festival <\/a>will be held this weekend on June 13 and 14. The events, held on Saturday and Sunday, will feature performances from RuPaul\u2019s Drag Race stars Willam and Detox. There will also be performances from local talent, like the Sacramento Gay Men\u2019s Chorus and SAC DANCE LAB.<\/p>\nKumar said that Pride weekend is the biggest way they get people to engage with their services like HIV testing, healthcare services and their community groups.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a good entry point,\u201d Kumar said. \u201cIt helps to spread the message that you can thrive as an LGBTQ+ individual.\u201d<\/p>\n
There will be booths and food vendors within the festival. Hollis Sweet, Community Engagement & Volunteer Services Manager said that he was most excited for their Maker\u2019s Market within the festival.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Maker\u2019s Market is made up of local queer artisans that can\u2019t afford a booth necessarily,\u201d Sweet said. \u201cBut they\u2019re artists that sell good quality stuff that need that exposure.\u201d<\/p>\n
If you\u2019re looking to attend the festival but are coming up short on funds, you can volunteer for the festival in exchange for free entry. Volunteers can commit to one five hour shift in exchange for a weekend pass into the festival.<\/p>\n
Sweet said that a lot of people that work at the center started out as volunteers, and that it can help people feel more connected to their community.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn this world where people are so disconnected, it gives that sense that people actually do care,\u201d Sweet said. \u201cVolunteering is effective at helping people feel better about themselves and gain self-confidence.\u201d<\/p>\n
Volunteers can sign up as late as the days of the festivals, Sweet said. He also said that while volunteers won\u2019t be doing manual labor, they\u2019ll still be working hard.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe do always run on a shortage of volunteers. In a perfect world, we\u2019d have over a thousand. Last year, we had 370,\u201d Sweet said. \u201cVolunteers will work hard, but the work that they do will be meaningful.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Kumar said that they\u2019ve also seen funding cuts, and that they\u2019re trying to figure out how to fund Pride and programs at the center that are no longer receiving grants.<\/p>\n
\u201cWith this administration \u2026 there\u2019s been more attacks on LGBTQ+ community and nonprofits that are focused on social services,\u201d Kumar said. \u201cEspecially this year since January, we\u2019ve seen more cuts, and more of our grants, our programs are actually ending at the end of June.\u201d<\/p>\n
Kumar said that funding cuts made the center question whether it could still host Pride this year.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe consensus was, yes, it\u2019s still important. We still need to provide that space and that program,\u201d Kumar said. \u201cWe also want to send a message that we\u2019re not going anywhere.\u201d<\/p>\n
On Saturday the festival will be held from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. and on Sunday the festival will be held from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m., at the Capitol Mall with the entrance at the corner of 7th and Capitol Mall. The march will take place from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., starting at Southside Park and proceeding to the Capitol.<\/p>\n
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