The Diversity Center

Calling All Allies!!! 39th Santa Cruz Pride PARADE and FESTIVAL

Schedule of Festivities for Sunday, June 2, 2013

Parade: kicks off at 11 a.m., starts at Pacific Avenue and Cathcart in downtown Santa Cruz

Festival: 11a.m.-4 p.m., Pacific Ave. from Cooper St. to Water St.

APPLICATIONS: BOOTHS

PARADE due 5/21

2012 Grand Marshals

Join us for our 39th Annual Santa Cruz Pride event

Bring a friend!

Start your day off with the Santa Cruz Pride Parade which kicks off at 11:00am on Sunday, June 2, 2013, or better yet come and join the parade! Complete your parade reservation form by May 21st to reserve your space in the parade. The parade moves north on Pacific to Church St. (by the Regal Cinema 9). Come out and see our Grand Marshals and hundreds of other folks proceeding up Pacific Ave.!

North of Church St., the Santa Cruz Pride street festival will run until 4:00pm on Cooper St., Locust St., and Pacific Ave. (from Cooper to Water). Stop at the main stage at Cooper St. (in front of Vinocruz at the MAH) and see proclamations from the City and County. See Frootie Flavors, the Santa Cruz Derby Girls and other acts including CHEER San Francisco! Stroll along the booths on Pacific and see the resources and attractions available in Santa Cruz. Dance your heart out with DJ Reb near Pacific & Front. Finally, you can join the after party with DJ AD at Motiv.

Pride THANKS!!

Thanks to all of our supporters: First Congregational Church, Wells Fargo, Tri County Towing & Transport, Out In Our Faith, Santa Cruz Derby Girls, Temple Beth El, CHEER San Francisco, Pure Pleasure, KION, Frog Hollow Farm, The GAP, Target, Teresa Marlow of Monterey Bay Properties, Motiv, Blue Lagoon/Blue Lounge, The Royals, DJ AD, DJ Reb and Rebel Music, Pacific Cookie Company, Streetlight Records, A Brighter World, Starbucks, Cafe Gratitude, Frootie Flavors, Moe's Alley, Pulse Productions, Dynamic Press, Pizza My Heart, Fab Friday, Taylor's Tonics, New Leaf, Staff of Life, Santa Cruz Info Kiosk, Sheldon Wiseman... and the list just keeps growing!

Sponsorship Opportunities

We depend on our sponsors to help us bring PRIDE to our community. Santa Cruz Pride is run in large part by volunteers, as a program of The Diversity Center, serving the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex and Questioning Community of Santa Cruz County. Sponsor packages are available starting at just $600 and include exposure to thousands of people via booths, stage and the web! Check out our sponsor packages here!

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We Need Volunteers!

Help make Santa Cruz Pride a success. Volunteer for an hour or two, or for the whole day! Lots of opportunities available. For information regarding volunteering:

or call (831) 425-5422. Or click here to complete a volunteer form online.

Things to know about Santa Cruz Pride:

Admission is free.

This is a tobacco-free event.

No outside alcohol is allowed; alcohol available only in designated area.

Service animals only please.

Any political statements, actions or endorsements made by participants in the Santa Cruz County Pride Parade and Festival are not necessarily the opinions expressed by the Santa Cruz Pride Committee or the Diversity Center.

Check out the press from last year at Santa Cruz Pride 2012!

Awesome photos by Bradley Stuart Allen (www.BradleyStuart.net)

2012 parade

Thank you to DJ Reb for running an awesome dance area!!!

For More Information: or call (831) 425-5422.

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