{"id":205115,"date":"2026-03-25T07:32:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T07:32:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/205115\/"},"modified":"2026-03-25T07:32:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T07:32:08","slug":"miami-beach-pride-returns-with-a-new-theme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/205115\/","title":{"rendered":"Miami Beach Pride returns with a new theme"},"content":{"rendered":"

\tWritten by Abraham Galvan<\/a> on March 25, 2026<\/p>\n

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The Miami Beach Pride returns for its 18th year with a new theme, \u201cPride Is Infinite.\u201d<\/p>\n

With more than 170,000 attendees from across the globe expected to attend, the 10-day-long celebration will start April 2, with events including the Pride Flag Raising Ceremony at Miami Beach City Hall, the Festival & Parade Weekend on Ocean Drive, the Family Picnic at Pride Park, the Spotlight Mega-Mixer at Lincoln Road, and Queer Art Showcase at the Moxy Hotel.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs we enter our 18th year, \u2018Pride Is Infinite\u2019 reflects both our legacy and our future,\u201d said Bruce Horwich, chairman of Miami Beach Pride. \u201cWhat began in 2009 as a modest parade has grown into one of the most recognized Pride celebrations in the country. Our mission remains clear: to create an inclusive, accessible platform where every identity is honored and every voice is heard.\u201d<\/p>\n

Miami-Dade LGBTQ+ and Allied Chamber of Commerce has also played a pivotal role in Miami Beach Pride for 16 years, added Lisette Garcia, the chamber\u2019s executive director.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe support Miami Beach Pride by putting on an annual mega mixer to raise funds, and we help promote any of the Miami Pride Committee\u2019s programming initiatives way in advance of the actual event taking place,\u201d Ms. Garcia said. \u201cWe work closely with the businesses and community partners, along with sponsors like the City of Miami Beach, to help prepare for the influx of visitors and opportunities that pride brings to the city. It is really an economic driver.\u201d<\/p>\n

All of the LGBTQ+ owned and allied businesses throughout the county also benefit from hotel room night stays, the restaurants, and even transportation; they are all very excited for this year\u2019s pride celebration, she continued.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis 10-day full slate of events is really a multi-million-dollar economic driver for the city and the local businesses,\u201d Ms. Garcia explained. \u201cPride is something that all the businesses are looking forward to, and it provides meaningful opportunities for them, while strengthening our community. It\u2019s also an opportunity for us to celebrate each other and all of our communities, but it also creates an environment where brands that align themselves with pride create brand loyalty, and it showcases Miami\u2019s vibrant and inclusive business ecosystem.\u201d<\/p>\n

Miami Beach Pride is the leading LGBTQ+ cultural arts organization in South Florida, producing a free, large-scale festival with an annual budget exceeding $1.2 million, along with community-based events at the forefront throughout the days of celebration.<\/p>\n

The Angels Program is a continued partnership with Point Foundation, the nation\u2019s largest scholarship-granting organization for LGBTQ+ students. Through fundraising initiatives like the Angels Dinner, the program provides scholarships, mentorship, and leadership development for LGBTQ+ youth.<\/p>\n

The Legacy Couples Program is also returning, which honors same-sex couples together for 10 years or longer. This year, 112 couples spanning five generations are being celebrated. The program\u2019s main objective is to preserve the lived history of those who paved the way for today\u2019s freedoms.<\/p>\n

Drag me to Pride at Lummus Park will be hosted by Tiffany Fantasia and headlined by Trinity the Tuck, Ginger Minj, and Jimbo the Drag Clown on April 10. It\u2019s a new drag spectacular on the evening before the festival. Then, the Miami Beach Pride Parade on Ocean Drive will take place from Fifth to 14th streets on April 12 at 12 p.m.<\/p>\n

\u201cMiami Beach Pride is a safe space for all our community to come out and allies in the community and just be celebratory,\u201d said Carol Coombes, director of grants and cultural affairs for Miami Beach Pride. \u201cWe all want love, not hate, and I think that\u2019s what we need. We\u2019ve all been kind of bashed around every day and feel like we\u2019ve got a target on our backs as the LGBTQ+ community. Miami Beach Pride is a space of celebration and uplift, and a welcoming space where you can feel safe. I think many of us don\u2019t feel safe right now, and we need to be here to provide that safe space for the entire community.\u201d<\/p>\n

Serving as Miami Beach Pride\u2019s parade headquarters, Palace Bar on Ocean Drive will host special events, including the Mr. & Miss Miami Beach Pride Pageant on April 8, as one of its signature pride events.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis year\u2019s theme for pride is \u2018Infinite,\u2019 and so we\u2019ve taken that one step forward. We\u2019ve taken it to where we\u2019ve made it infinite love is limitless. We\u2019re putting a big emphasis on making Palace not just the pride headquarters, and not just a hub for pride, but a place for everybody, like a breathing celebration of identity, community, and ability to have freedom,\u201d said AJ Prasaguet, Palace\u2019s general manager.<\/p>\n

As Palace continues its 38th year of operation, it launched a monthly women\u2019s event this past week with queer influencer couple Zashia Santiago and Tay Tate, which was an immersive nightlife experience blending music, cocktails, movement, and visual moments. The next women\u2019s series event is set for April 25.<\/p>\n

\u201cPalace is the safe space for everyone who feels like it\u2019s home,\u201d Mr. Prasaguet said, \u201cwhere we embody that everyone is welcomed, celebrated, seen, and can fully be themselves.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Written by Abraham Galvan on March 25, 2026 Advertisement The Miami Beach Pride returns for its 18th year…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":205116,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[123,125,124],"class_list":{"0":"post-205115","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-miami","8":"tag-miami","9":"tag-miami-headlines","10":"tag-miami-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/205115","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=205115"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/205115\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/205116"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=205115"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=205115"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=205115"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}