Charlotte Pride Festival Declared An Extraordinary Event

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Charlotte Pride Festival and Parade has been declared an extraordinary event by Interim City Manager Ron Kimble.

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The event will take place on August 20th and 21st, 2016, in Uptown Charlotte.

Per the city of Charlotte:

“An Extraordinary Event is defined as a large-scale event or an event of national or international significance which might attract a significant number of people to a certain geographic area of the city.  The city manager, in collaboration with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department, have determined this event meets the criteria as defined in Charlotte City Code Sec. 15-310.”

Charlotte Pride is an organization that seeks to empower the LGBTQ community through programs and activities in the Charlotte and the Carolinas.