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Parade, family activities planned for Pride event in June at HCA

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The Hopkinton Center for the Arts and other town organizations are gearing up to host another year of pride festivities this June.

The HCA will be hosting the town’s fifth annual pride festival at its facility on Hayden Rowe Street on June 21. It recently gained approval from the Select Board for the festival’s parade, which will go down Hayden Rowe Street, across Pleasant Street and back up to the HCA campus.

The day also will include games, crafts, live music, kid-friendly activities and more. HCA director Kelly Grill said the free event is all about showing support and celebrating the LGBT community.

“We really feel it’s more important than ever to show our pride and support,” said Grill.

“This has been an event that we wanted to make sure continued, and we’d like to see it continue to grow,” she added.

While the HCA hosts the event on its campus, it partners with the the Hopkinton Freedom Team and Hopkinton Youth & Family Services to make pride happen. This will be the third year HCA will host, after the festival was moved from behind the middle school.

“We wanted to be able to provide a more visible space,” Grill explained of the move.

Grill said organizers anticipate as many as 500 people could attend, depending on weather. She encourages people to bring flags and colorful clothes, and hopes local organizations will consider participating by signing up to host a vendor table. As well, she noted the festival still is looking for volunteers.

The pride festival starts at 1 p.m. on June 21. More information, including how to sign up to volunteer or host a vendor table, can be found on the HCA’s website.

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Photo of the Day

Individuals browse items for sale at a home on Wood Street during the Hopkinton Lions Club’s community yard sale Saturday.

PHOTO/JOHN CARDILLO