by Arthur Raymond
The Deseret News
The theme of the 2008 Utah Pride Festival, "Come Together," was in full evidence Sunday as thousands gathered along the event's parade route, and tens of thousands were expected to attend the final day's festivities at the downtown Library Square/Salt Lake City-County Building site.
Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker sported a hot-pink feather boa as he led more than 65 floats, marchers and dancers through downtown in a celebration of diversity and a call to tolerance and inclusive community spirit.
Yana Walton, director of communications for the Utah Pride Center, the event's programming body, said this year's version was the biggest yet.
"Last year we had about 25,000 in attendance, and this year we're expecting to far exceed that," Walton said. "We had more groups in the parade, 50 more vendors here at the grounds ... and over 2,700 people went to our concert on Saturday ... way more than last year."
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The Deseret News
The theme of the 2008 Utah Pride Festival, "Come Together," was in full evidence Sunday as thousands gathered along the event's parade route, and tens of thousands were expected to attend the final day's festivities at the downtown Library Square/Salt Lake City-County Building site.
Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker sported a hot-pink feather boa as he led more than 65 floats, marchers and dancers through downtown in a celebration of diversity and a call to tolerance and inclusive community spirit.
Yana Walton, director of communications for the Utah Pride Center, the event's programming body, said this year's version was the biggest yet.
"Last year we had about 25,000 in attendance, and this year we're expecting to far exceed that," Walton said. "We had more groups in the parade, 50 more vendors here at the grounds ... and over 2,700 people went to our concert on Saturday ... way more than last year."
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