{"id":293055,"date":"2026-09-24T15:44:07","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T15:44:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/293055\/"},"modified":"2026-09-24T15:44:07","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T15:44:07","slug":"manayunk-to-host-day-long-lgbtq-celebration-with-5k-run-rocky-horror-performance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/293055\/","title":{"rendered":"Manayunk To Host Day-Long LGBTQ+ Celebration With 5K Run, &#8216;Rocky Horror&#8217; Performance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/957benfm.com\/tag\/Manayunk\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Manayunk<\/a> will host an \u201cOut &amp; About\u201d celebration on Saturday, Oct. 3, in connection with National Coming Out Day. The event will feature LGBTQ+ performers, organizations, and entertainment that promotes Manayunk as a safe place that welcomes everyone.<\/p>\n<p>According to a news release, \u201cOut &amp; About\u201d will include the following activities:<\/p>\n<p>An \u201cOut &amp; About\u201d 5K, a free group run celebrating LGBTQIA+ pride led by Queer Run and open to allA drag story time at 11 a.m. on Gay Street (outdoors in Art Alley), hosted by Philly Drag Mafia&#8217;s \u201cDon\u201d Brittany LynnAn open-air drag show at 1 p.m. featuring Philly Drag Mafia and DJ Da Boo Boo on Gay Street (outdoors in Art Alley)A karaoke dance party at 2 p.m. hosted by Philly Drag Mafia&#8217;s \u201cDon\u201d Brittany Lynn featuring DJ Da Boo Boo on Gay Street (outdoors in Art Alley)<\/p>\n<p>The day will culminate with a double feature of The Rocky Horror Picture Show with Philly&#8217;s own Transylvanian Nipple Productions Live Shadowcast. Venice Island Performing Arts Center will host two shows at 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. All are welcome to experience the cult classic and the true Rocky Horror experience. Costumes and audience participation are highly encouraged. Tickets are $20 per person.<\/p>\n<p>Each ticket holder will be entered to win a raffle basket curated and filled by local bookshops, Cupid&#8217;s and Thrillerdelphia. One winner will be selected at each show.<\/p>\n<p>Several Manayunk establishments will offer themed drinks for the event, including Bayou Bar &amp; Grill (Bayou $20 64-ounce pitchers of Tito&#8217;s strawberry lemonade), Blondie (drink specials and Pride pancakes), and Lucky&#8217;s Last Chance ($5 Dark &amp; Stormys and a specialty cocktail).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOut &amp; About in MNYK highlights the diversity and heart of Manayunk,\u201d said Manayunk Development Corporation Event Manager Carla Ferro in a media statement. \u201cWe&#8217;re proud to stand with the LGBTQ+ community and create a space where everyone feels seen, celebrated, and welcomed.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Manayunk will host an \u201cOut &amp; About\u201d celebration on Saturday, Oct. 3, in connection with National Coming Out&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":293056,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[14810,69,71,70],"class_list":["post-293055","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-philadelphia","tag-manayunk","tag-philadelphia","tag-philadelphia-headlines","tag-philadelphia-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/293055","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=293055"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/293055\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/293056"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=293055"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=293055"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=293055"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}