The password is showing proof of a COVID vaccination. to midnight an opening night Underwear Party will take place upstairs at the club, 901 Bourbon St.Ī Speakeasy Party will get underway at GrandPre’s, 834 N. Service members with a military ID will receive 25 percent off their bar tab. A framed notice from the Armed Forces Disciplinary Control Board, posted at Lafitte’s on April 26, 1966, which made it known that the military declared the establishment off-limits to their personnel due to the risk of creating undesirable characters is on view in the bar. The bar will give thanks to LGBTQIA+ military service members and honor the fact that all individuals, including soldiers, are able to congregate in public and be themselves. Pride Weekend 2021 kicks off with an official opening ceremony at Café Lafitte in Exile, considered by many to be the oldest continually-operated gay bar in the U.S. Parties, brunches, contests, and the popular phenomenon of house floats will define Pride Weekend 2021 as the annual celebration of LGBQT+ liberation is revived following a pandemic-related pause in 2020.
