Falkner, Kevin Fonzo, Liana Robberecht and others. These meals will be paired with drinks from expert mixologists, and the ticket cost also includes great seating for the fireworks display which will end the day. To get your
tickets, visit them online at comeoutwithpride.com/events/taste-ofpride. Walking up the Rosalind Ave. side of Lake Eola, you will see the VIP experience area, sponsored by SunTrust. At the VIP area, there will be an air-conditioned tent, an open bar from noon to 9 p.m., and light bites from 1 to 7 p.m. Tickets are $85 in advance ($95 the day of the event), and guaranteed parade grandstand seating will cost $20 more. To buy tickets, visit
after the sponsor walk and before the Pride Marketplace, there is a secondstage,thePridestage,also sponsored by Wawa, where some entertainerscanalsobeseen. One of the most exciting parts of Come Out with Pride Orlando is "The Most Colorful Parade". The parade will begin at 4 p.m. and will have a longer route this year. Starting at the corner of Rosalind Ave. and Robinson Ave., the parade will go past Eola Dr. to Summerlin Ave., going down Summerlin to E. Central
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The amphitheater, sponsored by Wawa, will be the place to view lotsofentertainmentacts. Someof the names you will see include Michelle Clunie and Peter Paige, both formerly of “Queer as Folk”; the cast of Freeform's drama The Fosters; singer Brian Justin Crum; actors/singers Michael Cerveris and Alice Ripley; comedians Matteo Lane and Sabrina Jalees; singer-songwriters Eli Lieb and Brandon Skeie; and YouTube vloggers R.J. Aguiar and Will Shepherd. On the Eola Dr. side,
Blvd. From there, the parade will go into downtown, taking a right at Orange Ave. and proceeding up Orange before turning right onRobinson. This year's community grand marshals, in honor of the response during and after the Pulse tragedy, include: The Orlando Police Department, including Vehicle #49, Chief John Mina and additional Orlando Police motorcades and walkers; The Orlando Fire Department; The Pulse Float,
including Pulse employees and family members of those affected, followed by additional first responders and Orlando Regional Medical Center staff; Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs, Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer and Orlando City Commissioner Patty Sheehan; and PNC Bank, as the parade sponsor. The cherry on top of this event is the 9 p.m. fireworks display by Santore, sponsored by Ticketmaster/LiveNation. The fireworks are free to view in countless locations throughout LakeEolaPark. Afterwards, you can enjoy the official after-party at The Abbey, dedicated to Pulse, which is a Latin night experience featuring music by DJ Simon and DJ Infinite and performances by Kenya Michaels, Angelica Sanchez, Chavela Belleza and Jasmine International. Outside, there will be performances by Axel Andrews, MrMs Adrien and Kai'ja Adonis. The pre-party starts at 6 p.m. and the official party starts at 9 p.m., going on until 2:30 a.m. If you're going to Parliament House after Pride, local “RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars” queen Roxxxy Andrews will be performing with the Footlight Players at 10 p.m. and midnight. NeNe Leakes, best-known for Bravo's “Real Housewives of Atlanta,” will be the hostess of the special evening! Tickets are $10 in advance($20theday of),with a VIP option priced at $75 which will include a cocktail reception with NeNe and Roxxxy. To buy your
tickets, visit parliamenthouse.com.
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