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PRIDEFEST ATTENDANCE CLIMBS TO APPROXIMATELY
30,000
ARCW FOOD DONATIONS RISE AS WELL
MILWAUKEE – In 2007, a great entertainment line-up
and new features added to a more than 27,000 attendees at PrideFest,
the highest number on record at the time. In 2008, heavy rain,
thunder storms, and tornado warnings made attendance to the festival
drop to a little more than 20,000 attendees.
PrideFest Weathers The Storms
A Statement From PrideFest President Scott Gunkel
Perez Hilton Talks Milwaukee PrideFest
June 2, 2008: NATASHA BEDINGFIELD,
INDIGO GIRLS, WANDA SYKES HEADLINE MILWAUKEE'S STELLAR PRIDE LINEUP
MILWAUKEE, WI - PrideFest kicks off Milwaukee's lakefront festival
season with the nation's biggest LGBT pride entertainment lineup.
The festival celebrates its 21st anniversary June 6, 7 & 8th
at Maier Festival Park (Summerfest).
June 6, 2007: MILWAUKEE'S PRIDEFEST
CELEBRATES 20 YEARS OF GAY PRIDE JUNE 8, 9 & 10th
MILWAUKEE, WI - PrideFest kicks off the lakefront festival season
June 8, 9 & 10th with an all-star entertainment lineup celebrating
20 years of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) pride
in Milwaukee. PrideFest is held annually at the Henry Maier Festival
Park (Summerfest) on Milwaukee's lakefront.
July 26, 2006: PRIDEFEST
CONTRIBUTES OVER $20,000 TO COMMUNITY GROUPS
MILWAUKEE, WI - After setting attendance records with 23,839
people entering the gates June 9 - 11, PrideFest contributed over
$20,000 to LGBT community groups and two tons of canned food donations
to the AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin.
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