14-05-2025
Judge rules in favor of Naples Pride drag performance. When is Pride Month? Florida events
An outdoor drag performance will be part of Naples Pridefest, thanks to a federal judge's May 12 order.
Naples Pride filed suit after city officials denied a permit for an outdoor drag performance, instead requiring it be held indoors and restricted to adults only.
District Judge John Steele granted a preliminary injunction, saying the drag performance is protected speech under the First Amendment.
A day after the ruling, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier called the decision "both radical and wrong."
The ruling came just weeks ahead of Naples Pridefest, scheduled for June 7, 2025, during Pride Month.
Florida Attorney General: Federal judge's ruling on Naples Pride 'radical and wrong'
Here's what to know about Pride Month and Pride events across Florida:
June is Pride Month, with events celebrating the LGBTQ+ community.
Pride Month is celebrated in June to commemorate the Stonewall Riots.
According to History, the riots started in the early hours of June 28, 1969, when New York City police raided the Stonewall Inn, a gay club in Greenwich Village, and roughly hauled out employees and patrons.
This led to six days of protests and violent clashes with police on Christopher Street and the surrounding area.
The Stonewall Riots were a catalyst for the gay rights movement.
Parades, events and other festivities are held to honor LGBTQ experiences and draw attention to issues the community faces.
Naples Pridefest is scheduled for Saturday, June 7, 2025 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Cambier Park in Naples.
Organizers say the event draws over 5,000 attendees annually.
"Funds raised during the event will support Naples Pride in its ongoing efforts and provide much needed funding to continue the lifesaving services at the Naples Pride Center including health & wellness services, LGBTQ+ safe resources, a safe community space, suicide prevention resources, youth and senior programs and much, much more," the Naples Pride website reads.
St. Pete Pride's June festivities feature nine official Pride month events and is "Florida's largest LGBTQIA+ Pride celebration," according to organizers.
The organization's Pride Parade Day and Festival draws "hundreds of thousands of marchers, attendees, and supporters to the beautiful downtown waterfront to celebrate the strength, diversity, and vibrancy of our community."
The parade is scheduled for June 28, from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m.
The Wilton Manors Stonewall Pride Parade and Street Festival pays homage to the 1969 Stonewall Riots, also known as the Stonewall Uprising.
The Wilton Manors Stonewall Pride Parade and Street Festival takes place on Wilton Drive in Wilton Manors on Saturday, June 14, 2025.
Here's a sampling of upcoming Pride events and celebrations across Florida:
Memorial Weekend Pensacola/Pensacola LGBTQIA+ Memorial Day Weekend: May 22-26, 2025
Orlando Pride Month and Pulse Remembrance events: May 28 - June 12
One Magical Weekend Orlando/Walt Disney World: May 29-June 2, 2025
Project Pride SRQ's 2025 Grand Carnival: May 31, 2025
Treasure Coast Pride Fest: June 1, 2025
Naples Pridefest: June 7, 2025
West Palm Beach Pride on the Block: June 7, 2025
Gay Days at Disney World Orlando: June 5-8, 2025
Wilton Manors Stonewall Pride: June 14, 2025
Spacecoast Pride Rainbow Run: June 21, 2025
Key West Pride: June 22-29
PensaPride Festival: June 28, 2025
This article originally appeared on Naples Daily News: Pride Month in Florida: Where to celebrate Pride events, dates
