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10 WEEKS TO GO! Yes, AFB Fans, we are just 10 weeks away from the 2027 Tournament of Roses Parade @rose_parade on January 1. AFB members will join our friends from bands all across the country as the @pridebandsalliance forms the first-ever LGBTQ marching band to appear in the parade. It will be history in the making as our massed band of more than 300 people makes the turn at TV Corner! All the member bands are engaged in a campaign to raise the money to create a new set of uniforms for the parade (and future events) and cover the all the logistical costs of managing a band that size in Pasadena for a week. The goal is $300,000 and we are right at the $200,000 mark. Earlier in the year, this year's President of the Pasadena Tournament of Roses Terry Madigan had a chat with AFB's Development Director Cliff Norris about the importance of this event for our national and worldwide LGBTQ community. Please donate to our fundraising campaign to help make this long-time dream become a reality. The donation link is: https://www.pridebands.org/donate/ #RoseParade2027 #TournamentofRoses #RoseParade

The Atlanta Freedom Bands @AtlantaPride booth is OPEN! Come see us at Piedmont Park starting right after the parade until 7pm!!! 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

Today’s the day! Happy @atlantapride!!! The rain yesterday can’t stop us — we’ll be in the parade at noon and at our booth in Piedmont Park immediately after the parade! Come see us!! ❤️ 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

You can't rain on our parade! The @atlantapride parade is happening Sunday at Noon down Peachtree! AFB's Marching Band and Color Guard will be marching Louder and Prouder than ever before! We can't wait to celebrate with you!

Like any good band, AFB is great at playing things by ear! We're SO EXCITED for Atlanta Pride this weekend! For the safety of our performers and volunteers, we're pausing our plans for Saturday and focusing on the Pride Parade and Marketplace on Sunday! We'll keep you posted on our socials. HAPPY PRIDE! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ #AtlantaPride

Whatever the weather may be, we are ready for Atlanta Pride! The forecasts for Sunday are improving, so we hope you come out to see and hear us. This year’s parade play list includes Huntrix’s “Golden”, “Seven Nation Army” by The White Stripes, and Journey’s inspirational classic “Don’t Stop Believin’”. We can’t wait to see you!

Volunteers needed — How would you like to march in the Atlanta Pride Parade with AFB? AFB has the privilege of mustering the honor guard that carries the geographical and identity flags that appear at the front of the parade. We just need a few more people to make sure we have someone for every flag and to provide alternates just in case. We also need a few additional folks to help carry water for the honor guard and the band members. If you would be interested, please fill out our volunteer form. The volunteers will gather before the parade at 10:30 AM on Sunday and finish at Piedmont Park. Fill at the form at the link in our bio!

We are just 90 days away from our appearance in the 138th Rose Parade on January 1 in Pasadena. AFB is joining with other Pride Bands Alliance members from across the country to form the first-ever LGBTQ+ marching band to appear in the parade. Over 70 million people in 55 countries will see us in the parade, making a truly global moment of visibility for our community. While the participants are paying for their own travel, we have to raise an additional $300,000 to cover the cost of new uniforms, on-the-ground logistics for a week of rehearsals and performances, instrument rentals, music licensing and more to make the parade appearance possible. We have already raised more than $170,000 toward the goal, and we are asking our Atlanta community to step up and do its part. Listen to our friends in bands from coast to coast describe what an important moment this is for our community. Then visit https://www.pridebands.org/donate/ to do your part in making history! @rose_parade @pridebandsalliance #pridebands #roseparade #roseparade27 #BetterWithTheBand

We’ve got a big weekend ahead of us at Atlanta Freedom Bands! On Saturday, Sept 19, join the Marching Band and Color Guard for the Beltline Lantern Parade on the West Side Trail at 8pm! Then on Sunday, get your dancing shoes ready to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the MetroGnomes! Join us for an afternoon of music (and cake!) at Tucker Brewing Company - Sept 20 at 1:30pm.

We had a wonderful time today at the first-ever Fayette Pride! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Thanks gafayettepride for inviting us to be in your first Pride parade and a part of the festival. We so enjoyed performing for our Fayette County neighbors and meeting everyone this afternoon. We look forward to a return. The parade was a good workout for our Marching Band and Color Guard as we prepare to take part in the Tournament of Roses Parade just FIVE months from today in Pasadena! Over 330 musicians and performers from bands like ours will come together to appear in the @rose_parade in January, making history as the first-ever LGBTQ+ identified group to march! Stay tuned to our page as we step closer to the date.

We had a wonderful time opening the 16th AUGUSTA PRIDE Festival today! With all the downtown construction, the parade did not take place. That gave us a chance to play a full set of music along with multiple equipment changes from the Color Guard. We always look forward to a bringing Pride and Joy to Georgia’s Garden City! #AFB33 #pridemonth #augustapride

Today we welcomed Terry Madigan and his husband Kevin to Atlanta on 404 Day! Terry is the President of the Rose Parade, and he is visiting bands across the country who will take part in the next parade on January 1. AFB members will join our bandmates from across the Pride Bands Alliance in the first-ever LGBTQ-identified group to appear in the parade. We enjoyed sharing a bit of Atlanta hospitality with them during their travels. We will see them again soon at the Pride Bands annual conference in Philadelphia next month.

No Fooling! Nine months from today, members of Atlanta Freedom Bands will join with our bandmates across the country as the @Pride Bands Alliance marches in the 2027 Rose Parade. We will make history as the first-ever LGBTQ+ identified group to appear in the parade. The massed band numbers over 250 participants, making it one of the largest bands in the parade! Our members are busily increasing our step counts so we can take on the 6.5 mile route through Pasadena. Look for more updates as the time draws near.

Today is the 17th International Transgender Day of Visibility. On this annual remembrance, we celebrate our Transgender siblings and recognize the contributions they make and have made to society. While we at AFB love doing that in a parade, such as the annual Trans March during the Atlanta Pride festival, we also try to be a supportive ally to our Transgender members and our local community. The day also gives us a moment of take stock of the work that still needs to be done to achieve full equality and spread acceptance and awareness. AFB is rooted in the same soil that produced the leaders of the Civil Rights Movement. We are proud to continue the work that advances equality for all people. #afb33 #transgenderdayofvisibility

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