June’s entertainm­ent lineup.

Here’s what we know about upcoming performanc­es during Pride Month.

Indy Pride Festival to include Mr. Gay Indiana, Miss Gay Indiana, Indianapol­is Men’s Chorus

People attending the 2024 Indy Pride festival can catch the following people, entertaine­rs and musical guests, which include:

Deafies in Drag Indy Bag Ladies Kat King

Pierre & The Beyoncé Tribute Show

Indianapol­is Men’s Chorus

Vincent T Debeaute, Mr. Gay Indiana

Cherice Alexandria Samore, Miss Gay Indiana

Mahogany Charlotte, Miss Gay Black Indiana

2024 Indy Pride Festival headlining performers

The Beaches, an award-winning alt-rock, pop and punk band from Toronto, are headlining the Indy Pride Festival in June. Notable hits by the Canadian all-girl group include “Blame Brett,” whose title track earned The Beaches a 2024 Juno Award for “Rock Album of the Year.”

Organizers for Indy Pride announced the festival will feature three stages of musical entertainm­ent along with more than five hours of drag performanc­es. Other featured musical guests include: VINCINT Thelma Houston (Don’t Leave Me This Way)

Venbee Lauren Sanderson Invasion Tour with Raja

Aura Mayari & Ongina

Silky Nutmeg Ganache

Dave Audé + DJ Dan Tracy Young

When is the 2024 Indy Pride Festival?

This year’s event takes place 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Saturday, June 8, at Military Park, 601 West New York St. in downtown Indianapol­is.

When is the 2024 Indy Pride Parade? What’s the parade route?

The parade, sponsored this year by Delta Faucet Company, starts at 10 a.m. before the festival and lasts until noon, beginning at 748 Massachuse­tts Ave. and traveling southwest along Mass Ave. The route then turns north on Delaware Avenue, finishing at Michigan Street.

How to get tickets to Indy Pride Festival

Tickets are now on sale at $10 each in advance or $12 at the gate on June 8. For more informatio­n, visit indypride.org.

John Tufts covers trending news for the Indianapol­is Star. Send him a news tip at JTufts@Gannett.com. Follow him on X at @JTuftsRepo­rts.

 ?? CLARE GRANT/INDYSTAR ?? Dustyn Silk shows off an outfit he made for the the Indy Pride Festival at Military Park in Indianapol­is in June 2023.
CLARE GRANT/INDYSTAR Dustyn Silk shows off an outfit he made for the the Indy Pride Festival at Military Park in Indianapol­is in June 2023.

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