Tampa Pride has released information on the much anticipated parade and street festival that will invade Ybor City in March 2016.
While information on grand marshals and celebrity entertainment will not be available until after the New Year, they have released the names of the 2016 Pride board members and several events leading up to Tampa Pride March 26, 2016.
Carrie West returns as the Tampa Pride president with Mark Bias as the secretary. Hamburger Mary’s owner, and one of last year’s grand marshals, Kurt King, has come on board as vice president. Howard Grater, Christi Van Os and Scott Kligmann also join as board members.
Pride events kick off Jan. 17 with the Miss Tampa Pride Pageant at Honey Pot in Ybor, and Tampa Pride will host a gala for the grand marshals Feb. 22 at Cristino’s Ybor.
The line-up for Tampa Pride weekend includes a VIP Sponsor party, the men’s and women’s circuit parties March 25, the parade and festival March 26 in Ybor City. The weekend concludes with a brunch and T-Dance March 27 at District 3.
The crew then travels to Mexico with on a Tampa Pride cruise by Al & Chuck Travel that sets sail March 28.
For a full list of events and more information, visit TampaPride.org.
