Every year, St. Petersburg hosts one of the state’s biggest pride celebrations.
The Festivities begins early in the day at Straub Park and continues a vibrant parade along the downtown waterfront, marking the pinnacle of a month’s celebration of LGBTQ+ PRIDE.
The event celebrates the rich contributions of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer communities.
Brianna Sosa, 20, 20, right, of Tampa, and Samara Bates, 20, wore makeup to the St. Pete Pride Parade in St. Petersburg on Saturday. “There are people who have died for this cause. Yes, celebrating your identity is a light day, but it also comes from the memories of people who can’t express themselves openly,” Sosa said. (Lily SperedeLozzi | Time)
Members of the Sound of the South Band, left to right, Kesine, Demetrius and DeAndre will perform music for festival attendees at St. Pete Pride Parade. (Lily SperedeLozzi | Time)
(Left) Zaquina Smith, 36, Jereden Griffin, 2, and Mazauri Smith-Clark, 9, excitedly caught the beads at the St. Peter’sburg on Saturday, June 28, 2025. (Lily SperedeLozzi | Time)
Drag queens greet the crowd during St. Pete Pride Parade. (Lily SperedeLozzi | Time)
The beads are piled up by ree-drinkers. (Lily SperedeLozzi | Time)
Samantha Taylor, 11, of Broward County, cheers as she watches along the parade route. (Lily SperedeLozzi | Time)
The poodle will attend his third St. Pete Pride Parade in a colorful fur coat. (Lily SperedeLozzi | Time)
24-year-old Michael Jones and Clearwater Nanae Jones (3), 3, smile when they receive the beads. (Lily SperedeLozzi | Time)
Community members march during the Transpride Parade. (Lily SperedeLozzi | Time)
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People interact at Straub Park during the St. Pete Pride Parade. (Lily SperedeLozzi | Time)
(Left to right) Alexandria Smith, 21, Hannah O’Hara, 21, Crystal Soto, 22, Alaina Gonzalez, 21, celebrate her pride and dance to music at Straub Park. (Lily SperedeLozzi | Time)
Samantha Farrell, 29, and Cade, 1, of Tarpon Springs, celebrate their pride. (Lily SperedeLozzi | Time)
Ignacio Ramirez, 22 (left) and Ernest Cherry, 22, of Tampa, blew bubbles at each other as they celebrated during the St. Pete Pride Parade. (Lily SperedeLozzi | Time)
![Brianna Sosa, 20, 20, right, of Tampa, and Samara Bates, 20, wore makeup to the St. Pete Pride Parade in St. Petersburg on Saturday.](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 620 413"/%3E "Brianna Sosa, 20, 20, right, of Tampa, and Samara Bates, 20, wore makeup to the St. Pete Pride Parade in St. Petersburg on Saturday.")
