Weekend option: Pride fest in Golden Valley

June 9, 2016 at 4:14PM
A giant rainbow "Pride Flag" flutters atop the Starbucks headquarters in celebration of Gay Pride Week Tuesday, June 24, 2014, in Seattle. The 38- by 19-foot, custom-made flag will remain on the building through this weekend’s Seattle Pride Parade. Seattle Pride, the Northwest’s LGBTQ rights movement, is marking its 40th anniversary Sunday, June 29. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) ORG XMIT: MIN2014062514032355
A giant rainbow "Pride Flag" flutters atop the Starbucks headquarters in celebration of Gay Pride Week Tuesday, June 24, 2014, in Seattle. The 38- by 19-foot, custom-made flag will remain on the building through this weekend’s Seattle Pride Parade. Seattle Pride, the Northwest’s LGBTQ rights movement, is marking its 40th anniversary Sunday, June 29. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) ORG XMIT: MIN2014062514032355 (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Suburban Pride

Golden Valley will host the Twin Cities' first suburban gay pride festival. The celebration will start with an interfaith religious service, followed by a day of family-friendly activities and live entertainment. Hear songs from Outloud! as well as the Freedom Jazz Big Band. Appease hungry stomachs with a variety of fare from local food trucks and restaurants, including Bacon-Me-Crazy and Nonna Rosa's Ristorante Italiano. (10:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Sun. Brookview Park, Winnetka Av. and Brookview Pkwy., Golden Valley. goldenvalleypride.com.)

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