DecaFest
September 2-7

Running concurrent with Southern Decadence, DecaFest is a five-day series of events that represent the more serious cultural side of the annual GLBT celebration in New Orleans. It’s a joyful occasion for locals and visitors to share and learn about the GLBT culture in New Orleans and throughout history.

This year’s DecaFest runs the same dates as Southern Decadence, Wednesday, September 2 through Monday, September 7 in various locales, primarily in or around the French Quarter.

DecaFest is entertainment – theatre, music, comedy, film and related artistic endeavors. It is also about the writers, scholars and collectors of GLBT culture who chronicle and protect the GLBT legacy and offer encouragement to those still adjusting to an alternative lifestyle. Principal events will also include a Southern Decadence costume contest.

DecaFest was organized in 2006 to:

• Help fund HIV/AIDS and GLBT community organizations to provide vital services in post-Katrina New Orleans
• Provide quality entertainment and cultural activities for residents
• Increase cultural tourism by attracting additional GLBT visitors to New Orleans at Labor Day

DecaFest invites every local HIV/AIDS and GLBT community organization to join them as partners, receiving a portion of all tickets purchased by that organization’s members and supporters.

For more information about DecaFest call (504) 945-6789 or log on to their website, www.decafest.org.