{"id":323353,"date":"2026-06-29T14:46:22","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T14:46:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/323353\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T14:46:22","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T14:46:22","slug":"thousands-turn-out-for-another-memorable-st-pete-pride","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/323353\/","title":{"rendered":"Thousands Turn Out for Another Memorable St. Pete Pride"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1410\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_9746-2-scaled.png\" class=\"attachment-262460 size-262460 wp-post-image\" alt=\"Spectators fill the streets of St. Petersburg for the St. Pete Pride Street Festival.\" large=\"\" decoding=\"async\"  \/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSpectators fill the streets of St. Petersburg for the St. Pete Pride Street Festival.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stpetepride.org\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">St. Pete Pride\u2019s<\/a> signature Parade and Street Festival drew thousands of people to Downtown St. Petersburg and the Historic Kenwood District this weekend for two days of celebration.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Saturday\u2019s Pride Parade drew large crowds along Bayshore Drive as community organizations, businesses, and advocacy groups made their way through downtown. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wmnf.org\/events\/the-big-gay-radio-show\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">WMNF Community Radio and\u00a0The Big Gay Radio Show<\/a>\u00a0joined the parade, handing out carnations to spectators along the route.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The celebration continued Sunday with the St. Pete Pride Street Festival. The festival featured vendors, community organizations, food, entertainment, and live performances throughout the afternoon. This year\u2019s entertainment included appearances by\u00a0RuPaul\u2019s Drag Race\u00a0stars Discord Addams and Kerri Colby, along with singer Pepper MaShay, whose performance helped close out the weekend\u2019s festivities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">St. Pete Pride is one of the largest Pride celebrations in the Southeast, bringing together LGBTQIA+ community members, allies, and visitors from across Florida and beyond. Throughout the weekend, attendees gathered to celebrate the community while supporting local nonprofits, artists, and businesses.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The weekend marked another successful Pride celebration for St. Petersburg, continuing the city\u2019s long tradition of hosting one of the country\u2019s most recognized LGBTQIA+ events.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"262461\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_8197-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-262461\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"262462\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_9660-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-262462\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"262463\" 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