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Philadelphia Annual Events
Blue Ball
4.30.08 - 5.4.08
Blue Ball weekend, a series of dance event fundraisers hosted at multiple venues over the course of a weekend, attracts a diverse cross section of the local and national LGBT community. Held the same weekend as Equality Forum, Blue Ball presents some of the largest and most extravagant gay and lesbian parties of the year.
www.blueballphilly.com
Gay Rodeo - Liberty Stampede
5.9.08 - 5.11.08
The Stampede Rodeo will be held at The Devon Horse Show grounds in Devon, PA and the nighttime dances will be held at the host hotel, The Loews at 12th and Market streets in center city (215-627-1200). Mention "LGRA" or "Liberty Stampede" to take advantage of the special event rate.
www.igra.com
Somewhere Over the Rainbow: New Hope Celebrates
5.16.08 - 5.18.08
This weekend celebration welcomes the world to New Hope, Bucks County, a scenic riverfront gay village north of Philadelphia. Enjoy live national entertainment, shopping and dining discounts, scenic tours, educational events, DJ dance parties, Pride Parade and more.
www.newhopecelebrates.com
Pride Day - LGBT Pride Parade & Festival
6.8.08
Philly Pride Presents produces the region's premier Pride Parade & Festival for thousands of participants and spectators. The parade of floats, drill teams, community groups and music kicks off in the Gayborhood and proceeds to the festival site where the celebration continues with live entertainment, food and games.
www.phillypride.org
Philadelphia Gay & Lesbian Theatre Festival
6.12.08 - 6.28.08
Live performances celebrating the LGBT experience dominate this multi-venue festival, including premieres of works by LGBT playwrights and nationally recognized artists. Tickets are available for individual productions or as multi-packs.
www.gophila.com/events
Sunoco Welcome America
6.28.08 - 7.6.08
Celebrate America's birthday in America's birthplace with the oldest and largest Independence Day celebration in the U.S. Enjoy neighborhood festivals, live performances, historic reenactment and two larger-than-life fireworks displays.
www.americasbirthday.com
Philadelphia International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
7.10.08 - 7.21.08
Dubbed the "sexiest film festival in the nation" by OutTraveler, Philadelphia hosts the largest event of its kind in the Northeast. More than 125 features, documentaries and shorts by, for and about the LGBT community are screened.
www.phillyfests.com
Outfest
10.12.08
Philadelphia's National Coming Out Day block party is the biggest Coming Out Day event in the world. The day-long festival attracts throngs of people to the Gayborhood for a day of music, entertainment, vendors, food and community.
www.phillypride.org
New Year's Mummers Parade
12.1.09
This uniquely Philadelphian tradition and the oldest folk parade in the United States features 10,000 musicians and performers dressed head-to-toe in sequins and feathers. Revered by gay and straight Philadelphians, this century-old parade has been officially sponsored by the City of Philadelphia since 1901 and is not to be missed.
www.phillymummers.com
Philadelphia Flower Show
3.1.09 - 3.8.09
The largest indoor flower show in the world showcases 33 acres of lush gardens, lavish floral settings and inspirational displays, as well as speakers, exhibitions, culinary events and an on-site marketplace.
www.theflowershow.com
Black Gay Pride
4.24.09
Philadelphia Black Gay Pride promotes unity among African-Americans and people of African descent who are sexual minorities during this annual weekend celebration of educational workshops, social events, parties and spiritual brunch.
www.phillyblackpride.org
Equality Forum 2008
4.28 - 5.4.08
Equality Forum 2008 is the largest annual international GLBT civil rights forum.
You can attend more than 30 informative panels about health, religion, politics, business equality and more. This year's international focus will be on "Gays and Lesbians in the Muslim World," with the Philadelphia premiere of the critically acclaimed film A Jihad for Love.
There are a variety of parties (more than 14!) going on all weekend long and a special presentation of the hit Broadway musical, "Hairspray," all leading up to SundayOUT!, Philly's biggest GLBT street festival. No matter what you're looking for, you're bound to find it at Equality Forum 2008.
www.equalityforum.com
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