Milwaukee PrideFest

Pridefest Milwaukee, the nation's largest gay pride festival, will be over the weekend of June 12, 13, and 14 at the Henry Maier Festival Park at 200 N. Harbor Drive, just off I-794 and a few blocks southeast of downtown Milwaukee. This year at PrideFest Milwaukee 2009: The Pridefest hours are Friday, June 12, 4 pm until midnight; Saturday, June 13, 11 am until midnight; and Sunday, June 14, 11 am until midnight. The headlining performances for each day are pop songstress Cyndi Lauper on Friday, singing sensation Brandy on Saturday, and the legendary Etta James and the Roots Band, along with Deborah Cox and September, on Sunday, but there are dozens of other performers over all three days, including Katie Costello, Josh Duffy, Ferron, Poppy Champlin, and many others. Additionally, there are dance pavilions, a health and wellness stage, an arts & history pavilion, a Stonewall Stage with discussions and lectures, and a wide range of children's and family activities.