Fort Lauderdale to Host Pride of The Americas Feb 10-12, 2032
Mark your calendars to attend the first ever “Pride of The Americas” which will be held in Fort Lauderdale Feb 10-12, 2023. The event, presented by Visit Fort Lauderdale, is the first pride event to focus on an entire continent with guests expected from Alaska to Argentina and everything in between.
Mark your calendars to attend the first ever “Pride of The Americas” which will be held in Fort Lauderdale Feb 10-12, 2023. The event, presented by Visit Fort Lauderdale, is the first pride event to focus on an entire continent with guests expected from Alaska to Argentina and everything in between.
This inaugural event will be unlike any Pride festival you’ve attended with most of the events being held on or near Fort Lauderdale’s pristine beaches and signature waterways. Guests will have many opportunities to discover why Fort Lauderdale is known as the “Venice of America.” Pride of the Americas 2023 will culminate with a parade down scenic A1A along the beach, followed by a massive beach party featuring internationally recognized performers.
The weekend kicks off with a Red Dress Dress Red Formal Gala to be held at the Design Center of the Americas. This event benefits the World AIDS Museum located in Wilton Manors and is sponsored by Hunters Nightclub. In addition to the formal gala, the weekend will be packed with events happening all day and well into the late night hours. Headliners for the event will include Boy George, DJ Manny Lehman, DJ Paulo and many others. Below is a list of the major happenings you won’t want to miss.
Major Events Include:
- Friday Night Feb 10, 2023 / Sip, Savor and Sway at Hunters Wilton Manors
- Saturday Festival featuring headliner Boy George, Dj Manny Lehman and Dj Paulo (Main Stage)
- Saturday Parade and Festival with Dj Deanne and Dj Alex Acosta (Main Stage)
- 3-Day Weekend VIP Experience passes available
- General Admission Pride Passes
So come explore Greater Fort Lauderdale and its famous 23 miles of Blue Wave–certified beaches as well as everything the area has to offer the LGBTQ+ community.
Here are some fun LGBTQ+ facts about South Florida:
Greater Fort Lauderdale has long been known as a premier LGBTQ+ tourist destination, with one of the largest concentrations of LGBTQ+ households in the nation. Broward County is the most diverse county in the state of Florida and the second most diverse county in the United States: More than 58 percent of our population are minorities and 32 percent were born in more than 100 countries.
Approximately 79 percent of our foreign-born residents are from Latin America, including large communities of immigrants from Cuba, Brazil, and Colombia. Greater Fort Lauderdale is a community that celebrates diversity and inclusion in every way, each and every day, where Pride is our daily way of life.
For more information on Pride of The Americas visit: pridefortlauderdale.org.
