Bi Pan Velvet Tacos 🌮 & Pride Parade! 🏳️‍🌈🔥 (Open to Bi’s & Allies!)

It’s the queerest night of the year, y’all! Let’s link up for dinner, sparkle, and bi visibility at the 2025 Austin Pride Parade on Saturday, August 23, 2025. This year’s theme is “Silence = Death”—a reminder that queer joy is resistance and visibility saves lives. 🌈

We’ll start with dinner at Velvet Taco downtown, then head right outside to Congress Ave to cheer on the parade and soak in the magic ✨

Feel free to join for Part 1 (tacos), Part 2 (parade), or both!

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VENUES:
Part 1: Dinner @ Velvet Taco
Address: 522 Congress Avenue, Suite #100, Austin, TX 78701
Grab tacos, chat with fellow Bi Umbrella folks, and get in the Pride spirit 🌮

Part 2: Austin Pride Parade 2025
Starts at the Texas State Capitol, marches down Congress Avenue, ends at Congress Bridge/Cesar Chavez by around 10 PM. Parade viewing is free.

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DISCUSSION TOPIC:
Bi Joy = Bi Power ✊
Let’s talk about the intersection of queer joy and activism. How does visibility (or invisibility) show up in your life as a bi/pan person? Where have you felt silenced or erased, and where do you shine brightest? How do we keep the joy alive while holding space for the pain and the power of our stories?

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AGENDA:
6:30–6:45 PM — Arrive at Velvet Taco, order food, mingle 🌮🍻
6:45–7:45 PM — Dinner + discussion 🗣️
7:45 PM — Head outside to Congress Ave together to claim a parade spot
8:00–10:00 PM — Austin Pride Parade!! 🌈🎊
10:00 PM+ — Optional post-parade hangs! (We’ll decide together in the moment.)

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TO BRING:

• ID if you want drinks at Velvet Taco
• Cash/card for food
• Pride flags, signs, glitter, glow sticks, etc.
• Your beautiful self in all your queerness 🥰
• Comfortable shoes for walking and standing
• A water bottle—it’ll be hot!

Let’s show up loud, proud, and bi as heck. This is our time to shine. Can’t wait to see y’all there! 💖💜💙

📸 As always, photos will be opt-in only—we honor wherever you are in your journey.

P.S. I (Justine) will very unfortunately be out of town for my mom's birthday on the 23rd, so my lovely co-host, Simon, will run this one!