Alamance Pride Festival

Upside Aerial students and instructors will be performing for the Alamance Pride Festival on Saturday, October 5th, from 12:00pm to 4:00pm! This free event will include live music and entertainment, community organizations and vendors, and plenty of food trucks. Don't miss the drag show starting at 4pm! Alamance Pride is a non­profit organization serving the LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer) communities of Alamance County. The Alamance Pride Festival is held annually as part of National LGBT History Month and National Coming Out Month. The purpose of this event is to celebrate the LGBTQ community, promote inclusion and diversity, provide opportunities for community outreach, and to educate the Alamance County community about the importance of equality.

FOR UPSIDE AERIAL STUDENTS & PERFORMERS:

We love supporting Alamance Pride and we love providing opportunities for our students to perform in front of live audiences! If you are going to attend, we need you to RSVP below to help our team plan the event. To perform with us, you'll need to have been training at Upside regularly since July 1, 2024. (Unsure if you are ready? Please check with your Upside instructor! Safety is ALWAYS our top priority.) This event is a great opportunity to get ready for Fall Showcases later in the month, so feel free to perform your showcase piece (or whatever you have so far)! Or you can just do a sequence you feel comfortable with while we play some ambient music for you in the background. If you are not performing, come hang out with your Upside Aerial Family or help us with setup and breakdown. 

What to Wear:

Please wear rainbow colors to celebrate Pride or your Upside Aerial apparel with any rainbow accents you want to add! Feel free to glam it up...festival-goers love color and costumes: we recommend face glitter and gemstones (applied with lash glue or spirit gum). Just remember to avoid zippers, jewelry/watches, or sharp, poky accessories that may get caught on your aerial apparatus.

EVENT SCHEDULE

• 10:00am to 11:30am Aerial Rig Setup (at the Historic Depot amphitheater in downtown Burlington)
• 12:00pm to 4:00pm Upside Aerial Performances and Event festivities
• 4:00pm to 6:00pm Aerial Rig Breakdown and Event festivities (drag show starts at 4pm)

PARKING

You can park in any public parking lots in Downtown Burlington. We recommend Lots 1 or 2 to be closest to the aerial rig.  Click here for a parking map