Franklin County Pride Is This Weekend

By Franklin County Now June 26, 2020 5:35 am

By CHRIS COLLINS

(Greenfield, MA) — It’s Pride Weekend in Franklin County. It’s the fourth year of the event, which celebrates the county’s LGBT community. The annual Pride march and parade has been cancelled due to COVID 19, but a video compilation has been produced which will air at 2pm Saturday. Participants are also being encouraged to step outside and “make some noise” following the video, which will be streamed live on the Franklin County Pride YouTube channel.

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