Saturday kicked off the first of several days of predicted rain.

It was also the day of the annual Pridefest 2025 , which was presented by Out RVA as the culmination of Pride Week, which began Sept. 20 and runs through Sunday.

As rain fell steadily, event attendees walked with umbrellas and plastic ponchos from the parking lot toward the 15-acre Midtown Green event site. Vendors lined the perimeter of an open area off the center of the performance stage, selling food and drinks, gift items and souvenirs. The field was certain to have become a mud hole; puddles were quickly growing into shallow pools on the lawn.

Performers scheduled for the day included Saucy Santana, an American rapper known for his viral hits on TikTok, Instagram and YouTube who headlined Pridefest.

Santana was to

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