San Antonio, however, has proven over the years that it doesn't need a parade and celebration to show its support for the LGBTQ community.īelow are the multiple times San Antonio has shown its Pride.
But don't fear, the celebration will be just as grand with presentations and performances from more than a dozen guests, including Angel Mercado of the Original Cover Girls, 'RuPaul's Drag Race' contestants BeBe Zahara Benet and Cynthia Lee Fontaine, Angel Bonilla from the NBC show 'The Voice' and more. This year's Pride event will stream on the PrideSA Facebook page and YouTube channel from 6 a.m. In response to the coronavirus pandemic, the events organized by Pride San Antonio were forced to go virtual in order to keep the public safe. This year, however, the local Gay Pride Month celebration will not look the same.
On the last Saturday of June, the area around the strip of gay establishments turns into a party of rainbow-colored flags, clothing and even lighting. Fiesta, San Antonio, Texas, United States, gay pride celebrations. Each year, San Antonio's Bigger than Texas parade and festival draws thousands in support of the LGBTQ community. Fiesta San Antonio began in 1891 began as a parade in honor of the battles of the.