The hottest Pride party in town this weekend is floating. Fort Lauderdale\u2019s FLoatarama is the biggest Pride-on-the-water event of its kind in the country, and all for a great cause \u2014 not just the open bar. \u201cReal Housewives of Miami\u201d fans better buy their tickets pronto because Marysol Patton is grand marshal this weekend!<\/p>\n
Pride is making waves in Fort Lauderdale.<\/p>\n
Scott Schramm: \u201cIt still is amazing to think that a group of volunteers can come together and support in such a meaningful way.\u201d<\/p>\n
Support LGBTQ+ youth in South Florida during America\u2019s largest Pride-on-the-water celebration and fundraiser FLoatarama.<\/p>\n
Marysol Patton: \u201cHi Alex! I can\u2019t believe you\u2019re in my house.\u201d<\/p>\n
In 2025, I was your grand marshal. But this weekend, it\u2019s a Real Housewife of Miami getting real philanthropic.<\/p>\n
Alex: \u201cI am passing the baton to a Miami legend.\u201d<\/p>\n
Marysol Patton takes the crown.<\/p>\n
Marysol Patton: \u201cCranking up the music.\u201d<\/p>\n
While yours truly serves alongside her as emcee.<\/p>\n
Marysol Patton: \u201cI hope everyone\u2019s excited that I\u2019m there and that I do a great job, and I hope that somebody better than me does it next year so that I can have an exciting meeting like this.\u201d<\/p>\n
Alex: \u201cWe are. Now there\u2019s not gonna be any drama on this ship, is there?\u201d<\/p>\n
Marysol Patton: \u201cYou never know. A boat full of queens?\u201d<\/p>\n
Alex: \u201cFLoatarama helped raise $160,000 last year. That was a record.\u201d<\/p>\n
Scott Schramm: \u201cAbsolutely.\u201d<\/p>\n
Marysol Patton: \u201cThere was so much money. $400,000, and they funneled the money to really good causes, and one that\u2019s near and dear to my heart is mental health.\u201d<\/p>\n
Scott Schramm: \u201cAll kinds of different programs, like the arts, homelessness, drug rehabilitation.\u201d<\/p>\n
Marysol Patton: \u201cIt pulled on my heartstrings and I was like, \u2018I need to be a part of this.’\u201d<\/p>\n
But a part of what exactly?<\/p>\n
Scott Schramm: \u201cIt starts with a wonderful cocktail party at Bokampers in Fort Lauderdale on the beautiful, scenic Intracoastal Waterway. Then we board a Sun Dream yacht.\u201d<\/p>\n
Alex: \u201cDo you have your grand marshal wave down?\u201d<\/p>\n
Marysol Patton: \u201cIt depends on how many drinks I\u2019ve had \u2019cause I might start like this and then end like this.\u201d<\/p>\n
Alex: \u201cSo how many drinks have you had today?\u201d<\/p>\n
Marysol Patton: \u201cOne.\u201d<\/p>\n
Alex: \u201cSo it\u2019s gonna give a little bit of this.\u201d<\/p>\n
Marysol Patton: \u201cCircular, like I\u2019m waxing or something.\u201d<\/p>\n
Scott Schramm: \u201cWe do a two-and-a-half hour brunch crews with open bar.\u201d<\/p>\n
Marysol Patton: \u201cI like a screwdriver. I have to have fresh orange juice though, squeezed.\u201d<\/p>\n
Alex: \u201cOpen bar, for how many hours?\u201d<\/p>\n
Scott Schramm: \u201cAlmost four-and-a-half hours.\u201d<\/p>\n
Marysol Patton: \u201cI\u2019m gonna collapse.\u201d<\/p>\n
Scott Schramm: \u201cA fantastic DJ.\u201d<\/p>\n
Alex: \u201cWhat gets you on the dance floor?\u201d<\/p>\n
Marysol Patton: \u201cYou know what I love?\u201d<\/p>\n
Scott Schramm: \u201cThen we come back to a full-on tea dance back at Bokampers with a lot of entertainment.\u201d<\/p>\n
Alex: \u201cWhat are you gonna wear? What should I wear? Am I showing up in a speedo?\u201d<\/p>\n
Marysol Patton: \u201cI like it fancy and I actually borrowed an ensemble from my girlfriend Dorinda Medley, from the New York housewives and it\u2019s very, well let me show you.\u201d<\/p>\n
Scott Schramm: \u201cA tank top and shorts and you\u2019re gonna have a great day and you\u2019re gonna be in the sun. Make sure you wear your Pride colors.\u201d<\/p>\n
Tickets are $150 and include everything for FLoatarama.<\/p>\n