Houston LGBT Pride Celebration 2014

2014 marks 36 years of the Houston LGBT Pride Celebration. The Pride Festival and Pride Parade are at the center of the celebration.

Pride Houston has worked at the heart of the local LGBT community to educate and celebrate the diversity within our city’s large population. Every year, Pride Houston works hard with national sponsors and local volunteers to organize and produce a series of events that cater to and promote Houston’s ever-growing LGBT community.

The Houston LGBT Pride Festival and Pride Parade are at the center of the Celebration and are attended by over 325,000 people every year from all over the world. Come and join all of the LGBT Community in celebrating who we are as a people.

The Houston LGBT Pride Festival starts at 1:00pm and ends at 7:00pm. The Houston LGBT Pride Parade this year starts at 8:15pm and ends at 11:00pm.

About the Street Festival: With more than 200 contingents and exhibitors, multiple stages, and attendance of more than 65,000 people, the Festival has something for everyone. With exhibits like the Houston Dynamo Family Fun Zone, the Walgreens Health & Wellness Pavilion, the Houston LGBT History Exhibit  and a whole cast of music performers including our Pride Superstar contestants, past and present. Admission is free, but donations for support can be given at the information booths at either entrance to the Festival.

Most exhibitors and food vendors only accept cash, and ATMs are available on-site until 7pm or at local businesses.

About the Houston LGBT Pride Parade: The Parade, held along Westheimer Rd. between Dunlavy and Montrose Blvd, features more than 100 organizations and businesses supporting and celebrating the Houston LGBT community. The Parade draws more than 400,000 people in total, making it the second largest parade in Houston. The Parade pre-show beginning at 7:30pm will be at Westheimer/Waugh.

Grandstand seating is available in our Friends of Pride VIP Area (seating, private restrooms, complimentary food, cocktails and water are available), and general bleacher seats (non-alcoholic beverages and water are available for sale, and private restrooms) are available as well.

2014 Grand Marshals

OFFICIAL After Party: The spirit of pride doesn’t end after the Parade. You can continue to party the night away at the only OFFICIAL After Party at South Beach Night Club. Take a journey to the coolest place on earth. Equipped with the latest gear we’re sure you won’t visit another club that has the same features we do. Their State-of-the-Art EAW Avalon Series Sound System was designed especially for their space and has the power to keep you grooving all night long. The Full Color Water Cooled Matrix Laser Light Show is not only dazzling, its also the only one of its kind in the Southwest. It provides a vast array of stunning visuals like nothing you’ve ever witnessed before. Dance floors get hot. That’s just the way it goes, but our Liquid Ice Jets deliver the relief you need to keep grooving. They have the power to drop the temperature of the club 20 degrees in the matter of seconds. South Beach is the only night club to Sponsor Pride Houston and Houston Pride Week.