The third annual Whitewater Pride Rally will be held Saturday, Oct. 21, at Cravath Lakefront Park, 341 S. Fremont St., Whitewater.  

The event, which is free and open to the public, will include music, entertainers, speakers and family-friendly activities. 

The event will take place from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m., rain or shine.

According to information released by event organizers, the Cravath Lakefront Park provides space for additional activities and vendor booths. The organizing committee — composed of representatives from the community, including Whitewater Pride, Whitewater Unites Lives, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater’s PB Poorman Pride Center and Whitewater High School’s Gay Straight Alliance — encourages those who wish to show their support of all members of the community and especially their LGBTQ+ neighbors to participate.

Organizations will be able to share information about their groups and businesses, while restaurants and others will have an opportunity to sell their products, the release stated.

A vendor agreement is available to those who wish to support pride in the Whitewater community. Submissions are due by Saturday, Sept. 30.

Proceeds from the Pride Rally will be used to help keep the event free for all attendees. All additional profits will support LGBTQ+ youth in the community through the Whitewater High School Gay Straight Alliance and UW-Whitewater’s PB Poorman Pride Center, the release noted.

Those interested in participating as vendors will find a vendor’s agreement, as supplied by the event’s organizers, here:https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSesC-PMV8ziic8ymv4M05Vd16apxFWe70Jn5BFROoz1C9GhQA/viewform.

For more information about the event, contact Camden Harlan by email: charlan@whitewaterpride.org or Robin Fox by email: robinkfox@gmail.com. 

A story about last year’s event, as published on WhitewaterWise’s sister publication, Fort Atkinson Online, is here: https://fortatkinsononline.com/sponsors-announce-purpose-activities-slated-for-second-annual-pride-rally/.