Miami Beach Welcomes Pride Week With Flag-Raising Ceremony

Miami Beach, FL – The City of Miami Beach will kick off the 17^th annual Miami Beach Pride celebration with a flag-raising ceremony on Thursday, March 27 at 6 p.m. outside City Hall. The event will be followed by the annual Pride Lights the Night event at 7:30 p.m. in nearby SoundScape Park outside New World Center. Culminating with a two-day festival and parade on the final day in South Beach, Miami Beach Pride runs from March 27 to April 6.

“Miami Beach is more than a destination – it’s a community that embraces diversity, prioritizes safety and offers an exceptional quality of life,” said Miami Beach Mayor Steven Meiner.

Local community leaders will come together to raise the progress pride flag, one of the many visual representations of support for the LGBTQIA+ community. The city flies the progress pride flag year-round alongside the American flag outside Miami Beach City Hall and has a pride lifeguard tower at 12 Street and the beachfront. The tower features vertical painted stripes to reflect the colors of the traditional Rainbow Flag and the Progress Pride Flag.

“As an openly gay man, I’m proud to call Miami Beach home – a city where love is louder than hate and everyone belongs,” said Miami Beach Commissioner Alex Fernandez. “At a time when so many feel disheartened, Miami Beach continues to shine as a place of joy, inclusion, and unity. We welcome everyone this Pride season with open arms and open hearts.”

Miami Beach Pride is a multiday celebration of arts and culture with special events, family-friendly activations, social mixers and world-class entertainment. Organizers say the event regularly attracts more than 185,000 attendees.

Nationally, the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Pride Month is celebrated throughout the U.S. in June to commemorate the 1969 Stonewall Uprising in Manhattan, according to the Library of Congress, which described the Stonewall Uprising as a tipping point for the Gay Liberation Movement in the United States.

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