The Atlanta Freedom Marching Band sprang from the mind of Buz Carr, our founder and first director.  As he watched the1993 Atlanta Gay and Lesbian Pride celebration he saw that there was no marching band and thought "Every parade should have a band!" He then set out to create a marching band to represent Atlanta's increasingly visible GLBT community.

As the oldest of the Atlanta Freedom Band's performance units, the Atlanta Freedom Marching Band has performed in every Atlanta Pride Parade since 1994. 

The Marching Band also performs at numerous neighborhood festivals around the city and at Pride celebrations in other cities in the southeast.  Along with members of the Lesbian and Gay Band Association, Atlanta Freedom Marching Band musicians have performed at the Clinton Inauguration, the Obama inauguration, the 2000 Millennium March on Washington, and at Gay Games events in Amsterdam, Sydney and Chicago.  

The Atlanta Freedom Marching Band plays a variety of fun and entertaining tunes from Sousa marches, to Latin rhythms, show tunes, disco and rock. The band creates a good time for both the audience and the players. Throw in a little choreography, and the folks really go wild!