Friday, June 26, 2026
St. Petersburg, Florida
St. Petersburg, FloridaSt Pete Pride Weekend 2026 turns downtown St. Petersburg into the beating heart of Florida's largest Pride from Friday June 26 through Sunday June 28, capping a month-long season under the theme "Here Comes the Sun." With 400,000+ people flooding the waterfront, this is the big-three stretch you plan a trip around, and the marquee festival and parade are both FREE. Friday kicks off with the Slay the Bay waterfront concert at Al Lang Stadium at 7:30 PM, closing out with fireworks over the bay. Saturday is the main event: the Pride Festival sprawls across North and South Straub Park along the downtown waterfront from 2 to 10 PM, the Trans March steps off at 5:15 PM from Vinoy Park, and the St Pete Pride Parade rolls at 6 PM, heading north along Bayshore Drive from Albert Whitted Park to Vinoy Park. Meanwhile PrideTopia lights up the EDGE District. Sunday winds it down in the gayborhood with the Grand Central Street Fair from noon to 5 PM. Skip the parking headache. PSTA buses and the SunRunner BRT run FREE during Pride, and there's a free Park and Ride at St. Pete High School, so leave the car and let transit drop you near the action. June here is brutal, with highs near 90, thick humidity, and quick afternoon thunderstorms, so pack sunscreen, a refillable water bottle, a hat, and a compact rain layer. Local tip: stake out a spot on Bayshore early before the road closes, then drift into Grand Central for late-night bars once the parade clears.
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Sat, Jun 6
12 PM - 7 PM
Gulfport (Beach Blvd S)
Sun, Jun 7
10 AM - 2 PM
St. Pete Pier
Thu, Jun 11
6 PM - 11 PM
Private venue (Grand Central area)
Sat, Jun 13
7:30 PM - 11 PM
Al Lang Stadium
Fri, Jun 19
7 PM - 10 PM
Morean Center for Clay
Sat, Jun 20
4:10 PM - 7:30 PM
Tropicana Field
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