Gay parade san diego
As a piece of the San Diego Pride Parade, brilliant floats will before long coast through Hillcrest -- an esteemed custom in America's Finest City that recognizes the LGBTQ+ people group.
To honor their continuous call for value and acknowledgment, LGBTQ+ individuals will be accompanied by partners to walk along the course uptown. Those intending to show their help by joining in the march can consider the accompanying while arranging their excursion:
When is the parade?
On Saturday, the nineteenth of July, the San Diego Pride Parade will be conducted at ten in the morning.
According to the San Diego LGBT Pride non-benefit association, individuals can anticipate that the event should be held, come rain or come shine.
Where to park
Pride coordinators are working on making it simpler for members to arrive via vehicle. At the Old Naval Hospital on Park Boulevard and President's Way, free parking will be accessible. Once there, guests can utilize a free shuttle that will drop off travelers at the intersection of Essex and Richmond Streets.
The shuttle service will be offered as follows:
- Pride Parade Route 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.
- Get a free ride from the parking areas of the Old Naval Hospital to the Pride Parade. Parade participants will be dropped off by the shuttle at Essex and Richmond Street, one block south of University Avenue.
- Pride Festival Route 8 a.m. to Midnight
- Get a free ride from the parking areas of the Old Naval Hospital to the Pride Festival at Sixth Avenue and Juniper Street.
- Festival Express 12 to 4 p.m.
- Catch a free ride from the Pride Parade to the entrance of the Pride Festival. Pick up the Shuttle at Essex and Richmond Street, and get dropped off at Sixth Avenue and Juniper Street.
While carpooling and public transportation are encouraged for the eagerly awaited day, drivers can have confidence that parking is accessible at the Old Naval Hospital in the event that it is a more appropriate choice.
Public transportation
Rapid 215 is an extraordinary decision to get to all the Pride merriments:
- Throughout the majority of the day, service is available every fifteen minutes or better.
- The last bus departs from downtown/Hillcrest (the two ways) after 12 PM.
- To get to the Parade, there is direct service to University and Park Blvd.
- At Park Blvd. and Presidents Way, connect to the free Pride shuttle service. (Northbound stop: Park Blvd. and Naval Hospital. Southbound Stop: Park Blvd. and Inspiration Point Way)
Pride Parade Route
Take routes 1, 3, 20, 11, and 120 to ride directly to the parade route.
Pride Festival
To get direct service to the festival entrance, get routes 3 and 120 to 5th Ave and Laurel Street OR 4th Ave and Laurel Street.
Road closures
As early as 4 a.m. on the day of the parade, a few road closures and no-stopping zones will be in actuality. Major streets, for example, Normal Street, Robinson Avenue, and University Avenue, among others, will be affected by the occasion, so it's ideal to design ahead.
The following streets will be closed at 5 a.m., and they will reopen by 4 p.m. on Saturday.
- Centre Street (University Avenue to Park Boulevard)
- Normal Street (University Avenue to Washington Street)
- Cleveland Avenue (Richmond Street to Washington Street)
- Harvey Milk Way (Cleveland Avenue to Centre Street)
- Lincoln Avenue (Washington Street to Park Boulevard)
- The Quince Street exit off 163 North will be closed at 6 am and will reopen by 4 pm
- The University Avenue exit off 163 South will be reduced to one lane and right turn only onto University Avenue (west bound) at 6 am and will reopen by 4 pm
To see an itemized rundown of street closures, click here.
The following streets will be closed at 6:30 a.m., and they will reopen by 4 p.m.
- University Avenue (5th Avenue to Park Boulevard)
- Herbert Street (University Avenue to Robinson Avenue)
- Essex Street (Herbert Street to Richmond Street)
- Centre Street (half the block south of University Avenue)
- 6th Avenue (University Avenue to Upas Street)
- Robinson Avenue (5th Avenue to 6th Avenue)
- Evans Place (5th Avenue to 6th Avenue)
- Pennsylvania Avenue (5th Avenue to 6th Avenue)
- Anderson Place (5th Avenue to 6th Avenue)
- Ivy Lane (5th Avenue to 6th Avenue)
- Upas Street (5th Avenue to 6th Avenue)
- Balboa Drive in Balboa Park (6th Avenue and Upas Street to El Prado)
The parade route
The parade will be a 1.5-mile issue that will start at the notable Pride banner at the intersection of Richmond Avenue and University Avenue. It will head west from there to 6th Avenue, then south to Balboa Drive and Quince Street close to Bankers Hill. Look at the map:
Other events this week
San Diego LGBT Pride got the gathering going early with occasions arranged for July. A few festivities will be held across the city paving the way for the profoundly anticipated parade.
Wednesday, July 16
Friday, July 18
Saturday, July 19
- Pride Parade -- 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. beginning at the Hillcrest Pride Flag, situated at 1500 University Ave.
- Pride Festival -- (ends on Sunday, July 20) starts at Balboa Park