Out On The Brazos
This year we have over 40 local Vendors Featuring:
Flying Dye Co – Tie Dye and Treasures – Lonely Girl Crafts – SameDaySyd – Team Hustle Pride – SuperStitchins – Rainbow Zia Boutique – Araceli’s custom creations – Brittany McLemore Art – Ninety-Nine Scents Candle Company – Bead Dragon Jewelry – Music Magic Art – A. RAE DESIGNS – Mystic Maven Creations – Earthstrung – Ethereal Art by Jen – Universal Designia – LOUD – Earthy Vybz – Asterubi –
PixieSpellEssentials – Bliss Fire Reiki – Blooming Euphoria – BoneKitten Boutique – Livin’ in the Gray – Messy Mages – Willie’s CBD Shop – TurnUp Waco – Aftermath Tattoo Parlor – Skellington curiosities – Valket Arts – Makeup Mommy – Tuff Shed Waco – Lisa’s Thing’s & More – Don’t eat beads – Acrylic Reveries by mel – Two Besties One Shop – De La Niña. Co – The Sud Barn – La Frescura Snack cart – MAZED – Red’s Sweet Art – Painting on the Spectrum – Skate Waco – Tiny Trash Assessories – Outlaw Swag
Visit the Learn & Love Tent
Book Swap, Storytimes and Parent Panel
10:30am Storytime
with Gaye James
The Too Tall Giraffe
By: Christine Maier
Book Swap wish list
Dog Parade – 1pm
Join us for a parade through the park, we will start gathering at the stage shade tent at 12:30pm.
2 lucky pups will be crowned and both will win $75 gift certificates to Lucky + Dog Austin.
Don’t have a pup but want to join the parade? Go ahead!
Costume Contest – 5pm
This years theme is Live & Love Loud
To Enter visit the WYPA tent next to the large WPN tent.
You will need to stay until the end of the day to be crowned!
2023 Out On The Brazos Stage Lineup
10am: +More!
11am: Mars77
12pm: Siva Ori Polynesia
2pm: Stephany Chavira
3pm: Forget-Me-Nots
4pm: Rad Dragon
Make sure you hit up all the family fun spots!
Bounce house
Lawn Games
Free flag painting in the WPN craft tent
Storytime & Book Swap in the Learn and Love Tent
Free Face Painting & Balloon Animals spot 107
-Non Profits and Local Organizations-
Waco McLennan County Public Health District – CASA of McLennan County – Advocacy Center for Crime Victims and Children – Waco Friends of the Climate – Family Abuse Center – First Lutheran Church – Central Texas Metropolitan Community Church – Fixin’ Ferals TNR and Rescue – MCC’s Gender and Sexualities Alliance student organization – University Baptist Church – Project VIER Coalition – Party for Socialism and Liberation – Midway High School GSA – Girl Scouts of Central Texas – McLennan County Democratic Party – Department of Veterans Affairs – Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Waco – Gamma Alpha Upsilon –
Vendors & Non-Profits
Last year we had over 70 vendors and non profit groups in attendance, we are looking forward to making this festival even bigger than the last.
Food Trucks
We only have 5 available spots for food trucks at Out On The Brazos. Last year we had between 500+ people in attendance of our event.
Volunteers
Waco Pride Network is a non-profit organization. We couldn’t pull off this event without all of our wonderful volunteers.
Interested in contributing your talents towards OOTB?
Please choose a time slot to Volunteer Here.
Sponsorships
Red $250– Vendor space selection (higher priority given to higher levels) + included on sponsor banner
Orange $500– everything from lower levels + name on back of t-shirt + logo on website
Yellow $750– everything from lower levels + 2 T-shirts
Green $1,500– everything from lower levels + logo on back of t-shirt + 2 T-shirts + shout out from stage + shout out on social media
Blue $2,500– everything from lower levels + logo on event signage + 4 T-shirts + additional shout out on social media
Purple $5,000– everything from lower levels + named on all promotional materials as “presented by” + time slot from the stage during event (presentation to be approved by OOTB planning committee) + 6 T-shirts + video social shout out
Have questions? Please email Alex at [email protected]
History of Out On The Brazos
Each year, the Waco Pride Network hosts OUT on Brazos, a festival celebrating the Greater Waco LGBTQ+ community and its allies. The day-long event features musical performances, food trucks, vendors and community. The event takes place in October of each year to commemorate National Coming Out Day (also, y’all, it’s HOT in Waco in June).
The 2019 festivities sponsored by Lake Air Pool Supply blew us away as more than 500 attendees came to the day-long celebration, which featured more than 40 vendors, multiple musicians, a drag show, community speeches and so much more.
It all began in 2017 when the OUT on the Brazos Planning Committee relaunched Waco Pride. What began as a picnic grew to an event of 200-400 people in Cameron Park and received substantial local coverage.
In 2018, the Waco Pride Network officially organized and launched as a nonprofit to host the OUT on the Brazos event. Despite inclement weather, the event was attended by about 250 people over three hours.
After some difficult discussions, the Waco Pride Network board decided to cancel the 2020 OUT on the Brazos pride festival.
Out On The Brazos will take place in October 2023 at Brazos Park East. Stay tuned for more details.