Pensacola gay pride 2024
LGBTQ Pride Month In Pensacola: Where To Go And What To Do
Pensacola Event starts in May, with the last weekend of the month kicking things off with a beach party for the LGBTQ community. Read on to learn more about Pensacola Pride, plus where you can go and what you can do to celebrate Pride month.
The LGBTQ Community In Pensacola
While LGBTQ people have lived in Pensacola well before the 1950s, the local same-sex attracted movement is credited to Ray and Henry Hillyer who started the Emma Jones Society. This same-sex attracted book club was active in the 60s, passing around gay literature and reading materials that were deemed “pornographic”. The Hillyers also held gatherings around the 4th of July to reinforce the thought that gays and lesbians were Americans, too.
Now, decades later, the events accept place around Memorial Afternoon. In fact, the Pensacola Memorial Day beach party is one of the biggest events in the Pensacola LGBTQ season.
Events For Pensacola Pride
The unofficial kick-off for Pride in the Panhandle is Memorial Diurnal Weekend. Though it’s technically in May, it’s still a big part of the Pensacola Pride that spans the month of June. Below are some of the other events you can expect througho
Pride month is noted in June, but the LGBTQ celebration will have an early start in Pensacola Beach, Florida, this weekend. The fun-filled weekend is established for drag queens, party music and Jell-O shots.
Pride in Pensacola has more than just raves and Speedos. From wet T-shirt contests to a gender non-conforming vendors market, there is something for everyone at Pensacola Pride this year. Here’s some of the most popping events for you to get the most out of Pride 2024.
Memorial Weekend Pensacola
Memorial Weekend Pensacola will usher in Pride month with multiple beach parties May 23-27. The celebration will notice the event's 30th anniversary. With a line-up of DJs such as Tom Stephan and Karsten Sollors, the tune will be rolling all weekend. Notable drag queen Trixie Mattel will also be DJing May 25. Tickets for individual days vary from $25-$80. VIP weekend and parking passes range from $85-$430.
All events will be held at Park East under the enormous white tent. For parking info proceed to the Memorial Weekend Pensacola website. For out-of-towners, there are several hotels and home rentals available along Pensacola Beach to secure you have a comfortable stay.
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A Guide to Pride Weekend on Pensacola Beach
Walking along that confined path of the beach the people you encounter are the real attractions. Many of the younger, leaner, buffer guys are in Speedos – many brightly colored – and some with attendant feather boas and exaggeratedly big sunglasses. Some of the girls are in skimpy two-pieces. The creativity of some tattoos is really on display when folks are wearing so little.
You may also encounter a flamboyant queen or two out there. What does a drag queen wear to the beach? Something fabulous, of course!
Like at Mardi Gras, it’s not uncommon for people to stop the more flamboyant on the beach and ask to have their photos taken with them. And, fancy at Mardi Gras, most of the ones who are done up are happy to force. They work hard to craft themselves look so over-the-top.
Over the years, businesses on Pensacola Beach as well as the mainland have opened their doors in welcome to the LGBT visitors and locals alike, sporting rainbow adornment as well as specials harkening to us for that weekend.
Although it varies every year, PRIDE weekend usually features gigantic soirees called “circuit parties” or even raves aimed at the LGBT crowd. These o
June 19, 2024 @ 4:00 pm - June 23, 2024 @ 10:00 pm
Join us June 19th – 23rd across all our venues – Perfect Plain, Garden & Grain, Perennial Patio Prevent, and The Good – for a Pride Week Pop-Up event! We’ll be celebrating all week long with events, live music, performative brunch, and more. More info coming soon! In the meantime, check out our event schedule below. 🏳️🌈
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19
🏳️🌈 Rainbow Bingo
🏳️🌈 Pups & Pints Yappy Hour with Wolfgang
THURSDAY, JUNE 20
🏳️🌈 Identity & Perfect Allies Makers Market
FRIDAY, JUNE 21
Representative Night with Dwell Music
🏳️🌈 Matchless Plain ~ Karaoke | 9pm – 12am
🏳️🌈 Garden & Grain ~ DJ HDYCVT | 9pm – 12am
🏳️🌈 The Adequately ~ Jordan Pursue Band | 8pm – 11pm
🏳️🌈 Perennial ~ Gwenty Marans | 6pm – 9pm
SATURDAY, JUNE 22
🏳️🌈 Pups for Lgbtq+ fest with Wolfgang
🏳️🌈 Roan vs Rapp Dance party
🏳️🌈 Gay Pop Representative Costume contest hosted by The Sapphic Stage
SUNDAY, JUNE 23
🏳️🌈 Queenly Brunch at The Well
TICKET LINK FOR DRAG BRUNCH 👇
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pride-brunch-at-the-well-tickets-922170455657
More details to come!
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