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Photos: Bloomington Pridefest 2021

Saturday marked Bloomington’s seventh annual Pridefest, an in-person street festival on Kirkwood Avenue celebrating the LGBTQ community.

Hosted by the non-profit Bloomington PRIDE, Saturday’s event drew around 15,000 people, according to one volunteer’s estimate.

The day-long event featured vendor expos, workshops with activists, and entertainment. The entertainment featured MPG Wrestling in a ring set up at Kirkwood and Lincoln, and a drag show on a stage set up on the north end of the block of Grant Street between Kirkwood and 6th Street.

More photos after the jump.

Photos: Bloomington Pridefest 2021 (Aug. 28, 2021)

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