Amazon Music's 'Pride Inside' virtual festival launches with peer-to-peer video chat

Amazon Pride Inside
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Amazon is celebrating Pride Month with a virtual festival that you can access this weekend only! In support of organizations The Black AIDS Institute and the National Queer and Trans Therapists of Color Network, the 'Pride Inside' virtual festival will feature musical performances, drag queen appearances, and more. This event is much more than just a livestreamed concert, as viewers are able to enter a totally immersive virtual concert space where you can interact with friends over video chat, get beauty tips from drag queens, explore the festival grounds, and even make your own t-shirt while you're there which Amazon will ship to your home free-of-charge.

Along with a performance by the crazy-talented girl band The Aces, as well as Betty Who, Vincint, and Greyson Chance, special guests are scheduled to appear throughout the various venues inside the virtual festival, such as drag icon Lady Bunny and RuPaul's Drag Race alum like Manila Luzon, Heidi N Closet, Monique Heart, Raja, and Gia Gunn. You'll find makeup tutorials, round-table conversations, and even a look at some of Amazon Prime's best original shows like Transparent and _The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.

So many of Amazon's best benefits come from being an Amazon Prime member, and while we can't say enough how you should sign up for a free 30-day trial to check out the service for yourself, you do not need to be a Prime member to access this event. You don't even need to sign into an Amazon account, but you will need to make an account on the Prime Video Pride Inside website.

Amazon Music's 'Pride Inside': When and where

Amazon's 'Pride Inside' virtual festival grounds are open now through Sunday night, June 28! All of the concerts and discussions going on during the event will be streamed on both Saturday and Sunday at the same time of day, so if you miss out on Saturday, you still have a chance to catch what you missed come Sunday.

Once you make an account and enter the virtual festival, Amazon has a schedule for when everything will be playing. Don't miss Drag Queen Trivia with Manila Luzon at 11 a.m. ET on Sunday, and drag queen performances will begin at 1:30 p.m. ET on both days. You can learn choreography with Parris Goebel at 4:30 p.m. or have Tea with Queens featuring Mariah Paris Balenciaga, Deltawork, Lady Bunny, and Peppermint beginning at 6:30 p.m.

Artist performances kick off at 7:30 p.m. with Grayson Chance. More information can be found at the Pride Inside website.

How to access 'Pride Inside' in the U.S.

Signing up for the virtual festival is simple — and free. Just head to PrimeVideoPrideInside.com and enter your email address. Google Chrome works best for this event. You'll then be prompted to upload a photo (if you wish) and enter your name.

Once your account is created, you can create a new room for your friends to join or you can join a room if a friend has already made one. By creating a room, you're given a special URL which you can email or text to friends so they can join you inside the virtual festival. You can also create a room to enter the festival on your own.

How to access Amazon Music's 'Pride Inside' virtual festival from anywhere

Amazon doesn't state whether this event is for U.S. audiences only. However, if you're having trouble accessing the event where you're located, you should look into a VPN. Using a VPN makes it simple to change your location virtually, and gives you instant access to services like Prime Video. Whether you are traveling or live outside of the U.S., this is what you need to know.

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Alex Smith
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