The Best Way to Spend your St Pete Pride Day!

From tampabay.metromix:

Each year in June, St. Pete’s Central Ave. (Grand Center Business District) closes down to traffic and turns into the main drag for the St. Pete Pride Parade.  It has historically been St. Pete’s biggest festival and celebration, and is Florida’s largest Gay Pride Festival.  This years festivities won’t disappoint as they are predicted to be bigger and grander than ever!  The day (Saturday, June 27) starts off bright and early with the Una Voce Pride Pancake Breakfast at the King of Peace MCC (3150 5th Ave. N.) from 7-10a.m. where parade goers can load up on much needed carbs to help fuel them throughout the day with the all you can eat pancake breakfast.  The breakfast is $6, with $1 being donated to St. Pete Pride.

The festivities then continue across from Georgie’s Alibi (3100 3rd Ave. N) where everyone participating in this years St. Pete Pride Promenade will line up from 10-11a.m.  Then, a mixture of entertainers, local poliltical officials and businesses will march or ride on themed floats towards the Street Festival (btwn. 20th and 28th Streets on Central Ave.) carrying the world’s largest Pride flag to the end of the parade route.

In addition to the Parade and Promenade, the St. Pete Pride Street Festival will offer lots of fun things to do!  There will be live music and entertainment throughout the day, as well as a kid’s corner to keep the little ones entertained.  There will be a variety of food and beverage vendors throughout the festival, as well as local GLBTQ-friendly businesses and organizations offering free goodies and info.

For a complete listing of the month long festivities that correspond with St. Pete Pride, visit the website.