Despite construction moving Augusta’s Pride Festival to the Augusta Exchange Club Fairgrounds Saturday, colorful crowds gathered for music, food and a community celebration.
Emcee Jay Jeffries encouraged people to stay hydrated warning of heat indices of 105 degrees.
Wellness was an important part of the event with organizations such as Wellstar and Piedmont on site promoting blood pressure checks and mental health and suicide prevention.
Area faith groups including St. Francis Parish and Outreach, Metropolitan Church of the Redeemer and St. John United Methodist Church also had booths on site.
The Atlanta Freedom Marching Band opened the event Saturday with several songs including “Holding Out for a Hero,” “I Wanna Dance with Somebody” and “Golden.”
Charmain Z. Brackett, the publisher of Augusta Good News and Inspiring: Women of Augusta, has covered Augusta’s news for more than 35 years. She’s won multiple Georgia Press Association awards, is the recipient of the 2018 Greater Augusta Arts Council’s media award and was named best local writer by readers of Augusta Magazine in 2024 and 2025. Reach her at charmain@augustagoodnews.com. Sign up for the newsletter here.
