Each year, Honolulu, the epicenter of Hawaii\u2019s \u201cGathering Place\u201d island of O\u02bbahu, gathers together all who represent and support LGBTQ rights and community for the annual Honolulu Pride festival and parade.<\/p>\n
Created by the Hawai\u02bbi LGBT Legacy Foundation, the festivities take place yearly in mid-late October and represent the Aloha State\u2019s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer community event.<\/p>\n
Last year\u2019s 2016 gathering was a great success, bringing together the Islands\u2019 richly diverse and thriving LGBTQ community alongside supporting friends, families and fans. What ensued was two nonstop weeks, filled to the gills with good times and great vibes, centered on celebrating all things LGBTQ \u2014 specifically the bonds of love, friendship and absolute aloha that connects us all.<\/p>\n
The apex of the event \u2014 the Honolulu Pride Parade \u2014 which first began in 1990 was attended by a plethora of locals and visitors alike, boasting more than 3,000 enthusiastic attendees cheering on a prismatic procession of 115 floats spanning every color of the rainbow, 60 parade entrants and 1,000 participants. An estimated 20,000 viewers worldwide also took in the festivities from fields afar thanks to Olelo Community Media and special celebrity hosts Keoki Kerr and Jodi Leong, which broadcasted the 2016 parade online for a worldwide audience to also enjoy.<\/p>\n
And this year promises to be just as well-attended and super fun. Scheduled for October 20, 2018, the Honolulu Pride parade will make its way down Honolulu\u2019s main thoroughfare of Kal\u0101kaua Avenue, the culmination of a week of Honolulu Pride happenings held previous.<\/p>\n
In addition to this magical main attraction, the festival will also feature an impressive lineup of talent, including exciting live acts, as well as a vast variety of LGBTQ-friendly bars and local restaurants which will provide delicious tropical island-inspired drinks and \u2018ono<\/em> grinds.<\/p>\n For more information, visit hawaiilgbtlegacyfoundation.com\/pride<\/a> and click here for the 2018 Honolulu Pride festival schedule of events<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Each year, Honolulu, the epicenter of Hawaii\u2019s \u201cGathering Place\u201d island of O\u02bbahu, gathers together all who represent and support LGBTQ rights and community for the annual Honolulu Pride festival and parade. Created by the Hawai\u02bbi LGBT Legacy Foundation, the festivities take place yearly in mid-late October and represent the Aloha State\u2019s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual,…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":109,"featured_media":69466,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3344],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-79273","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-things-to-do-oahu"],"yoast_head":"\n