Frank Gruben Pride Festival returns to Fort Smith to ‘keep his name in mind,’ says organizer - CKLB 2025

'I’ve been working with Laura Kalinek (Gruben’s mother) to include more things that Frank would have liked to see,' says Ryker Lonehardt

This will be only the second year of the Festival, which was started in 2024 by Ryker Lonehardt, a local transgender man, and the President of the Fort Smith Pride society. Lonehardt shared what people can expect from this year’s Festival.

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