Marchers within the Sunday, June 29 Pleasure parade are to hold a 100-foot-long part of the enduring Sea-to-Sea flag that in 2003 stretched your entire 1.25 miles of Duval Road from the Atlantic to the Gulf. Picture: Florida Keys Information Bureau
Get able to sashay your means into one of the fabulous weeks of the yr. Key West Pleasure 2025 is lighting up the island metropolis June 22–29 with sun-soaked enjoyable, incredible celebrations, and a complete lot of affection.
Whether or not you’re a glitter veteran or a Pleasure beginner, there’s one thing for everybody—from the high-energy Pleasure Follies selection present June 21 at Key West Theater to the official Pleasure Kick-Off Pool Occasion June 22 at AquaPlex. Suppose DJs, poolside cocktails, a buffet, and extra methods to werk it than there are colours within the rainbow.
The celebration continues all week with:
- Sundown sail cruises and seashore hangs
- Drag brunches and dance events
- Comedy nights and trolley excursions
- A shifting exhibit, “50 Years: The Stonewall Rebellion”, co-hosted by the Stonewall Nationwide Museum
- Celebrations of Key West’s homosexual historical past and tradition on land and sea
This yr’s theme: “Nonetheless Rising” is a tribute to LGBTQ+ resilience, unity, and pleasure—previous, current, and fabulous.
Don’t miss the Saturday spotlight: the “Generations of Power” Road Honest & Dance Occasion, capped off by a stunning Sea-to-Sea Flag Laser Mild Present, paying homage to Gilbert Baker’s iconic rainbow banner that after stretched your entire size of Duval Road from the Atlantic to the Gulf.
And naturally, the grand finale is the legendary Key West Pleasure Parade Sunday, June 29 at 7 p.m., rolling (and voguing) down Duval Road in a spectacle of shade and neighborhood. Parade-goers will carry a surprising 100-foot section of the well-known Sea-to-Sea flag—as a result of sure, we’re nonetheless rising and nonetheless fabulous.
Plan your journey, pack your glitter, and discover full occasion particulars at gaykeywestfl.com/pleasure.
