In photos: Blue Ridge Pride Festival 2016

Lip-sync contestant accepts tips from an audience member at Pride 2016. Photo by Virginia Daffron

Blue Ridge Pride Festival occupied Pack Square Park on Saturday, Oct. 1. The event schedule included exhibitors, a parade, speakers, music, a lip-sync battle and a pageant. Our reporter caught a portion of the lip-sync battle as well as some scenes from around the festival. All photos by Virginia Daffron

For more information on the festival, see Asheville LGBTQ community to celebrate progress, call for change at Blue Ridge Pride Festival on Oct. 1.

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About Virginia Daffron
Managing editor, lover of mountains, native of WNC. Follow me @virginiadaffron

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