Tickets are now on sale for the Pride of the Americas Runway Fashion Show, Thursday, April 23 at 8 p.m. in the all-new Hard Rock Live at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida.
The Runway Fashion Show will be hosted by “RuPaul’s Drag Race” winner Bianca Del Rio and feature sensational new collections by Bravo’s “Project Runway” alumni Peach Carr, Joshua Christensen, Kelly Dempsey, Daniel Esquivel and Edmond Newton.
Sir Rat Leather will showcase their latest fetish wear designs, along with runway shows by South Florida designer Carlos Marrero and the AIDS Healthcare Foundation’s Out of the Closet consignment store, celebrating its 20th anniversary.
DJ Power Infiniti will provide the soundtrack for the glitzy evening of fashion. Festivities begin at 6pm with a reception, trunk shows by participating designers, student fashion shows and silent auction to benefit Pride Fort Lauderdale community grants and scholarships.
Tickets start at $25 at Ticketmaster.com. Guests who purchase VIP tickets ($75) will enjoy Hard Rock Live’s best seats, comfy couches with drink service, and a gift bag. For $50 more, they can also attend a pre-show meet-and-greet with Bianca Del Rio.
The Pride of the Americas Runway Fashion show would not be possible without the generous support of the event sponsor, Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, and the Pride of the Americas presenting sponsor, the Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau. The Pride Runway Fashion Show is a production of Werk Productions.
ABOUT PRIDE OF THE AMERICAS – The first Pride of the Americas festival is being planned and hosted by Pride Fort Lauderdale with support from the Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau, the presenting sponsor. More than 350,000 visitors from Alaska to Argentina are expected to arrive in Broward County, April 21 – 26, 2020, for six days of events including seminars and educational programs, performing arts festival, health care symposium, business conference, service projects, a parade and beach parties.
Greater Fort Lauderdale Pride, Inc. is a 501(c)3 charitable organization and the oldest Pride organization in the state of Florida, founded in the aftermath of Anita Bryant’s successful 1977 campaign to overturn a landmark gay rights ordinance in Miami-Dade County. A portion of the proceeds from Pride of the Americas events will be returned to the LGBT+ community in the form of grants and scholarships. Since 2007, the organization has awarded more than $60,000. Learn more at PrideFortLauderdale.org.
