Get OUT!
For Gay Days In New England!
These events are all open to the public. The whole
idea is to create a 'Gay Space' where Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex,
Questioning people, their friends, families and supporters can be
themselves and just have fun. One day, we will all be treated
equally and fairly, simply as human beings.
Until then, we are
going to Get OUT!
These events are open to, and sponsorship of, and participation
in these events, by area GLBTQI organizations is STRONGLY encouraged.
The more of us that participate,
the more fun we'll all have!
Who attends these events?
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex and Questioning people of all
ages, parents and their children, youth groups and adults of all
ages.
Let us
know if your organization is interested in being a sponsor.
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How did these events begin?
It all began in July 1997, when someone got the idea to start a Gay Day
at then, Riverside Park. Something like the Gay Day At Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom,
only a little different, and about 1500 miles closer to New England.
That someone, was Gary Turner and he got the idea while
hanging out with a bunch of his friends. Those friends were the New England Bears,
and about 40 of them made their annual trek to Riverside Park for a day of fun in the sun.
After having a great time, Gary decided to start a gay day that was open to
the entire GLBT community. So, Gary went home, picked a date, created a web site,
and emailed all of his friends. He told his friends to show up, bring all their friends
and have fun! Word of mouth, or email, can be a powerful tool.
Gary's friends told all their friends, and so on. The rest is history.
In 1997 we had over 1000 attendees.
This is exactly how "Gay Days" at Walt Disney World in Orlando began?
In 2000, we added two more Gay Days: Out On The Farm At The Big E, and
Out In The Court At King Richard's Faire.
In 2003, Six Flags New England decided to come aboard and help make this event
a huge success. Special Out In The Park discount coupons were printed and distributed,
only about 5-6 weeks prior to the event, along with running advertisements in
In Newsweekly and Bay Windows. On September 21st, we counted over 3000 attendees!
With the overwhelming success of Out In The Park in 2003, we realized that our
next event would change dramatically within a year's time.
In 2004, we celebrate the 8th anniversary of Out In The Park At Six Flags New England,
and prepare for our first ever Festival
in the 10 acre River's Edge Picnic Grove with GLBTQI entertainers and vendors!
A group of excited friends, has now become Out In The Park, a non-profit
organization with officers.
We also celebrate our 5th anniversary
of Out On The Farm At The Big E and Out In The Court At King Richard's
Faire.
We expect attendance at Out In The Park 2004 to exceed 10,000!
With word spreading about our biggest event, other folks have looked to us to help
either start events in their area, or have asked us to help them make their event bigger,
better and more successful.
So, in 2004, we have added the following, to our list of Gay Days In New England:
- Out In The Kingdom At "King Arthur's" / CT Renaissance Faire
- Out On The Lake At Lake Compounce
- Out Around The Lake At The Great Escape
- Pride In The Park At Funtown/Splashtown USA
- Pride On The Lake At Canobie Lake Park
Get OUT!
Come join us this year,
you'll have a Gay Ol' Time!
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Mark your calendars for these
Gay Days In New England!
Be sure to bring all your friends and family!
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Saturday, August 21, 2004
Pride On The Lake At Canobie Lake
Park
in Salem, NH - 12:00 pm to 10:00 pm - www.OutInThePark.com/prideonthelake
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Sunday, August 22, 2004
Pride In The Park At Funtown / Splashtown
USA
in Saco, ME - 10:00 am to 8:00 pm - www.OutInThePark.com/prideinthepark
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Sunday, September 19, 2004
Out In The Park At Six Flags New
England
in Agawam MA - 10:00 am to 8:00 pm - www.OutInThePark.com
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Saturday, September 25, 2004
Out On The Farm At The
Big E
in West Springfield MA - 10:00 am to 10:00 pm - www.OutInThePark.com/outonthefarm
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Sunday, September 26, 2004
Out Around The Lake At The Great Escape
in Lake George NY - 10:00 am to 10:00 pm - www.OutInThePark.com/outaroundthelake
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Friday, October 1, 2004
Out On The Lake At Lake
Compounce
in Bristol, CT - 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm - www.OutInThePark.com/outonthelake
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Saturday, October 2, 2004
Out In The Court At King Richard's
Faire
in Carver MA - 10:30 am to 6:00 pm - www.OutInThePark.com/outinthecourt
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Sunday, October 3, 2004
Out In The Kingdom At "King Arthur's"
(CT Renaissance Faire) in Woodstock, CT - 10:00 am to 5:30 pm - www.OutInThePark.com/outinthekingdom
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We're here, we're queer
and we're going to have the time of our lives
See you there!
Gay Apparel Optional
These events are all great warm-up events for
National Coming Out Day on October 11th!
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