Love exists in all kinds of places with all kinds of faces – between friends, couples, families, kids, or within your own beautiful self. Whatever the flavor, one thing is true – that love needs space to grow and flourish. Let Grand Park be that space – to come as you are, with whomever you want and simply be together…for real.

THE PROUD PICNIC invites LGBTQ allies, families and individuals to play, connect and celebrate with music, food trucks, and games on a beautiful summer afternoon in Grand Park. This event launches Grand Park’s PROUD SERIES, a collaboration uniting and reflecting the diverse interests and experiences of the LGBTQ Angeleno community.

MUSIC: AZUL 213 AMARAL

FOOD TRUCKS: GERMANY’S FAMOUS BRATWURST / COOLHAUS

ACTIVITIES: SAUERKRAUT SESSIONS pickling workshop / BADMINTON / BIG CHESS / BYO GAMES ENCOURAGED

UPCOMING PROUD EVENTS: SAT OCT 3 PROUD Stories / SAT FEB 13 PROUD Love / READ MORE: Blog entry on the essence of the PROUD Series PARK PROUD

PROUD PICNIC: See the launch of the PROUD SERIES with nothing but love, togetherness and sunshine

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PROUD SERIES PARTNERS INCLUDE: Los Angeles LGBT Center / Q Youth Foundation / Aviva Family and Children’s Services / ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives at the USC Libraries / Zimmer Children’s Museum / San Gabriel Valley Pride / Jovenes, Inc. / LA Pride / Better Brothers LA / Institute of Domestic Technology / Grand Central Market / Moustache Mondays / Gender Justice LA / API Equality LA / The Claremont Colleges Queer Resource Center / LGBT Resource Center at USC / UCLA LGBT Resource Center / Latino Equity Alliance / The Broad Museum / Williams Institute at UCLA

ALSO HAPPENING this day in GRAND PARK: THE 2015 L.A. TACO FESTIVAL. Two events,  one beautiful park.

METRO RED or PURPLE LINE TO CIVIC CENTER/GRAND PARK STATION, GOLD LINE TO LITTLE TOKYO/ARTS DISTRICT STATION

Grand Park is an LA County park powered by The Music Center.