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Ottawa Family Pride Fest

The 2nd Annual Ottawa Family Pride Fest will take place on Saturday, June 10th, kicking off with an official parade down LaSalle Street!  The Annual John Fisher Dann Memorial Pride Parade will head down LaSalle Street at 9:30am, from Jackson Street all the way to the upper lot of the Jordan Block Park, with entries including our Grand Marshall Mercury Stardust, the United Autoworkers, Bill Walsh, the Pistol Shrimp, and more! After the parade, stay Downtown and enjoy a day full of live music and entertainment from Casey McGrath Fiddlerock, Zack Percell (magician), the Ottawa Pride Choir, The Midnight Sun and numerous others. We will be hosting a lip sync battle, as well as a Pet Parade, and will be joined by almost 100 craft and food vendors! Mercury Stardust, herself, will be speaking at 1:00pm in Washington Park, followed by a meet & greet. 3 different FREE craft stations will be set up as well, which include Open Space Art Gallery Kids Create station, a Community Mosaic with Susan Burton, and Chalkapalooza with Human Human in Princeton. The Ottawa Family Pride Fest is 100% family friendly, non-profit, and benefits Youth Outlook Drop in Center in Ottawa. For more info, please visit our website!

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