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TriPride
Status	Active
Frequency	Annually
Location(s)	Tri-Cities, Tennessee
Inaugurated	September 15, 2018 (2018-09-15)
Organised by	TriPride TN, Inc.
Website	www.tripridetn.org

TriPride is an annual LGBTQ parade and festival rotating between the cities of the Tri-Cities region in Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia: Johnson City, Kingsport, and Bristol, Tennessee/Bristol, Virginia.

History

2018

The first festival was held in September 15, 2018 at Founders Park in Johnson City. Over 10,000 people were in attendance for the event which included the first large pride parade in the Tri-Cities region.

One of the primary criticisms of the year one festival was the large police presence and perimeter that was established around the event. This was as a result of intelligence from the FBI. Over 240 officers from Johnson City and surrounding jurisdictions participated in the security of the event. No incidents occurred during the festival.

2019

The year two festival occurred on September 7, 2019 in downtown Kingsport, Tennessee. The pride event was the first in the city's history. The festival's 2019 theme focused around the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots, with a particular reference to the social progress that's been made since those riots occurred in 1969. The theme was "Look How Far We've Come."

2020

The year three festival was to happen on August 29, 2020 in downtown Bristol, Virginia and Bristol, Tennessee. Organizers cancelled the 2020 parade and festival event due to the COVID-19 crisis. In June 2020, TriPride organizers offered free rainbow Pride Flags to any person in the community that wanted one as a way of celebrating LGBTQ+ Pride month.

2021

The annual festival was to happen on October 16, 2021 in downtown Bristol, Virginia and Bristol, Tennessee. The parade and festival were cancelled for the second year in a row, again due to the COVID-19 crisis. The festival was expecting an attendance of over 10,000 people.

Organizational structure

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The managing organization, TriPride TN, Inc., is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit. There is a board of 15 directors, 5 of whom are an executive committee responsible for the day-to-day governing of the organization. Each board member serves a two-year term. The President and Vice President are an exception in that they serve a three-year term to ensure an overlap between boards between elections.

References

1. Loafer, The (2018-09-10). "First Annual TriPride Parade & Festival". The Loafer Online. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
2. "10,000 celebrate inaugural Tri-Pride Festival in Johnson City". WJHL. 15 September 2018.
3. "Tri-Cities first LGBT pride parade and festival draws thousands". WCYB. 15 September 2018.
4. "JCPD Chief on TriPride security: 'We didn't want another Charlottesville'". Johnson City Press. 17 September 2018.
5. "TriPride Tennessee Parade and Festival coming to downtown Kingsport in September". Kingsport Times-News. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
6. "TriPride Parade and Festival to be held in Kingsport". Kingsport Times News. 22 January 2019.
7. Salas, About the Author Anthony (2019-09-08). "'Look how far we've come': TriPride 2019". East Tennessean. Retrieved 2020-06-12. {{cite web}}: |first= has generic name (help)
8. COURIER, BRISTOL HERALD (9 January 2020). "TriPride event planned for Twin City". HeraldCourier.com. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
9. "2020 Tri-Pride Parade and Festival postponed, date not yet determined". WJHL | Tri-Cities News & Weather. 2020-04-30. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
10. "Tri-Pride offers free flags for Pride Month". Johnson City Press. 9 June 2020. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
11. "After handing out 600 free flags, local business to help TriPride hand out 600 more". WJHL | Tri-Cities News & Weather. 2020-06-11. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
12. Lee, Murry (February 18, 2021). "2021 TriPride Parade & Festival to be held in Bristol, organizers wary of pandemic". WJHL. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
13. Moore, Mackenzie (September 1, 2021). "2021 TriPride parade & festival canceled due to COVID-19". WJHL. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
14. "Tri-Pride". Queer Events. Retrieved 2024-02-20.

External links

• TriPride official website

• Pride parades in the United States
• Festivals in Tennessee
• Festivals in Virginia