Ferndale — After a 10-year run in Ferndale, an annual gay pride festival is moving to downtown Detroit.

The change will allow a larger crowd for the Motor City Pride Festival and expand it to two days, organizers said.

"This gives us the greater visibility," said Denise Brogan-Kato, interim executive director of Equality Michigan, a gay advocacy group. "At the end of the day, we do call it Motor City Pride. It's going to be a lot of fun."

The festival, which has featured marches and commitment ceremonies, draws about 45,000 people annually. It celebrates its 25th anniversary this year. The festival will be June 4-5.

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