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The Conference
PRIDE FESTIVAL WEEKEND
Kentucky Black Pride
September 11-14, 2025
Woodland Park
Lexington, KY
Kentucky Black Pride is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization: 82-4176691. Established in December 2016, under the leadership of Shawn Ka'Ron Bumpase. Our mission is to promote unity, pride, self-awareness and positive visibility within Kentucky's QTPOC community. Our goal is to improve the lives of QTPOC around central Kentucky serving Lexington (surrounding counties), Frankfort, Louisville and Covington. We are proud to provide you with a annual pride festival in Lexington every 3rd weekend of September.
UPCOMING EVENTS:
Women Health Summit 2025
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Join us for our 9th Annual Women Health Summit. The Women Health Summit is a vital platform for exchanging recent achievements and discussing current health issues within the community of women of color. T.J Gibson, from Detroit, Michigan, a Community Engagement Specialist from ViiV Healthcare will be our guest speaker.
Satur​day, February 08, 2025, from 10:00 AM - 3:30 PM, at the Black & Williams Cultural Center 498 Georgetown Street, Lexington, Kentucky 40508.
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Health Fair will be from 1:00 PM - 3:30 PM: Vendors that will be included will be AVOL Kentucky, Bluegrass Pace Care, UK Target 4 KIRP, Lexington Health Department, UK Ovarian Screening, Kentucky Cancer Link, Planned Parenthood, Humana Healthcare, ViiV Healthcare, Color of Promises & More.
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Looking for Entertainment:
Photo of KayKay Da Kidd at Kentucky Black Pride Festival 2023
We are currently looking for talent and acts for our 2025 Pride in the Park Festival. If you're looking to be apart of this year's festival, please send us an email. Kentuckyblackpride@gmail.com
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Please let us know what your talent is and if you have any promo or videos please share in the email.
Monthly Board Meeting
Join us every third Saturday of the month for our monthly Board meeting. If you would like to join a subcommittee or help plan our 2025 Pride festival, email us at kentuckyblackpride@gmail.com
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Next Board meeting will be held on Saturday, March 15, 2025 at 2:30 pm. Meeting will be held at the Northside Library 1733 Russell Cave Road, Lexington, Kentucky 40505
Pride Sponsorship
Become a 2025 Sponsor for Kentucky Black Pride Festival.
RAINBOW LEVEL SPONSOR(S):
GOLD LEVEL SPONSOR(S):
About
Special Tribute:
(We would like to honor two past board members)
Nicole Matthews
Passed away July 8, 2017
John G. Bentley
Passed away Feb 8, 2020
Past Events
Upcoming Events:
Donate today, so we can help families struggling during the holidays. You can drop off new toys to 498 Georgetown Street, Lexington, KY 40508. Mon-Friday from 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM (Waypoint Center) or Donate financially.
In observation of World AIDS Day, join us at Castlewood Community Center on December 6, 2024, from 7:00 PM -9:00 PM.
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Come experience "Game Night", we will play the nonprofit edition of Family Feud. There will be games planned for all ages, music, food and FREE anonymous HIV & Syphilis Testing. KNOW YOUR STATUS!!!
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