tamtagon wrote:I've always wanted Gay Pride Celebration at Fair Park.
Me too, but I have some mixed feelings about it:
You could technically have a parade inside Fair Park, but it would be awkward and forced. Parades are meant to take place on streets, so this would take more of a festival format.
I can imagine a "color run" 5k in the morning with the Band Shell in constant use throughout the day and most vendors staged around the Cotton Bowl plaza. Ticketed events could take place inside several buildings. No more port-a-potties! Several places to shelter indoors in case of heat wave or rain.
People are, naturally, emotionally attached to Oak Lawn and Cedar Springs as the setting for pride, but a) the first gay rights march took place downtown, and b) Fair Park has hosted LGBT events before like Razzle Dazzle / June Pride
If construction will force the Tavern Guild to cancel Pride on Cedar Springs next year, this is a no-brainer (moving to Fair Park). At least for one year only.