Pride AF – Philly Pride Arts Festival
The Philly Pride Arts Festival (Pride AF) was created by a coalition of five Philadelphia-based arts organizations: Cross Keys Theatre Collective, East Passyunk Opera Project, Liberty City Arts, Prismatic Arts Ensemble, and Wear Yellow Proudly. Together, we are presenting a month-long, citywide celebration of LGBTQIA+ artists, stories, and community.
Running throughout Pride Month at various locations across Philadelphia, the festival will feature performances, concerts, cabaret, outdoor events, and community engagement activities, highlighting the depth and diversity of the city’s queer artistic landscape.
Affectionately branded Philly PrideAF, the festival is co-produced to pool resources, audiences, and creative vision. This model allows the festival to be rooted in artistic excellence, access, and collective care.
In addition to its five producers, the festival is partnering with LGBTQIA+-affirming artists and allies, local businesses, and community organizations throughout the month, including boom-bap jazz band Mobbluz, Altissimo Arts, and independent bookstores. The festival will also collaborate with mutual aid organizations doing critical work for LGBTQIA+ communities in Philadelphia, with a different organization highlighted at each event and opportunities for audiences to learn more and contribute directly through material and monetary donations.
