PRIDE WEEK EVENTS Saturday, October 7 MBA PRIDE IN BUSINESS AWARDS GALA ROSEN SHINGLE CREEK, 8 P.M., $125 Help us kick off Pride week as we highlight our community’s stellar performers in business, leadership and service. Come for the awards, stay for the full course dinner, silent auction and fabulous entertainment. Visit mbaorlando.org for details. Th ursday, October 12 PRIDE LAUNCH PARTY THE VERANDA, 7 P.M., FREE This is where it all begins! Mingle and enjoy some incredible performers while you plan your crazy weekend. Check comeoutwithpride.com for details. Friday, October 13 PRIDE ON CHURCH STREET HAMBURGER MARY’S, 8 P.M. - 11:30 P.M., FREE We’re going to party in the streets! Ultra Naté, Joey Suarez, Ginger Minj and other bits of fabulousness draped in jewels and wit are expected. Get there! It’s free! Saturday, October 14 BIG GAY BRUNCH THE ABBEY, 11 A.M. – 3 P.M., $45 Presented by the Orlando Immunology Center and sponsored by Orlando Weekly, this year’s Big Gay Brunch promises mimosas galore, Bloody Marys in the mirror (and eggs aplenty) in advance of what will likely be the biggest parade this town has ever seen. Protein! Hydration! COME OUT WITH PRIDE FESTIVAL LAKE EOLA PARK, 12–10 P.M., FREE In a year where our community continues to heal, we come together to stand in unity and #KeepDancingOrlando! Shop at the Pride Marketplace from noon until 7 p.m. and enjoy unbelievable entertainment on two stages all day long. Wear sunglasses. Everyone else will. #KEEPDANCINGORLANDO ZONE LAKE EOLA PROMENADE, NOON - 11 P.M. Celebrate this year’s theme as we energize the park along Central Ave. with an assortment of incredible DJs, lights and sounds. Sweating for a great cause never felt so good! THE MOST COLORFUL PARADE SPONSORED BY SUNTRUST LAKE EOLA PARK, 4-6 P.M., FREE It’s the big event! Line up on the streets around Lake Eola and prepare for fabulous fl oats and groups that will make us #KeepDancingOrlando. For those who like the fancy, the VIP Experience is a ticketed option that gets you parade grandstand seating, food and open bar. FIREWORKS LAKE EOLA PARK, 9:15 P.M., FREE Watch the sky light up like so many rainbows and remember that Orlando is a town full of beautiful people. COME OUT WITH PRIDE 2017 43
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