From Pride to LEGO, it will be a busy weekend in Downtown Raleigh

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — It is expected to be a busy weekend in Downtown Raleigh.

Thousands of people flooded downtown Raleigh for the first night of Out! Raleigh Pride.

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“It’s important that I stand with people from the past that couldn’t have celebrated Pride and couldn’t be themselves and have fought for my rights and for how far I have come,” Out! Raleigh Pride Attendee, Ryan Coates said.

Coates will be standing alongside an expected 85,000 people on Fayetteville Street this weekend.

“I feel like we need to come together more, like, I love it; hopefully Raleigh is turning into something we can all enjoy,” Out! Raleigh Pride Attendee, Gabby Avery said.

This weekend, Raleigh is providing those options. Down the street at the Raleigh Convention Center, Brick Universe is making its last-minute touches to LEGO displays.

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“I always wanted to be an artist growing up, and when people decided that they wanted to start paying me to do LEGO-related work, it was a dream come true,” Artist Dave Zambitio said.

For the past three years, Zambitio has traveled all the way from Rochester, New York, to display his Lego Sculptures.

“I expect for it to be packed like it is every year,” Zambitio said.

Brick Universe organizers said they are expecting 5,000 attendees. The event takes place on Saturday and Sunday, starting at 10 a.m.

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Out! Raleigh Pride will resume at noon on Saturday.