Get ready for Florida’s largest Pride event – St. Pete Pride! The event attracts 80,000 members of the LGBT community who gather together in one spot for a day to celebrate their pride. This gargantuan celebration will take place on Saturday, June 25 with the theme “One Day.”
Get ready for Florida’s largest Pride event – St. Pete Pride! The event attracts 80,000 members of the LGBT community who gather together in one spot for a day to celebrate their pride. This gargantuan celebration will take place on Saturday, June 25 with the theme “One Day.”
St. Pete Pride is celebrated the last weekend of June in honor of the Stonewall Riots, which took place on June 28, 1969. St. Pete had its first Pride event nine years ago and within this short amount of time it has grown into one of the largest Pride events in the southeast and is the largest Pride event in the state of Florida. It started as just a few thousand native Floridians and a couple of city blocks on Central Avenue and has since become an international attraction, spanning many city blocks and attracting tens of thousands of people.
Following the parade, vendors from across the state will line Central Avenue to celebrate their commitment to diversity.
In addition to a fantastic street festival and a promenade, there will be amazing entertainers working the mainstage including Sir Ari Gold, Halcyon, Karmic Tattoo, Elysian Sex Drive, and Kelly Neff.
Halcyon is Tampa-based acoustic duo Deb Hunseder and Steph Callahan. The two have been harmonizing since 1989 and have opened for national acts like John Mayer, Joan Osborne and Pat Benatar.
Elysian Sex Drive is a rock band based in Sarasota/St. Pete. Their music, led by singer DeLaran, is a blend of funk, rock, alternative and world beat.
Kelly Neff has been playing music throughout Florida for eight years and this will be her seventh time performing at St. Pete Pride. The guitarist/singer/songwriter is a favorite at local haunts The Hideaway and Gulfport on The Rocks.
These hot entertainers, plus the street fair, promenade and the enthusiastic crowd all make St. Pete an event that can’t be missed!