{"id":41734,"date":"2025-06-08T02:58:26","date_gmt":"2025-06-08T09:58:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/?p=41734"},"modified":"2025-06-08T03:00:59","modified_gmt":"2025-06-08T10:00:59","slug":"2025-la-pride-paradeon-hollywood-blvd-hollywood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2025\/06\/08\/2025-la-pride-paradeon-hollywood-blvd-hollywood\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 L.A. PRIDE PARADE ON HOLLYWOOD BLVD, HOLLYWOOD!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">JUNE 8<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step-off at 11AM<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>HOLLYWOOD BLVD<br>BETWEEN &amp; INCLUDING HIGHLAND AVE, CAHUENGA BLVD.<br>LOS ANGELES, CA 90028<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lapride.org\/event\/2025-la-pride-parade\/\">FREE FOR EVERYONE!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>JUNE 8, 2025: The 55th ANNUAL LA PRIDE PARADE<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>STEP OFF: 11:00AM<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The LA Pride Parade is the oldest, largest, and longest-running Pride Parade in Southern California! We are proud to serve and celebrate Los Angeles, the Greatest. City. In. The. World.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over 100,000 LA Pride family, friends, and fans will be descending on Hollywood to cheer our iconic LGBTQ+ procession down Hollywood Blvd. For this, our 55th year, we\u2019re planning extra performances, music, and celebrity surprises.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Grand Marshals for 2025<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>We are honored to announce our Grand Marshals for 2025:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Vanguard Grand Marshals:&nbsp;Niecy Nash and Jessica Betts.<\/strong>&nbsp;The Emmy Award-winning actor and her BET Hall of Famer spouse are individually and jointly the multi-hyphenates we\u2019ve loved and admired for years, who&nbsp;made history as the first same-sex couple to grace the cover of&nbsp;<em>Essence<\/em>&nbsp;magazine, garnering a nomination for a GLAAD Media Award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Celebrity Grand Marshal:&nbsp;Andrew Rannells.<\/strong>&nbsp;One of our favorite award-winning actors for his roles on&nbsp;<em>Girls, Welcome to Chippendales,&nbsp;<\/em>and<em>&nbsp;Girls5Eva!&nbsp;<\/em>The Grammy Award-winning and two-time Tony Award nominated veteran of stage and screen is thrilled to be joining us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Community Grand Marshals:&nbsp;TrinoxAdam.<\/strong>&nbsp;Influencers and activists who inspire us with their uplifting message of love. With over 1.1MIL social media followers, this gay Chicano couple is shattering stereotypes!<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lapride.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2025-Grand-Marshals-triptych-1200px.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-67462\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Parade Route<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The route will proceed start at Sunset and Highland Ave, proceed north to Hollywood Blvd, travel east to Cahuenga, turn south at Cahuenga, and end at Sunset.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lapride.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/LA_Pride_Map_Parade_Horizontal-900px-wide.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-67794\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>How to Watch<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>IN -PERSON: The best Parade viewing spots are along the middle of Hollywood Blvd, or on Highland, opposite the ABC7 broadcast area. Step-off is at 11AM sharp, so get there early to get a good spot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ON TV, STREAMING: If you can\u2019t be with us in person, you call still enjoy the 120+ contingents in all their Pride glory! Hosted by ABC7\u2019s own Gio Benitez, Ellen Leyva and Coleen Sullivan, the Parade will broadcast live from 11AM to 1PM, with reporters David Gonz\u00e1lez, Sophie Flay and Kevin Ozebek, reporting directly from the parade route.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They\u2019ll also simulcast on ABC7\u2019s streaming and digital platforms, Hulu and ABC News Live.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ABC7 is SoCal\u2019s most-watched television station, and won an L.A.-area Emmy\u00ae Award for their coverage of the 2022 LA Pride Parade. We can\u2019t wait to see them do it again!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Street Closures:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Staggered closings info coming soon.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>But wait, there\u2019s more!<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Also on Sunday, find us at&nbsp;<strong>LA PRIDE VILLAGE<\/strong>, (formerly \u201cBlock Party\u201d), our free Hollywood Blvd street fair from Argyle to mid-Bronson Ave. This year is going to be bigger and better than ever with live performances on two stages, tons of sponsor activities and giveaways, nearly 90 vendors and exhibitors, and scores of food trucks, carts, and stalls. Two bars for 21-and-over, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All the details and news coming soon!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/lapride.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Metro_logo_preferred_black-500x500-1-80x80.png\" alt=\"Metro\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lapride.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Metro_logo_preferred_black-500x500-1-80x80.png 80w, https:\/\/lapride.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Metro_logo_preferred_black-500x500-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/lapride.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Metro_logo_preferred_black-500x500-1-36x36.png 36w, https:\/\/lapride.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Metro_logo_preferred_black-500x500-1-360x360.png 360w, https:\/\/lapride.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Metro_logo_preferred_black-500x500-1-120x120.png 120w, https:\/\/lapride.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Metro_logo_preferred_black-500x500-1-450x450.png 450w, https:\/\/lapride.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Metro_logo_preferred_black-500x500-1.png 500w\"><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Avoid traffic, street closures and Go Metro.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) is activating station \u201ctake-overs\u201d in honor of LA Pride. The stations servicing both the Pride Parade and Pride Village will be renamed and wrapped in Pride colors. Hollywood\/Highland will be renamed&nbsp;<strong>LA PRIDE NATION,<\/strong>&nbsp;and Hollywood\/Vine will be renamed<strong>&nbsp;HOLLYWOOD &amp; PRIDE.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For the Parade, take the B\/D Line to \u201cLA Pride Nation,\u201d or to \u201cHollywood &amp; Pride\u201d for Pride Village festival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>__________________________________<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lapride.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/spothero-500x500-1-80x80.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-67430\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Prefer to drive? SpotHero has all the best parking options for you.<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>We recommend booking convenient and affordable parking in advance through SpotHero, the nation\u2019s leading parking reservations app. To reserve your parking spot for the LA Pride Parade, visit the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/spothero.app.link\/ts1p2NqSe1?kind=destination&amp;id=105123&amp;$3p=a_hasoffers&amp;$affiliate_json=http%3A%2F%2Ftracking.spothero.com%2Faff_c%3Foffer_id%3D1%26aff_id%3D2017%26file_id%3D28%26source%3DLApride%26aff_sub2%3Dparkingpage%26aff_sub3%3Dlink%26format%3Djson\">LA Pride SpotHero Parking Page<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>JUNE 8 2025 Step-off at 11AM HOLLYWOOD BLVDBETWEEN &amp; INCLUDING HIGHLAND AVE, CAHUENGA BLVD.LOS ANGELES, CA 90028 FREE FOR EVERYONE! JUNE 8, 2025: The 55th ANNUAL LA PRIDE PARADE STEP OFF: 11:00AM The LA Pride Parade is the oldest, largest, and longest-running Pride Parade in Southern California! 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