St. Pete Pride: What to know about Florida's largest LGBTQ+ parade
Florida's largest Pride festival is taking over the Sunshine City this weekend.
Here's what you need to know:
What's happening: While St. Pete Pride events have been happening all month, this weekend is the annual parade, trans march and street festival, which draw hundreds of thousands of revelers.
All ages are welcome, although organizers noted "this is a space of free and uncensored expression."
State of play: The weekend kicks off Friday at 6pm with a concert at Jannus Live featuring R&B musician Durand Bernarr. This is the only ticketed event of the weekend, and admission is $25.
The festivities kick off Saturday at 2pm with a festival featuring performers and more than 100 booths with vendors and community organizations spread across North and South Straub parks downtown.
The Trans March steps off at 5:15pm at Vinoy Park, followed by the main parade at 6pm. The route begins at Albert Whitted Park and runs north along Bayshore Drive to Vinoy Park.
Finally, on Sunday, a giant street fair will take over the Grand Central District from noon-5pm, featuring live entertainment, street performers, vendors and more.
Road closures: On Saturday, Bayshore Drive from Albert Whitted Park to Fifth Avenue Northeast will be closed from 1pm until the parade ends.
A segment of Bayshore from Central Avenue to Fifth Avenue Northeast will stay closed until 11pm, when the festival wraps up.
On Sunday, Central Avenue and all cross streets between first avenues north and south will close from 6am-10pm between 20th Street and 31st Street.
Transportation: You can try driving and parking downtown, but we wouldn't recommend it. Biking, scootering or the SunRunner, which will be fare-free on Saturday, are all better options.
The SunRunner will depart roughly every seven minutes from free park-and-ride areas in lots 6 and 7 of Tropicana Field or at St. Pete High.
Drivers can park at the lots from 11am-midnight and catch the bus to the Sixth Avenue South, Third Street South or First Street North stops to get closest to the parade.
Yes, but: Don't leave your car overnight, city officials said in a news release. The last SunRunner will depart from the parade site at 11:30pm to get folks back to their cars in time.
On Sunday, street fair participants can take the SunRunner to the 22nd Street north or south stops — but the $2.25 fare will resume (and yes, the bus accepts Apple Pay).
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