Miami Beach Gay Pride 2011

3/30/2011

Celebrate Gay Pride on fabulous Miami Beach on Saturday, April 16.

Join Miami Beach City Mayor Matti Bower, Grand Marshal Andy Cohen from Bravo TV, your friends, family and allies to celebrate the 3rd annual Miami Beach Gay PRIDE Parade & Festival. It's a celebration of the extraordinary strength, beauty and contributions of South Florida’s LGBT community, and an exciting, free, all-day event that features a parade and a Festival with exciting celebrity presentations and musical performances, LGBT-friendly vendors and businesses, refreshments and food, and a family-friendly play zone.

Last year's pride event brought out over 35,000 people from all walks of life and places across Florida-- and the world-- making Miami Beach Gay Pride our city's largest one-day event. This year will be even better, as we celebrate our empowered, inspiring, everyday heroes with a weeklong schedule of super-special events, and an official PRIDE Cruise!

And don't miss the Parade!

The 3rd Annual Miami Beach Gay Pride Parade An Extraordinary Day OUT

Ocean Drive, Saturday, April 16, 2011, Starting at Noon

It’s time to show the world our extraordinary beauty, strength, unity, talent, and creativity! And what better way to kick off our Extraordinary Day OUT than with a big, bold, colorful parade

Starting at noontime on April 16, the length of Ocean Drive along the Art Deco district will be closed to traffic and open wide to our proud South Florida lesbian, gay, bi, and transgender families, Miami Beach Mayor Matti Bower, our friends, co-workers and allies-- along with Pride sponsor organizations, groups and businesses.

Come out and proudly be part of this important occasion-- and a grand day of fun.

Sign up now to put together a spectacular float with all the bells and whistles, showcasing your group, business or organization, or simply walk our parade proudly with your chosen family and friends— and don’t forget your pet, Fido or Fifi! Let your imagination and sense of pride guide you

The parade route will run from 5th to 15th Street on Ocean Drive, ending at the Miami Beach Pride Festival and Expo. Join other PRIDE community members, our Mayor and our incredibly inspiring LEGACY group of LBGT couples who have 20+ loving years together, as we show our extraordinary pride and unity at the 2nd Annual Miami Beach Gay Pride Parade

Check out the entire list of
Miami Beach Pride 2011 
Sanctioned EventsSaturday, April 9

OUTlet: Plugging Women into the Arts
Location: TBA
Time: TBA
A Conference for and by Young LBT Women and our Allies.

Tuesday, April 12

Interfaith Service
Unity on the Bay, 411 Northeast 21st Street, Miami, FL 33137
Time: TBA

Wednesday, April 13

Reaching Out LGBTQ National Conference April 13 – 15th

MGLFF Film Night
Miami Beach Cinematheque
Time: TBA

Open House at LGBT Visitor Center
1130 Washington Ave., First Floor North, Miami Beach, FL 33139
Time: TBA

Thursday, April 14

Leaders, Legends, & Lovelies - Ball
Unity Coalition|Coalición Unida
Art Deco Welcome Center, 1001 Ocean Drive, Miami Beach FL
7:00 - 10:00 PM
Tickets available now at www.unitycoalition.org

Friday, April 15

Miss Richfield 1981 "30 Years On The Throne!"
Colony Theater, 8:00 PM
In her new show  "30 Years On The Throne!", Miss R looks back at her storybook life celebrating three decades of beauty sovereignty as reigning queen of Richfield, Minnesota, "where butter is a spice and gravy is a beverage". This Midwestern maven is winning over theater and cabaret audiences around the country with an interactive format that combines homespun warmth and edgy improv in a truly original performance. $25/$35
Visit www.missrichfield.com for more information.

MOVA’s Block Party
Michigan Avenue and Lincoln Road
8:00 PM - 2:00 AM
With a special surprise guest performer you won’t want to miss!
Free cover.

Pandora & Icandee Comedy Show
Club O1, (Above Nikki Beach), One Ocean Drive, Miami Beach, FL 33139
8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Comedy Night: LEZBERADOS
A night of laughs with Latin comedians, Mimi Gonzalez & Sandra Vals. This is a limited capacity event. $20 advance - $25 door - ($5 additional includes dance party)
Visit www.icandeeevents.com or www.pandoraevents.com for more info.

Saturday, April 16, 2011

MIAMI BEACH GAY PRIDE PARADE & FESTIVAL
Ocean Drive and Lummus Park, Miami Beach FL
12 Noon - 7:00 PM
Join 35,000 of your closest friends for an afternoon of fabulous floats, amazing music, live performers, dozens of vendor booths, the biggest PRIDE in Miami-Dade County!

Leaders, Legends, & Lovelies - Exhibit & Lectures
Unity Coalition|Coalición Unida 
Art Deco Welcome Center, 1001 Ocean Drive, Miami Beach
Noon - 6:00 PM
Free & open to the public.  More info on exhibit & lecturers at www.unitycoalition.org

Score Productions and Hilton Wolman proudly present URGE: The Official Saturday Night Party for Miami Beach Pride
Ice Palace Studio West, 71 NW 14 St., Miami, FL 33136
10:00 PM - 7:00 AM. $30
For Tickets & More info visit www.urgemiami.com

Fling: MEGA Dance Party produced by Pandora & Icandee 
Score, 727 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach, FL 33139
10:00 PM - 4:00 AM
Join over a 1,000 women at this MEGA dance party that will be sure to have you jumping for PRIDE!
Hot Go Go girls and a special performance TBA.
$10 advance (limited tickets)
$12 before 12:00 - $15 after
Visit www.icandeeevents.com or www.pandoraevents.com for more info.

Monday – Friday April 18 - 22

Pride at Sea – Pride Cruise on NCL’s Sky presented by Source Events
Visit www.pridecruise.com for details.

Check back here to see events as they are updated and added to the schedule.