“We are all part of this community, so let’s work together to make it better for all of us.”Ībout 2,500 people are expected to converge on Dallas from Sept. “Basically, we are bringing the community together - all different parts of the community - to see how we can help each other out.” There will be a Kids Zone, and The Tyler Loop, an online newspaper serving the Tyler area, will have representatives there “getting stories from people about coming out in East Texas,” she added. Jumping Party rental will be there “with seven humongous inflatables,” Sanchez said, including a 71-foot-long obstacle course and a couple of bounce houses, available for a small fee payable to the vendor. Vendors will include the Boy Scouts of America, the East Texas Crisis Center, organizers for Tyler’s upcoming Out of the Darkness suicide awareness walk, wedding planners, artists “and even Walmart/Marshall is coming. And we’ve got a great conglomeration of vendors, too. That’s important because it shows how much support the community has for us.
“I think we will reach at least 50 vendors by the weekend. “We have everything from HIV testing to yogurt to puppies looking for a forever home,” she said. Everyone attending is encouraged to bring their own side dishes, desserts and beverages.Įarly this week Sanchez said more than 40 vendors had already registered to participate in the Pride picnic, with more applications coming in each day.
Sanchez said that TAG is providing free burgers and hot dogs with all the trimmings - while supplies last - and TAG members will be bringing side dishes to share. at Southside Park, 455 Shiloh Road in Tyler. The TAG Pride in the Park picnic is set for Saturday, Sept. This is the first time we are actually calling it Pride.” “But,” she said, “this is our first Pride. Tyler Area Gays - TAG - has been around since 2008, explained Caroline Sanchez, the organization’s chair and volunteer coordinator, and has been staging picnics in the park for several years now. 5-6, and in Dallas, Texas Latino Pride is set from Saturday, Oct. Tarrant County Pride offers two days’ worth of events Oct. Pride is breaking out all over Texas this fall, with first-ever Pride celebrations this weekend in Tyler and Wimberly, and Dallas Southern Pride getting underway next Wednesday, Sept.