PARKERSBURG — Out MOV will host a family-friendly Pride in the Park LGBTQIA+ Community Celebration from noon-4 p.m. June 4 at the Band Shell in City Park.

This event is an opportunity to join in a community celebration of Pride Month.

“Out MOV invites every member of the LGBTQIA+ community, our friends, allies, and family members to join us for a day of family fun and music in the park,” said Liz Hamperian, President Out MOV. “We are proud to put on this event and celebrate our community.”

Live entertainment for the day will be provided by local musicians The Janes, Smokestack Betty, The Gay Agenda, and Back Porch Alibi. American Sign Language interpretation of the event will be provided by Josh Reaser.

There will be free art activities all day for children with the help of local artists and volunteers.

Out MOV is grateful for the support of the following sponsors of this year’s event: First Settlement Physical Therapy, Wholey Mother & Lady Envy, Jonathan Defibaugh, The Wine Basket, Angela Hissam-Realtor, New Wineskins, JonesBeat Music Studio, 740 Social, West Side Sign Company, McCarter Health Center, Fine Lines Custom Printed Apparel, Learn-Ukranian.com and Blue Prints.

Out MOV Incorporated is a 501c4 non profit LGBTQ+ organization working to improve the quality of life for LGBTQ+ people in the Mid-Ohio Valley by promoting and supporting diversity and inclusion through education, communication and advocacy.

Out MOV works to connect community members with services and organizations that enrich and support their lives.

This year, the following organizations are exhibiting at the event: Actors Guild of Parkersburg, ACLU of WV, Boys & Girls Club of Parkersburg, Blue Prints, Children’s Home Society, Circles Campaign, EVE, Fairness WV, JobCorps, Holler Health Justice, Mid-Ohio Valley Climate Action, The Mid-Ohio Valley Health Department, Necco, New Wineskins/Accidental Tomatoes, Planned Parenthood, Suicide Awareness Alliance of Washington County, Thermofisher Scientific, TransOhio, United Way of the Mid-Ohio Valley, WV DHHR, WVU-P, Wood County Democrats and WV Free.

Attendees may bring their own lunch and snacks or purchase from food trucks on-site.