Orlando’s Come Out With Pride is scheduled to bring a full day of entertainment, community programming and a downtown parade to Lake Eola Park on Saturday, Oct. 17.
The festival runs from noon to 10 p.m. at Lake Eola, with performances, food and drink vendors, community organizations and two entertainment areas: the Diva Stage and Sonic Bloom Field. The announced lineup includes Roxxxy Andrews, the Orlando Gay Chorus, Ginger Minj, Detox, Les Vixens, Darcel Stevens, Angelica Sanchez, Sasha Colby, Kirk DaVinci and Myki Meeks, along with DJs Nani Soul, Blue Star, Mr. Meow Meow and Kim Anh.
A Trans Rally is set for 1 p.m. The event will also introduce Culture Club, described by organizers as a space centered on music, arts, food and culture for the QTBIPOC community.
Orlando’s Most Colorful Parade begins at 4 p.m. at Washington Street and Orange Avenue. More than 250 organizations and businesses are expected to take part in the free downtown parade, which is scheduled to run through 6 p.m. VIP and ADA viewing areas will be available on Rosalind Avenue.
Festival programming resumes around Lake Eola after the parade, with the fireworks finale planned for 9:30 p.m. The festival itself ends at 10 p.m.
Additional Pride events are planned before and after Saturday. On Oct. 16, Anthem is hosting Arrebato beginning at 8 p.m., while Southern Nights on Bumby has a Pride Kick-Off Party beginning at 9:30 p.m. Saturday night, Anthem hosts the Official Pride Afterparty with One Magical Weekend through 2:30 a.m.; Southern Nights and Savoy also have late-night Pride programming. Savoy plans a $5 shuttle between Lake Eola and the venue from 2 to 8 p.m. Saturday.
Anthem, Southern Nights and Savoy are also scheduled to continue Pride-related events on Sunday, Oct. 18.
