Before the race, join the pep rally you always wished you had with drag cheerleaders and an awesome band. Guests can experience Pride like a VIP with two VIP Experience options that lets guests relax, refresh and re-energize!ĭrag Race 5K : Sunday, October 6 | Baldwin Park | 3-5 p.m.Ĭome Out With Pride and Zebra Coalition invites you to the second annual Drag Race 5K – the kickoff to Pride Week in Orlando! The 5K is open to all ages and skill levels.
And as always, the best fireworks show in Orlando lights up the sky after 9 pm.Ĭome Out With Pride’s week-long event series is designed to bring together the LGBTQ+ and ally community. In the evening, the festival kicks up the energy level with the ClubH2O: Heroes Unite! Dance Party presented by Trulieve and One Magical Weekend featuring incredible DJs and go-go dancers. New for families is the Kids Fringe Rainbow Ranch presented by Macy’s, featuring activities and performances throughout the afternoon. Between noon and 7 pm guests can also explore their Vendor Marketplace sponsored by Wyndham Destinations and their Sponsor walk area - combined there are over 200 local businesses, nonprofits and food vendors to explore. This year’s Most Colorful Parade presented by SunTrust steps off at 4 pm and features nearly 175 businesses and organizations eager to showcase their support for the LGBTQ+ community. Additionally, Holliday, best known for her role as Effie in the musical smash Dreamgirls, has been a fierce advocate for LGBTQ+ issues and the arts. Vittar, Brazil’s most famous gender-defying drag queen with nearly 10 million Instagram followers, has rocketed to the spotlight after major international hits with music icons including Major Lazer, Diplo, Charli XCX and Iggy Azalea. Furthermore, in partnership with the Foundation for Florida Environmental Protection, 30 trees were planted at Clear Lake Park in an effort to make 2019 the most sustainable event in our Pride’s history.Ĭontinuing Come Out With Pride’s goal of providing diverse entertainers, international pop star Pabllo Vittar will headline the Pride Stage sponsored by Nissan and Broadway superstar Jennifer Holliday will headline the Amphitheater Stage sponsored by Nissan. To offset the event’s carbon footprint, Come Out With Pride has partnered with Lyft for a second year to provide discount rides to and from the parade, reducing the number of cars on the road. Come Out With Pride has worked closely with vendors and partners to incorporate sustainable solutions including selling reusable water bottles to guests, excluding the use of glitters and other micro-plastics during the parade, connecting food vendors with sustainable suppliers and increasing the quantities of recycling bins around Lake Eola Park to sort food waste, garbage and recyclables.
Orlando’s Pride festival will be the first large-scale event in the city to participate in the effort to eliminate single-use plastics since the policy went into effect on October 1. Come Out With Pride Orlando is pleased to announce four community grand marshals – Jazell Barbie Royale, Miss International Queen 2019 Ben Johansen, founder of The Orlando Ribbon Project The Central Florida Sounds of Freedom Band and Color Guard, long-standing community group and Joel Strack (in memoriam), one of Orlando’s most prolific LGBTQ+ advocates.Ĭome Out With Pride is also dedicated to becoming heroes for the environment. ” Defined in many ways, a hero can be a public servant, community activist or someone unafraid to be their true authentic self.
The theme for the 2019 Come Out With Pride Parade and Festival is “ Heroes. The event has become Central Florida’s largest single-day parade and festival, and is expected to attract more than 175,000 visitors with an anticipated $19+ million economic impact to Orlando. Pride Week in Orlando will be celebrated on Sunday, October 6 through Sunday, October 13, with Central Florida’s Most Colorful Parade and Festival scheduled for Saturday, October 12 at Lake Eola Park in downtown Orlando.