SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Pride Festival in downtown Salt Lake City was temporarily closed as a storm swept through the area Saturday afternoon.
Salt Lake City Police announced just before 1 p.m. that the event organizers — the Utah Pride Center — made the decision to postpone opening for the day due to the "potential of severe weather." In addition, all "non-essential personnel" were asked to leave the festival grounds, located at Washington Square Park.
The Utah Pride Center later announced that they are working to get security and vendors back into place so they can open the gates. They expect to reopen at about 3 p.m.
Downtown is now seeing heavy rain.
— Salt Lake City Police (@slcpd) June 3, 2023
The Utah Pride Center has secured the grounds of the Pride Festival for vendors. All non-essential personnel have been asked to leave.
Our officers are helping to make sure people seek shelter safely.#SLC #SLCPD #SaltLakeCity #UTWX pic.twitter.com/fiJKZJqo4v
