St. Pete Pride Festival to Be Even Bigger in 2017

Image: PHOTO: St. Petersburg, Florida; the host city for the International Gay & Lesbian Travel Association’s Annual Global Convention (photo via Flickr/CityofStPete)
Image: PHOTO: St. Petersburg, Florida; the host city for the International Gay & Lesbian Travel Association’s Annual Global Convention (photo via Flickr/CityofStPete)
Janeen Christoff
by Janeen Christoff
Last updated: 10:05 AM ET, Fri June 9, 2017

St. Pete, Florida is home to the state's largest Pride festival, one that will be in a new location this year.

Last year, St. Pete Pride welcomed more than 250,000 attendees, and the crowd is expected to be even larger this year in its new location overlooking the Tampa Bay waterfront.

Three main events will make up the celebration, which takes place June 23-25.

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The SP2 Concert will kick off the weekend at North Straub Park on Friday, June 23 at 7 p.m.

The fundraising event is free to attend and will feature various bands and local singers as well as headliners Melissa Crispo, Geri X and the Spazmatics. Proceeds will go toward Project No Labels, the 2017 Grand Marshal Organization.

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The St. Pete Pride Parade will take place on June 24, with the party beginning at 2 p.m. and the parade itself at 6:30 p.m. when Downtown St. Pete comes alive with a procession 5,000 people strong.

The weekend wraps up with a street festival whose route has been extended by one block due to overwhelming demand. The all-day event takes place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Grand Central District and is free to attend.


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