A colorful and noisy river, in the name of respect for all diversity: It’s Varese Pride daythe big parade that is the heart of Pride, the event that also includes many other moments of celebration.
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The procession – with messages for rights, freedom and also political references – traveled through the city center starting from Piazza Monte Grappa and arriving, after parading through the central streets, at the Estensi Gardens.
The godmother of the event this year is Romina Falconi, Roman singer-songwriter with an eclectic and irreverent personalityis an icon of Italian pop music and a passionate activist for the rights of the LGBTQIA+ community.
The day of celebration then continues at the Giardini Estensi with the Pride Night at the Estensi Gardenswith the special guest Chadia Rodriguez – Italian-Moroccan rapper who conquered the Italian music scene with his unique style and his bold lyrics – the DJ set of Cusa DJthe drag queens La Ines, La Safira and Miss Nuit Blancheit’s still Riki Cellini, Effe, Vita Ninja, Croce Atroce, Odette Face, Yrina Polanova, Kilian Lenox.
Varese Pride 2024 is organized by Arcigay Varese and created in partnership with the Municipality of Varese, with the patronage of the University of Insubria and the Canadian Embassy in Italy, as well as the participation of numerous city and provincial entities.
The Pride parade was born in June 1970, in Chicago and San Francisco, a year after the repression and clashes at the Stonewall Inn in New York, a meeting place for LGBT people. It later spread to all five continents. In Italy it has been celebrated since 1994.
