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St Pete Pride is back! Florida's biggest Pride celebrates its 22nd anniversary with month-long Celebration and huge Parade

Florida's largest LGBTQIA+ Pride celebration returns to St Pete in 2024 with a month-long festival celebrating the LGBTQ+ community and it's allies.

St Pete Pride Parade

In June, rainbows don't just decorate the skies, they add welcome color to the streets, clubs, restaurants, events and even adorn homes in St. Pete-Clearwater as St Pete Pride presents a month-long festival of events.


Don't miss this exciting month of events celebrating the LGBTQ+ community and allies, throughout St. Pete and surrounding areas!


Highlights include an EPIC Pride Month Kickoff Block Party, the 2024 St Pete Pride Youth & Family Day, Florida’s Largest Pride Parade - The 2024 St Pete Pride Parade, and many more amazing events. Read on for all the details...



The Mx. St Pete Pride Pageant is St Pete Pride’s annual contest to select the  Mr., Miss, and Mx. winners who will represent St Pete Pride during its 2024 Pride Season.

Mx. St Pete Pride Pageant
May 26, 2024

The Mx. St Pete Pride Pageant is St Pete Pride’s annual contest to select the Mr., Miss, and Mx. winners who will represent St Pete Pride during its 2024 Pride Season.

Join the excitement, pageantry, beauty, and talent of the eighteen contestants vying for the three titles. This year’s pageant includes a special performance by guest judge, RuPaul’s Drag Race fan favorite and international performer, Alyssa Edwards! The event also features former MSPP pageant winners along with a celebration of the current court of 2023 winners as they relinquish their titles to the next class of representatives. Get tickets now.


Be a part of the step down performances of Mr St Pete Pride 2023, Mr. Vyn Suazion, Miss St Pete Pride 2023, Ceazia Giovanni Kreshe, and St Pete Pride’s 1st Mx St Pete Pride, Kamarion Lavish.


For more information on becoming a contestant in the Mx. St Pete Pride Pageant, please email pageant@stpetepride.com


Pride Month Kickoff Block Party
June 1, 2024

Kickoff Pride month in the heart of St. Pete's gayborhood with an EPIC Pride Month Kickoff Block Party, presented by COCKtail.


You'll find the party on June 1 from 7 - 10 pm on the 2300 & 2400 blocks of Central Ave dancing in streets, enjoying live entertainment, and celebrating in a way that only the LGBTQIA+ community can!


Featuring DJ Ace Vedo, a giant Red Bull truck, local LGBTQIA+ performers, corn hole, and a few surprises, the first Satur-GAY of June in the Grand Central District will not disappoint!


Stonewall Reception
June 6

Celebrate the history of the Pride movement while supporting St Pete Pride's mission, during this impactful event. With guest speakers, open bar, and some other special treats, this is an evening you won't want to miss at The James Museum.


2024 St Pete Pride Youth & Family Day
June 8

This joy-filled event will bring thousands of LGBTQIA+ youth, queer families and allies to North Straub Park for this one-of-a-kind Pride event.


Last year’s event was a remarkable reflection of St. Pete’s diverse and open-minded community, with many of the attendees being ally families. Guests will enjoy family-focused activities, vendors, and main stage performances.


Shades of Pride Juneteenth LGBTQ+ Art & Music Fest

Shades of Pride Juneteenth LGBTQ+ Art & Music Fest
June 14 - 15

St Pete Pride's Shades of Pride Juneteenth Celebration, presented by Metro Inclusive Health, is a 2 day Art and Music Festival that showcases the Black and Brown experience of the LGBTQIA+ community in the Tampa Bay Region through Art, Culture, Music, & Panel Discussions.


2024 St Pete Pride Friday Night Concert

2024 St Pete Pride Friday Night Concert
June 21 Join Jannus Live on Friday, June 2 for The Friday Night Concert, featuring RuPaul Drag Race season 15 winner, SASHA COLBY!

You don't want to miss this epic start to the Largest LGBTQIA+ Pride Weekend Celebration in Florida! Dance, mingle, and get excited to see some of your favorite local LGBTIQA+ performers on the Jannus Live stage. Closing out the night is your favorite drag queen's favorite drag queen, the incredibly talented, Sasha Colby. This evening will have your eyes glued to the stage and guaranteed to please!


