During sweltering heat on Saturday, Pridefest took place in downtown Bloomington after happening virtually last year.

Pridefest is an annual street festival organized by Bloomington PRIDE, a non-profit organization that advocates for the LGBTQIA+ community. 

The festival featured a vendor expo, workshops with activists and experts, live music, drag shows and MPG wrestling. 

WFHB Community Radio was a vendor at this year’s Pridefest. We set up three microphones and interviewed participants at the festival. 

We asked folks what brought them to Pridefest and what the festival means to them.