"You can expect a rainbow-hued burst of music, fun and, yes, pride in downtown San Jose as Silicon Valley Pride turns up the volume for its 50th anniversary festival and parade this weekend. Latin Grammy-nominated rapper Snow Tha Product a San Jose native will headline the festival Saturday at Plaza de Cesar Chavez, which runs from 6 to 11 p.m. and continues Sunday from noon to 6 p.m."
"You can also expect a huge crowd to come out for Sunday's parade, which will start at Market and Julian streets at 10:30 a.m. and proceed in spectacular fashion along Market Street to Plaza de Cesar Chavez. An VTA bus wrap designed by Haley Tang for Silicon Valley Pride features people who had important roles in the LGBTQ rights movement, including former Santa Clara County Supervisor Ken Yeager, performer and activist Billy DeFrank, poet Audre Lourd and activist Angela Davis."
"The theme of this year's celebration if Unstoppable: 50 Years of Love, Legacy & Liberation. Silicon Valley Pride traces its roots to a 1975 gay rights rally at San Jose State, which was followed in 1976 by the first Pride festival at St. James Park. We've spent half a century breaking barriers and embracing every facet of who we are, and this historic festival featuring Snow Tha Product is our boldest statement yet: we are truly unstoppable, SV Pride CEO Nicole Altamirano said in a statement. Whether you've been with us for decades or you're new to Pride, we invite everyone to"
Silicon Valley Pride marks its 50th anniversary with a weekend festival and parade in downtown San Jose. Latin Grammy-nominated rapper Snow Tha Product, a San Jose native, headlines the festival at Plaza de Cesar Chavez on Saturday evening and continues with events Sunday afternoon. A large parade will begin Sunday at 10:30 a.m. from Market and Julian streets and proceed along Market Street to Plaza de Cesar Chavez. A VTA bus wrap by Haley Tang features images of LGBTQ movement figures including Harvey Milk, Billy DeFrank, Marsha P. Johnson and Ken Yeager. The theme is Unstoppable: 50 Years of Love, Legacy & Liberation, tracing roots to a 1975 rally and a 1976 first Pride festival.
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