How long is gay pride parade in cincinnati ohio

Get the best experience and stay connected to your community with our Spectrum News app. Learn More. The events kick off at 11 a. Thousands of people will line city streets as a festive collection of floats, entertainers and community groups make the roughly hour-long trek down Vine Street and through The Banks.

From noon until 9 p. Food and beverages will be available for purchase, and a host of vendors plan to have booths set up.

Cincinnati Pride 2024: Everything to know about the parade, road closures, more

Planning to attend the event? Spectrum News 1 has put together a list of performers, vendors and everything else you need to know to help you celebrate in style. The route turns left onto Mehring Way before ending at the festival grounds. Organizers reminded parade viewers not to congregate near the parade's entrance into the park to avoid congestion.

Starting at p. Action shifts solely to the Main Stage around p. The last performer starts at 8 p. Guests must RSVP in advance. The area is open from noon to 6 p. There are also family and teen zones, with specialized entertainment geared to those audiences. The family area includes climbable blow-up attractions, carnival-style rides, face painting, even a rock-climbing wall.

The festival also has a designated Sober Zone, so people who want to take part in the festivities have an alcohol-free space to do so. Mixologists will be on site to provide a variety of delicious non-alcoholic cocktails while drag artists perform and DJ Bard provides music.

Tickets come with one free drink. Throughout the park, there will be dozens of booths set up offering a mix of products and services. There are a number of retailers, crafts people, nonprofits and community groups taking part. The Cincinnati Pride website lists nearly 50 food providers, serving dishes ranging from ice cream and soft pretzels to heartier items such as BBQ and mac and cheese.

To accommodate the parade, several downtown streets will close for part of the day on Saturday. Coming from outside the city? The major highways into downtown are I, I and I Routes 27, 32 and 50 are also major arteries in the city. There are a number of parking garages, surface lots and some street parking available near the riverfront and throughout downtown.

Cincinnati Pride organizers recommend using the free Cincinnati Connector streetcar to shuffle around the city. If you are staying in downtown Cincinnati or across the bridge in Newport, Ky. Metro bus routes 1 or 85 and get off at Nuxhall Way at Mehring Way.

Pete Rose Way. Organizers also stressed that people remain mindful of the potential for protesters around the parade route and festival area.