{"id":358905,"date":"2026-07-31T15:02:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T15:02:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/358905\/"},"modified":"2026-07-31T15:02:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T15:02:09","slug":"pride-in-paradise-set-for-aug-29-in-cape-coral-what-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/358905\/","title":{"rendered":"PRIDE in Paradise set for Aug. 29 in Cape Coral: What to know"},"content":{"rendered":"

A luau-themed fundraiser is planned for Aug. 29 at The Hideaway Waterfront Resort & Hotel in Cape Coral.<\/p>\n

The event, PRIDE in Paradise<\/a>, will run from noon to 6 p.m. at 4601 SE Fifth Ave., said a news release.<\/p>\n

$30 tickets include door prize<\/p>\n

Tickets are $30 and include admission and a special door prize.<\/p>\n

The fundraiser will feature two experiences. A pool party will take place at the front of the resort, while a luau party with music, live entertainment, games and prizes will be held on the waterfront.<\/p>\n

DJ Kooshie will provide entertainment throughout the event.<\/p>\n

Highlights include cornhole tournament<\/p>\n

The event will also include a cornhole tournament. Entry is $20 per player, with the winner taking home 50% of the pot and the remaining 50% benefiting PRIDE Cape Coral. There will also be raffles, giveaways and prizes donated by local businesses.<\/p>\n

Food and beverages will be available for purchase during the event, according to the announcement. A limited number of boat slips are available for guests arriving by boat or jet ski, and reservations are required.<\/p>\n

\"Cape<\/p>\n

Cape Coral\u2019s 6th Annual PRIDE Celebration parade took place on Saturday, March 2, 2024. The two-day celebration, hosted by PRIDE Cape Coral, takes place along SE 47th Terrace in the downtown area, between SE 9th Place & SE 11th Place.<\/p>\n

Overnight accommodations are available at The Hideaway, with rooms offered to sponsors first and any remaining availability released to the public.<\/p>\n

When did festival begin<\/p>\n

Local nonprofit\u00a0Pride-SWFL<\/a>\u00a0started the festival in 2009 and has held it for years at Fort Myers’ Alliance for the Arts. The LGBTQ organization eventually decided to move the festival to downtown.<\/p>\n

Pride festivals began to help raise awareness about the LGBTQ community and give people a safe, loving place to be themselves in public.<\/p>\n

This story was created with the assistance of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Journalists were involved in every step of the information gathering, review, editing and publishing process.<\/p>\n

This article originally appeared on Fort Myers News-Press: PRIDE in Paradise set for Aug. 29 in Cape Coral: What to know<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A luau-themed fundraiser is planned for Aug. 29 at The Hideaway Waterfront Resort & Hotel in Cape Coral.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":358906,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[209,211,210,146346,146347],"class_list":["post-358905","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cape-coral","tag-cape-coral","tag-cape-coral-headlines","tag-cape-coral-news","tag-cornhole-tournament","tag-hideaway-waterfront-resort-hotel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/358905","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=358905"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/358905\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/358906"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=358905"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=358905"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=358905"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}