Rome Pride, the largest LGBTQ+ Pride organization in northwest Georgia, is looking for vendors for its fifth annual festival on June 27.
Vendor applications are open now, and the organization is looking for retail and artisan vendors, food trucks, non-profits, and advocacy organizations for the festival at Ridge Ferry Park.
President and founder of PFLAG Rome, Lynn Green, started the Rome Pride organization in 2018 to fill the need for an LGBTQ+ safe space in northwest Georgia. Since its first Pride festival in 2022, Rome Pride has grown to attract more than 5,000 attendees from across the state. The organization hosted its inaugural Big Gay 5K last March, which will return this year on March 21. It was also a recipient of both the 2024 and 2025 Pride Across the Peach State grants from Atlanta Pride.
While Rome’s main Pride festival will be June 27, the entire weekend will be filled with festivities, including a kick-off party at the Historic DeSoto Theatre, a March for Rights on Broad Street in downtown, the Sizzling Divas Cabaret, and a Pride Sunday Church Service at Rome First UMC.
More information about Rome Pride can be found on its website.
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