Black Gay Pride over Labor Day Weekend is one of the busiest times in the LGBT year. While In the Life Atlanta is the official governing body of Black Gay Pride, several local promoters offer a full weekend of events.
See what’s happening each day, or find your favorite promoter by color.
In the Life Atlanta
http://www.inthelifeatl.com
Traxx ATL/Rockstars Prod./Lion’s Den and BH Productions
www.atlantaprideweekend.com
Traxx Girls
www.atlantaprideweekend.com
Ivy League/Peach Fever/Xplosion/Lafemme Entertainment
www.xplosionentevents.com
Girls in the Night
www.girlsinthenight.com
Wassupnatl
www.wassupnatl.com
Ladies at Play
www.ladiesatplay.com
The Melia Hotel* is the official host hotel and home to many events during Black Gay Pride. To allow for more event listings, its address is listed once here:
The Melia Hotel
590 W. Peachtree St., Atlanta, GA 30309
www.meliaatlanta.com
Saturday, Sept. 1
ITLA Black Gay Pride Marketplace
10 a.m. – 5 p.m. at the Melia Hotel
590 W. Peachtree St., Atlanta, GA 30309
ITLA Health and Life Expo with AID Atlanta, Lambda Legal, Georgia Equality and more
10 a.m. – 4 p.m. at the Melia Hotel
590 W. Peachtree St., Atlanta, GA 30309
State of Black Gay America Summit Panel discussion theme: “Embracing Our Collective Power to Influence Change”
11 a.m. – 4 p.m. at the Melia Hotel
590 W. Peachtree St., Atlanta, GA 30309
www.sbgasummit.org
ITLA “Writing: Out and Loud” with authors Daniel Black, Christopher Beckwith and more
Readings 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Panel discussion 1:30 – 2:30 p.m.
The Melia Hotel
590 W. Peachtree St., Atlanta, GA 30309
Peach Fever/Xplosion/Pony/Lafemme Ent. Pride Paradise, a strip club showdown
2 – 8 p.m. at Onyx
1888 Cheshire Bridge, Atlanta, GA 30324
ITLA Workshop Onyx presents “Safe, Sane & Consensual” Black gay leather group workshop to educate, empower and explore leather/BDSM play
2 p.m. – 4 p.m. at the Melia Hotel
590 W. Peachtree St., Atlanta, GA 30309
Traxx Girls Wet T-Shirt Contest with Joseline from “Love & Hip Hop Atlanta”
3 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. at Primal
960 Spring St., Atlanta, GA 30309
Traxx Atlanta Soaking Wet Dream Pool Party
4 – 10 p.m. at the Melia Hotel
590 W. Peachtree St., Atlanta, GA 30309
ITLA See Us in the Life Film Festival
“Finding Me: Truth” screening
Festival beings at 4 p.m.
Red Carpet Ceremony at 6:30 p.m.
Feature Film at 7 p.m.
The Melia Hotel
590 W. Peachtree St., Atlanta, GA 30309
Traxx 3rd annual Flash Back Throwdown Official Black Pride Weekend J-Sette Competition
6 – 9 p.m. at XS Ultra Lounge
708 Spring St., Atlanta, GA 30308
Wassupnatl “The Vita Rebirth” with special guest Fantasia
9 p.m. – 3 a.m. at the Nest
1371 Clairmont Road, Decatur, GA 30033
My Sister’s Room presents “Sin City” A night of Vegas-style gambling and more hosted by Jersey Moulin and Chase Daniels
9 p.m. – 3 a.m. at My Sister’s Room
1271 Glenwood Ave., Atlanta, GA 30316
www.mysistersroom.com
Traxx Girls “Big Bang” with live performance by Melanie Fiona
10 p.m. – 5 a.m. at the Georgia Freight Depot
65 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, Atlanta, GA 30303
Girls in the Night “Love Sex Magic: the All White Affair” with TV’s Whitney Mixter, Sara Betten Court and Dice Dixon
10 p.m. at Opera NIght Club
1150 Peachtree St., Atlanta, GA 303039
Traxx Black Pride Weekend Block Party & Festival
Live performance by Melanie Fiona 10 p.m. – 6 a.m.
XS Ultra Lounge, Quad, Apache Cafe and Sprint St.
708 Spring St., Atlanta, GA 30308
ITLA Black Pride Pub Crawl
Explore Atlanta’s top bars and club
10 p.m. – 3 a.m. starting at the Melia Hotel
590 W. Peachtree St., Atlanta, GA 30309