Northwest Arkansas Pride 2023
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Northwest Arkansas Trans March, Rally & Festival
June 23, 6:00 pm - 10:30 pm
The 3rd Annual Northwest Arkansas Trans March is Friday, June 23rd, at 7 p.m.
Assembly starts at 6:00 p.m. at the corner of Dickson St. and Block Ave. in Fayetteville. There is a water station at the assembly point.
The Northwest Arkansas Trans March is open to all, with no pre-registration required.
We march for visibility; to empower and support trans, nonbinary, gender variant, and gender-nonconforming people; to speak out against violence, hate, transphobia, injustice, and oppression; and to be fabulous and powerful in the company of those who love and protect us.
The March Starts at 7 p.m. The March will head south (uphill) on Block Ave. to the Fayetteville Town Center plaza, which is on Mountain St. between Block Ave. and East Ave., on the Fayetteville Square.
After the March: a Rally in the Fayetteville Town Center plaza, hosted by Washington County Justice of the Peace Evelyn Rios Stafford, Arkansas's first openly trans elected official, and featuring a proclamation by Fayetteville Mayor Lioneld Jordan.
After the Rally: Trans Fest inside the Fayetteville Town Center. Trans Fest continues until 10:30 p.m.
There are ADA accessible Public Restrooms, Medical aid, and Water inside the Fayetteville Town Center.
Other nearby Pride events happening the same evening within walking distance:
- 6:00 p.m.: OUTrageously OUTloud House Party at the Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History, on East Ave. between Mountain Ave. & Rock St. on the east side of the Fayetteville Square.
- 8:00 p.m.: Light Up Dance Party at Maxine's Tap Room on Block Ave. between Spring St. & Meadow St. [21+ ONLY]
- 9:00 p.m.: A Night With the Boys Featuring Axel Andrews at C4 Nightclub and Lounge, at the west end of Spring St. [18+ ONLY]
The nearby Graduate Hotel, on East Ave. at Meadow St., is the Official Hotel of Northwest Arkansas Pride. ADA accessible restrooms are also available here.
Trans March is an official event of Northwest Arkansas Pride and is produced by Northwest Arkansas Equality, Inc.
