San Diego Pride Parade
When: July 21, 2012
Time: 11am - 1pm
Where:
Begins at University Ave & Normal St.
San Diego, CA (map)
1.5 miles | 2 hours
Phone: (619) 297-7683 ext.118
More info: Event website
The San Diego Pride Parade is the fifth largest LGBT parade in the United States, with an expected 150,000 spectators, parade participants and media people.
The procession begins at University Ave. and Normal Street, proceeds west on University Avenue to 6th Avenue, turns south on 6th Avenue, ending at Balboa Drive and Upas Street.
Awards Ceremony will take place at the
San Diego Festival Pride Stage at about 3pm. There are various restaurants along the parade route which sell food and drinks. There is a parking lot at Park Blvd and Presidents Way.
To participate in the parade you need to fit into one of these five categories:
- Category 1: Non-profit Organization: This includes organizations sanctioned by the IRS with a 501(c)(3) status or those with 501(c) (3) applications pending.
- Category 2: Individual or Social Organization: This category is for those entries representing an individual or a group without a tax status.
- Category 3: Local Businesses: This category includes any business placed within San Diego County.
- Category 4: Government / Political: This category includes elected officials, City, State, Federal, Tribal / agencies, those running for a political office, organizations that improve business conditions, and organizations having a 501 c (4),(6), or 527 status.
- Category 5: National Corporations or Franchises: This category includes entities with locations in more than one state or country.
Parade History:
San Diego’s Pride Parade finds its roots in the original march held in June of 1974, when a four-hundred person march/rally was held in Balboa Park. While the original route of the march has changed and so has the number of contingents and attendees the passion and exuberance of the community that brings this great parade to life has remained the same despite what may be occurring locally or globally.
