{"id":403812,"date":"2026-07-18T21:19:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T21:19:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/403812\/"},"modified":"2026-07-18T21:19:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T21:19:10","slug":"thousands-celebrate-annual-san-diego-pride-parade-nbc-7-san-diego","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/403812\/","title":{"rendered":"Thousands celebrate annual San Diego Pride Parade \u2013 NBC 7 San Diego"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thousands of people lined University Avenue on Saturday for the annual San Diego Pride Parade, one of the largest Pride celebrations in the country.<\/p>\n

The event drew crowds from across San Diego and beyond as members of the LGBTQ+ community, allies and supporters gathered in Hillcrest to celebrate diversity, inclusion and self-expression.<\/p>\n

Colorful floats, marching groups and community organizations made their way down University Avenue to the cheers of spectators who packed the parade route. The sounds of music, horns and applause echoed through the neighborhood as attendees embraced the festive atmosphere.<\/p>\n

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For many participants, the celebration carried a message of love and acceptance.<\/p>\n

\u201cKeep spreading love and keep being who you are because you’re awesome,\u201d said attendee Harmony Serban.<\/p>\n

San Diego\u2019s Pride Parade has a long history<\/a> dating back more than five decades. The city\u2019s first Pride march was held in 1974 in an unofficial capacity. A year later, San Diego organized another parade, helping establish what would grow into one of the nation\u2019s premier Pride events.<\/p>\n

Attendees noted that younger generations continue to carry forward the movement\u2019s legacy.<\/p>\n

\u201cPride things started so long ago but yet new generations come along,\u201d said Pete Diamond.<\/p>\n

Others described the atmosphere as energetic and uplifting.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe energy that’s here and the joy is really palpable,\u201d one paradegoer said.<\/p>\n

Some attendees said participating in this year\u2019s Pride celebration felt especially significant amid ongoing political debates surrounding LGBTQ+ rights. Several people expressed concerns about federal policies they believe could negatively affect members of the community, particularly transgender individuals.<\/p>\n

While political messages were visible throughout the parade, many attendees emphasized themes of unity and solidarity.<\/p>\n

\u201cLove is love at the end of the day and we should just like, why not love more people?\u201d Serban said.<\/p>\n

As the parade wound through Hillcrest, participants expressed hope that the LGBTQ+ community would continue to remain resilient in the face of future challenges.<\/p>\n

According to the San Diego Police Department, at least 165,000 people attended this year\u2019s San Diego Pride Parade and Festival.<\/p>\n

This story was originally reported for broadcast by NBC San Diego. AI tools helped convert the story to a digital article, and an NBC San Diego journalist edited the article for publication.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Thousands of people lined University Avenue on Saturday for the annual San Diego Pride Parade, one of the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":403813,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[2434,74,84,76,75],"class_list":["post-403812","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-diego","tag-lgbtq","tag-san-diego","tag-san-diego-county","tag-san-diego-headlines","tag-san-diego-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/403812","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=403812"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/403812\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/403813"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=403812"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=403812"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=403812"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}