Akron Pride Festival Presents 2018 Drag Battle Kickoff Show

Akron Pride Festival Presents 2018 Drag Battle Kickoff pride season at the Akron Civic Theatre as 15 drag queens fight heel to heel for a chance to be crowned Miss Akron Pride Festival. Our Mistress of Ceremonies features Raven who is nationally known for her performances from the famous RuPaul’s Drag Race, RuPaul Drag U and All-Stars! The crowned Queen will perform and Emcee our drag queen performance at APF. Eight finalist from the Drag Show will also perform at this year’s Akron Pride Festival taking place August 25 at Hardesty Park. Judges will evaluate performers on crowd following, costume design, runway lip sync, as well as questions from the panel. Don't miss out on this unique evening of glitz, glam and lots of laughs. All in support of Akron Pride Festival. Tickets can be purchased at The Civic box office or through Ticketmaster (available March 6th). Event Admission $15 Other purchasing opportunites will be forthcoming. Queens may enter by visiting our website https://www.akronpridefestival.org/drag-battle-queen-register/ $75 show registration and is on a first come, first served basis. **Akron Pride Festival held at Hardesty Park is an open celebration of music, entertainment and information focused on promoting equality and inclusion of ALL people.**