Pack your rainbow beads! Pride season has arrived!
Tens of thousands attended the 3rd annual Miami Beach Gay Pride parade and festival on Saturday, April 16.
Approximately one in four LGBT travelers are motivated to visit a destination by events such as gay Pride celebrations, according to findings by Community Marketing Inc., a research marketing firm specializing in LGBT travel. Here are upcoming LGBT Pride celebrations to help motivate your travel plans:
- May 11 – 15: New Hope Pride, New Hope, PA
- May 21 & 22: Long Beach Pride, Long Beach, CA
- June 3 – 12: Capital Pride, Washington, D.C.
- June 3 – 12: Boston Pride, Boston, MA
- June 3 – 12: Pittsburgh Pride, Pittsburgh, PA
- June 5 – 11: Indy Pride Festival, Indianapolis, IN
- June 9 – 11: Albuquerque Pride, Albuquerque, NM
- June 10 – 12: LA Pride, Los Angeles, CA
- June 10 – 12: Pridefest, Milwaukee, WI
- June 11: Michigan Pride, Lansing, MI
- June 12: Rainbow Pride of West Virginia, Charleston, WV
- June 12: Philly Pride, Philadelphia, PA
- June 17 & 18: Columbus Pride, Columbus, OH
- June 17 – 19: Portland Pride Festival, Portland, OR
- June 18: Nashville Pride, Nashville, TN
- June 18 & 19: Denver Pridefest, Denver, CO
- June 25: St. Pete Pride, St. Petersburg, FL
- June 25: Pride Houston, Houston, TX
- June 25 & 26: Twin Cities Pride Celebration, Minneapolis, MN
- June 25 & 26: San Francisco LGBT Pride, San Francisco, CA
- June 25 & 26: Seattle PrideFest, Seattle, WA
- June 26: PRIDE Chicago Celebration, Chicago, IL
- July 20: Chesapeake Pride Festival, Crownsville, MD
- September 15 – 17: Hawaii State Pride Festival, Honolulu, HI
- September 17: Delaware Pride Festival, Rehoboth, DE
- October 8 & 9, Atlanta Pride, Atlanta, GA
- November 5 & 6: Greater Palm Springs Pride, Palm Springs, CA
[Photo: Miami Beach Gay Pride]
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