Sasha is a drag performer, actress, dancer, trans advocate and activist based in West Hollywood, California. Following April 2023, Colby is also the Season 15 crowned winner of RuPaul's Drag Race, making her the first native Hawaiian trans person to ever win the show. Sasha is showing the world what she is made of and create a legacy that provides a safe space to those in the LGBTQIA+ community.


St Pete Pride Parade

St Pete Pride Parade
June 22

If you haven't been to a St Pete Pride Parade, this is your year!!


Get ready to paint the town RAINBOW and light up Bayshore Dr in downtown St. Pete with love, unity, and the undeniable energy of Florida’s Largest Pride Parade! The 2024 St Pete Pride Parade, presented by Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa, will step off from Albert Whitted Park on June 22nd at 6pm!


This year's parade will start by Al Lang Stadium and travel along Bayshore Dr, filled with colorful floats, marching groups, and tons of swag along the route.


Come cheer on your favorite local community orgs, spread joy, and take part in Florida's Largest LGBTQIA+ Celebration. Get your confetti, Pride flags, and dancing shoes ready as over 100 groups march the parade route coming together for an unforgettable celebration of inclusion, representation, and visibility!  Grab your crew and get set to show that world that in Florida love always wins!



2024 St Pete Pride Parade Festival
June 22

Get ready for St Pete Pride’s 22nd Year! You don't want to miss Florida's Largest LGBTQIA+ Celebration showcasing the St Pete Pride Parade, kicked off by the 6th annual Trans March.


To honor the history, celebrate ther community, and create an accessible, safe place for members of the LGBTQIA+ community, St Pete Pride will be hosting the largest Pride Day festival to date. 


This is a free event and open to the public.


The St Pete Pride Parade Day Festival, presented by CAN Community Health will feature main stage headliner, SAUCY SANTANA!


Saucy Santana, rapper, reality show star, and recording artist, know for his hit singles, "Walk", "Up & Down", and "Booty". Saucy has been nominated for MTV Music Awards and a People's Choice Award.


The festival, held on June 22nd, from 2pm-10pm, in North and South Straub parks will host a variety of local vendors and food trucks



Get Nude 3: Nothing But Your Flag
June 22

On June 22, after the biggest Pride Parade in the south, make your way to NOVA 535 in St. Pete for the 3rd Annual Tampa Bay Black Lesbian’s “GET NUDE” party brought to you by St. Pete Pride & TBBL!


Join the beautiful ladies of TBBL for the St. Pete Pride party of the year. This year’s theme, “Nothing But Your Flag” pays homage to Caribbean Carnival, a celebration of freedom & culture throughout the entire Caribbean and the Caribbean diaspora across the world.


Bring your magical melanin & nothing but your flag! Indoor and outdoor spaces, 2 bars, food trucks, room to lounge and room to dance! Grab your friends and head to NOVA 535 (535 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. St. N).  DJ Donnie Luv will be playing your favorite Soca, Afrobeats, Reggae, Hip-Hop & R&B from 9PM-1AM! Attire is upscale & inspired by your favorite Caribbean flag or Carnival fit. Black & Brown Queer women are centered at this and every TBBL event, but everyone is welcome.


2024 St Pete Pride Grand Central Street Fair
June 24

St Pete Pride’s popular Sunday Street Fair is returning June 23rd, bringing tens of thousands of all ages to the Grand Central District to enjoy block after block of entertainment, vendors, food, community partners, and a new Family Fun Zone.


With street performers, inflatables, and hundreds of participating businesses and organizations, there will be something for everyone.


2024 Transtastic
June 28

Join St Pete Pride at Transtastic, presented by Love the Golden Rule, June 28th from 6-9pm at The Museum of Fine Arts St. Pete to celebrate the Trans, non binary, gender non conforming, and gender diverse community.


Transtastic aims to uplift and center the experiences of individuals within the community through a celebration of music, art, and social gathering. Guests will spend time in both indoor and outdoor spaces enjoying lite bites, a cash bar, and community.


St Pete Pride Parade

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