NorCal OUTreach Project presents Redding LGBTQ+ Pride Week 2017! This year’s Pride is the biggest and loudest ever! September 16th through September 23rd we will be Standing Strong Together to celebrate love, hope and community.
Light It Up With Pride! Walk the Sundial Bridge in Rainbow!
Saturday and Sunday, September 16th & 17th | 8 p.m. – 10 p.m.
*Saturday’s event also includes a concert with local performers and speakers
View the Facebook event here.
1st Annual Redding LGBTQ+ Film Festival
Friday, September 22nd | 4:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. | Old City Hall | 1313 Market Street
Presale tickets available at www.reddingpride.org/shop. Tickets will also be available at the door. View the Facebook event here.
- The Year We Thought About Love (2015) | 4:30 p.m. – 5:40 p.m. | Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKlF3y1DtYw | Appropriate for ages 13+
- REAL BOY (2016) | 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. | Trailer: https://vimeo.com/134142788 | *Bennett Wallace, the main character of REAL BOY, will be giving a live Q&A after the film | Appropriate for ages 13+
- To Be Takei (2014) | 8:00 – 9:30 pm | Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAei04JS9BU
*The 1st Annual LGBTQ+ Film Festival is partially funded by a grant from California Humanities and the McConnell Foundation.
7th Annual Redding LGBTQ+ Pride Festival & March
Saturday, September 23rd | 12 p.m. – 5 p.m. | Redding City Hall’s Sculpture Park | 777 Cypress Ave
*Pride March starts at noon
View the Facebook event here.
Live Entertainment by Premonition, Delaney, Adam Ferris, DJ Jynx, Dick Sorenson, Scott Lewis, Formation Dance Company, and Whimsical Freakshow!
Over 60 vendors and exhibitors. Food by Starbucks, Rico’s Tacos, Gnarly Deli, Randy’s Hot Dogs, Ultimate Pizza. Beer and wine booth provided by All Star Sports Bar.
This year’s Pride Week is generously sponsored by Hill Country Clinic, Planned Parenthood, Legal Services of Northern California, Youth & Family Programs, 530 Collective, Ultimate Pizza, Stonewall Alliance Center of Chico, Starbucks, Market Street Uniforms, Shasta Trinity Tehama ACLU, Oliview Farms, Metro PCS, Pilgrim Congregational Church, Women’s Health Specialists, First Christian Church, Flow Community Acupuncture, First United Methodist Church, Dr. Robin Rasmussen, The Center for Spiritual Living, and Carnegies.
Pride March sign making will be available at the NorCal OUTreach LGBTQ+ Center at 1708 Placer Street during our regular support group times:
- Rainbow Café (adults 18+) | Monday, September 18th | 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. View the Facebook event here.
- GenderQuest (Transgender group – ages 18+) | Tuesday, September 19th | 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. View the Facebook event here.
- LGBTQ+ Youth Drop In (ages 13-17) | Wednesday, September 20th | 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. View the Facebook event here.
- Sober Pride – In Honor of Recovery Happens Month | Saturday, September 23rd | 8:00 p.m. – 10 p.m. View the Facebook event here.
For more information go to www.reddingpride.org, call 530-949-6267, or email ncoptalk@gmail.com.
Happy Pride!
