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Come Out With Pride Orlando
Orlando, FL · Festival
- When
- October 17, 2026
- Where
- Lake Eola Park · Orlando · FL
- Cost
- Not confirmed
- Status
- Confirmed from the organizer's published schedule
Lake Eola Park hosts Florida's largest pride celebration each October, anchored by a parade that draws well over a hundred thousand people downtown. It began in 2005 after a wave of anti-LGBTQ hate crimes in Orlando prompted the city to organize a unifying event. The 2026 parade and festival fall on October 17.
The history within reach
- Come Out With Pride Orlandosame spot
Lake Eola Park hosts Florida's largest pride celebration each October, anchored by a parade that draws well over a hundred thousand people downtown.
- Lake Eola and the swans0.1 mi
A sinkhole lake in the middle of downtown that became the city's front garden, with swans given by an English benefactor in 1910 and swan-shaped pedal boats since.
A half marathon, 5K and kids' races loop through downtown Orlando starting and finishing at Lake Eola Park.
- The Casey Anthony trial0.5 mi
Two-year-old Caylee Anthony was reported missing in July 2008, a month after anyone had last seen her.
- The Great Freeze0.6 mi
Two freezes eight weeks apart killed the orange trees to the roots, the second one after a warm spell had coaxed the sap back up, which is what finished them.