Organizers of the PrideDay Parade and Festival, OutFest and other Philadelphia Pride Events

 

Pride Day, the annual LGBT Pride Parade and Festival, is fast upon us, Sunday, June 9, 2013. We already have over 139 participating groups and vendors.  Please refer to our events page for details.  Parade starts noon at 13th and Locust. Gates at the Penn's Landing Festival Site open at noon.  Parade usually arrives at 1:30.  If you can't find it here, you won't find it anywhere.

 

PrideDay, the LGBT Parade and Festival, will be Sunday, June 9, 2013.  This is our silver anniversary -- our 25th year!  We expect it to be our biggest and best parade and festival ever.

Volunteer now. Don't be shy.  Call our office number and sign up to volunteer.  Its never
too early.  All we need is your contact information.

    HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO US AND TO THE 
      PHILADELPHIA LGBT COMMUNITY!

 

 

  Festival Headliner:

         OMAROSA
    

 

 Due to the unfortunate events at the Boston Marathon, we will not permit backpacks at the Festival
139

Groups and

vendors participating thus far!

THE TIME IS

    NOW

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Please call our main number,

215-875-6484 if you haven't applied. WE are full to capacity already.

We reserve the right to inspect any

and all packages coming into the Festival location. Avoid any delays and just bring your lovely self! 

    
Wristbands are $10 for the Festival.  The best $10 you will ever spend.


                          

                                You can find out more about us at the following:

 

 

Trailblazing Activities

 

More about us

  
Some history
Why you should    participate
Click here at notable firsts to find out some of our cutting advances, both in Philadelphia and for gay pride organizations in general.
 Click here to find out more about our organization and how you can become a part Click here to see the Philly Pride Parade from 1989!!!! Response to an article appearing in Philadelphia Magazine.

        

                  Fran Price (Executive Director), Chuck Volz (Senior Advisor)

Coordinators:  Denise Giannascoli Blum, Shawn Bronisz, Michael Castura, Tammi Coleman, Stephen Duerr, Maria Gonzalez, Aaron Harris, Richard Lewis, Stephanie Love , John McNeill, Keith Meyer, Mark Mulvihill, Olinshar Nguyen

Pride Committee:  Dorothy Getz, Jimmy "Archie" Archambalt, Danielle Archambalt, John Fluehr, Jim O'Toole, Bill Hunt, Albert Fernandez

       

 

Come Out, Come Out!  Volunteer!

Come to our events!

Don't stay at home behind that closet door!

Remember the immortal warning of Edmund Burke:

"All that is necessary for evil to triumph is that good men do nothing."
rainbow_heart.gif - (13K) The Gay Pride Organization for the Greater Philadelphia Area welcomes you.  PHILLY PRIDE PRESENTS, Inc is the volunteer organization that organizes "PrideDay" — the LGBT parade and festival — in June and "OutFest" — the largest National Coming Out Day event in the world — in October. These are the only two events during which the Philadelphia Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender community joins together and celebrates as a whole.  They are the largest networking days for our entire community.