I personally am not fond of the idea of a pride event however I did partake in joining the committee to help plan and meet some of the community members. Now let me get one thing straight when I did say that I was not fond of the idea of Pride at first however working the event as a volunteer and also seeing all the hard work and dedication of the people who helped put this together with the passion of the community and the sole purpose for what the event represents really brings a different angle from a behind-the-scenes perspective. I did personally get a chance to work the block party and the team of volunteers were very friendly and helpful. The Pride event who was very well supported by the local community police which in recent events is a great site to see. One of the funniest things to walk into was a horde of protesters which I walked by and continued about my business and enjoyed the festivities. One of my favorite areas was the silent disco in partnership with Astro DJs. Put on a pair of headphones and switch between a red, green or blue radio DJ and listen and dance to different music that you can only hear and everyone else can only hear through their headphones so as you are dancing along you're looking around in the crowd to figure out who is listening to the same station as you but at the same time you really don't care because it's all about the music. Some of the food vendors were okay I tried one of the tropical food trucks the service was a little bit slow and the drinks were watery. The club stage I did not get to see however it looked pretty bad from when I walked by. I did like to see all the furries. The headliner, Grand Marshal, and opening act were very entertaining and gave a great close-up view to connect with the performer. My only side comment to that would be if the performer it was open for meet and greet and photos whereas one of them was but I did not know where to find them and the other one apparently was but you had to wait and I did not know. At one point during the festival one person had fell over and face-planted into the ground but it was great to see that the emergency personnel and police staff were there within a few footsteps too quickly and professionally respond to the situation. They do have a children's area which I did not get to see however there was also a LGBT history area with a quilt honoring the history of the community. This is a good event for people to be aware of other cultures within Society whether they do or do not agree with their beliefs but the people were very friendly and supportive calling out happy Pride to those that were passing by each other in support. read more