The 45th LGBTI two-day festival will have about 100 artist performing on stage. Photo: Vanessa Dubois King Princess and Aquaria stole the show The parade route ended at Balboa Park’s Marston Point, the site of the two-day Pride Festival. Dykes on Bikes | Photo: Vanessa Dubois Photo: Vanessa Dubois Photo: Vanessa DuboisĪccording to San Diego Pride organisers, the parade is the sixth largest Pride event in the US and attracts more than 250,000 people each year. The Californian city saw more than 20o floats parading at this year’s event. Photo: Vanessa Dubois Trans troops at Pride | Photo: Vanessa Dubois San Diego Pride paradeĬelebrations kicked off on Saturday with the 5k run, which will benefit the LGBT Community Center’s Youth Housing Project and San Diego Pride Community Grants.Īfter the 5K, the annual 1.5-mile Pride Parade began at 10am at the Hillcrest Pride Flag. This year’s theme – Stonewall 50: A Legacy of Liberation – pays tribute to the Stonewall riots which prompted the fight for LGBTI rights across the US. San Diego is celebrating Pride this weekend, with the annual parade taking place yesterday (13 July).
