Like last year, there will be a special area set up with activities and games for children, so feel free to bring them along and rest easy knowing they will be in good hands. This year, Stonewall Pride organizers anticipate a crowd of 30,000 people who will be in attendance for the Festival and for the Twilight Parade. Other acts can be seen on the two stages set up on Wilton Drive throughout the Festival earlier in the day, and these acts include The Jai Rose Band, Philip Alexander, Jayquan, Rych Niel, Jubilee Greyson, DJ Pride, DJ AJ Reddy, DJ Ryan Maragh and DJ Joey Madonia. The headlining entertainer this year is singer and drummer Sheila E., known for her platinum-selling hit “The Glamorous Life.” Also after the Parade, there will be an attempt at a Guinness World Record, where 150 drag queens will form the longest drag queen dance line ever.
There will be three stages of entertainment this year, and like in previous years, the main stage will be set up at the intersection of Wilton Drive and NE 6th Avenue. There will be prizes and awards given to the “Over the Top Grand Prize Float,” which is the one that’s judged to have the best decorations, music and enthusiasm as well as to the “Best Walking Group,” which will be expected to showcase the best overall concept and visual appeal.Īfter the Parade, the headliner will begin her performance at 8:15 p.m. People can view the Parade anywhere along Wilton Drive, and if you need to sit down, there will be bleachers set up at various points along the Parade route. on Saturday, June 21, will start at the south end of Wilton Drive at Fort Lauderdale High School, and will continue up Wilton Drive up to Five Points at Dixie Highway. This year’s Twilight Parade, which starts at 7 p.m. Hungry or thirsty? Food trucks and frozen drink tents will be open for business all along the street. Both the stores and the vendors are expected to offer great prices and deep discounts in honor of Pride day. This is of course in addition to the many storefronts, some of which will be open early just for this special occasion. Dozens of vendors will be set up along the Drive for your perusal as the Festival begins at noon. One change to the event schedule this year means the Festival and Parade will be on the same day once more. This unique arrangement means that Fort Lauderdale is one of the few communities in the nation to host two gay pride celebrations each year for its citizens. Many people in the community felt the need to commemorate the events of the Stonewall riots of June 1969, and what we now know as Stonewall Pride was born. The idea for Stonewall Pride was born shortly after Pride Fort Lauderdale was spun off as a springtime event back in 1999. Stonewall Pride has been a part of the Broward County gay social calendar for many years. and will build up to a live performance by headlining singer Sheila E. A Twilight Pride Parade will begin at 7 p.m. The Street Festival will open to the public at noon and will run until 11 p.m.
on Saturday, June 21, and it will remain closed for 22 hours. The event preparations start as the Drive closes to vehicular traffic at 5 a.m. We also lament the absence of Fountain Art Fair, one of Miami's original satellite art fairs, which continues to put on a New York edition.īut enough lamenting.Stonewall Pride in Wilton Manors, presented by the AIDS Healthcare Foundation, returns for its 14th year in 2014, and the event’s organizers say that tens of thousands of people will converge on Wilton Drive for a day of entertainment and fun. Select Art Fair is also looking for more room as it moves out of the Catalina Hotel and into North Shore Park in North Beach.Īnd some fairs will be notably absent, including Arts Kuala Lumpur and Brazil Art Fair, both of which debuted last year but didn't see the need to return. There are some changes this year, including Pulse's surprising move from its longtime home at Ice Palace Studios to a tent in Mid-Beach next to the Eden Roc.
And though the Miami Beach Convention Center remains the center of all the action, you'd be a fool not to check out satellite fairs such as Scope, NADA, and Art Miami, which have proven themselves worthy of respect and attention. Seriously, last time we counted, almost 20 major art fairs are setting up shop in Miami and Miami Beach during the first week of December, hoping to make record-breaking sales thanks to the hoopla surrounding Art Basel Miami Beach.