WEST HOLLYWOOD (CNS) - San Vicente Boulevard will be closed through the heart of West Hollywood Thursday evening as preparations ramp up for the weekend- long WeHo Pride festivities.
San Vicente will be closed at 7 p.m. Thursday between Melrose Avenue and Santa Monica Boulevard, and it will remain shuttered until 10 a.m. Monday.
Additional streets will close Friday and Saturday to accommodate the event. According to the city:
-- Eastbound Santa Monica Boulevard will close from La Cienega Boulevard to Doheny Drive at noon Friday, continuing through 7 a.m. Monday.
-- Robertson Boulevard will be closed from Santa Monica Boulevard to Melrose Avenue at noon Friday, continuing through 7 a.m. Monday.
-- Westbound Santa Monica Boulevard will be closed between La Cienega and Doheny at 6 a.m. Saturday, continuing through 7 a.m. Monday.
-- San Vicente Boulevard will close from Santa Monica Boulevard to Cynthia Street at 6 a.m. Saturday, continuing through 7 a.m. Monday.
-- Santa Monica Boulevard will close from Fairfax Avenue to Doheny Drive, along with all side streets one block north and south of Santa Monica Boulevard) at 5 a.m. Sunday, continuing through 5 p.m. Sunday, to accommodate the WeHo Pride Parade.
West Hollywood Park, where the festival's main stage will be located, has been closed since Monday, and it will remain closed through Wednesday. Parking structures and other lots at the park will close Thursday night and remain closed until 10 a.m. Monday.
The city will offer free "Pride Ride" shuttles from Friday afternoon through Sunday to accommodate festival-goers. Select shuttles will run between the festival and the Metro B (Red) Line Station at Hollywood Boulevard and Highland Avenue through the weekend.
Pride festivities will begin at 6 p.m. Friday with "Friday Night at OUTLOUD," a concert at West Hollywood Park headlined by Kesha, and featuring Adam Lambert, Monét X Change, Laganja Estranja & Morphine Love Dion, Niña Dioz, Jessica Betts, Owenn, and Venessa Michaels.
The WeHo Pride Street Fair will open at noon Saturday and Sunday, featuring community group booths, exhibitors, live music and entertainment. The fair will be open through 8 p.m. both days, along Santa Monica Boulevard between Hancock and La Peer Drive.
Saturday's events will include the Women's Freedom Festival through 6 p.m. on the Celebration Stage, featuring "emerging LGBTQ and BIPOC woman, non- binary musicians, comedians, poets and activists." The annual Dyke March will be held on Santa Monica Boulevard at 6 p.m. Saturday.
The annual WeHo Pride Parade will begin at 12:30 p.m. Sunday on Santa Monica Boulevard between Crescent Heights Boulevard and San Vicente. This year's parade will feature "Lifetime Ally Icon" Cyndi Lauper, as well as floats, bands, drill teams, dance teams and entertainment.
The main stage at West Hollywood Park will feature music throughout the weekend, beginning at 1 p.m. each day. Janelle Monáe will be the Saturday night headliner. Other performers Saturday will include Noah Cyrus, Keke Palmer, Channel Tres and Doechii. Kylie Minogue will headline Sunday, with other performers including Diplo and Friends, Ashnikko, Trixie Mattel, Big Freedia, Vincint, Destiny Rogers, Jimi the Kween and Zee Machine.