C-bus shows Pride this weekend

C-bus shows Pride this weekend

The wait is over. Columbus' annual mega Pride Festival is finally here. (Click here for the full preview).

The massive festival's end-of-June takeover is known for drawing more then 100,000 participants, with a price tag of $130,000. It's a proverbial rainbow explosion that's impossible to ignore. It's also the largest Pride fest in the Midwest.

Because of construction downtown and the closing of Bicentennial Park (which displaced several festivals this year), Pride has been moved up a weekend (it typically coincides with ComFest during the last weekend in June) and transported over to Goodale Park in the Short North.

Put on entirely by the small staff at Stonewall Columbus, the festival will tout massive floats, food vendors and live entertainment. Metromix caught up with Karla Rothan, Stonewall's executive director, to chat about the new location, this year's "Freedom" theme and why this is the most expensive Pride Festival ever. 

Click through the photos to see a glimpse of last year's Pride Festival, then read our full interview with Rothan for more information about this year's event.