Downtown Orlando gears up Saturday for Come Out With Pride, the annual celebration returning to Lake Eola Park with a full day of music, drag performances and a parade that organizers call one of the largest Pride events in the Southeast. The festival runs from noon to 10 p.m. on October 17, with the Most Colorful Parade stepping off at 4 p.m. and fireworks capping the night at 9:30 p.m.
Come Out With Pride returns to Lake Eola Park for its annual celebration, according to Bungalower. The parade begins near Washington Street and Orange Avenue and finishes near Lake Eola Park, per the Come Out With Pride event schedule, which also lists fireworks over the lake at 9:30 p.m.
The parade route lines up with details from Visit Orlando, which reports the parade kicks off at 4 p.m. at Washington Street and Orange Avenue, travels through downtown and ends at Lake Eola Park. The same account notes the festival includes two stages of live performances, music, DJs and drag performers, along with Trans Pride programming, a family and youth zone, and a marketplace.
Rallies, Fireworks and a Free Festival
Visit Orlando's rundown also places the trans rally at 1 p.m. and the pride rally at 6:15 p.m., bookending the parade's 4-to-6 p.m. window. Organizers describe Come Out With Pride as completely free to attend, though paid VIP tickets offer additional amenities, the outlet notes.
The festival includes live entertainment, drag performances, food and merchandise vendors, family-friendly activities and fireworks over Lake Eola, Bungalower reports. Come Out With Pride bills itself as the biggest single-day event in Central Florida and one of the largest Pride celebrations in the Southeast, according to the event's own site.
How Many Showed Up Last Year
Just how many people turned out in 2025 depends on who's counting. Come Out With Pride organizers reported that more than 230,000 people attended the previous year's celebration, per Bungalower's account of organizer figures, while Visit Orlando's blog puts the number at more than 235,000 supporters. ClickOrlando, meanwhile, reported that the city hosted more than 200,000 people at the 21st annual celebration, according to ClickOrlando. Parade organizers told the Orlando Sentinel last year, “We have more participants in the parade than we did last year.”
Road Closures to Know Before Saturday
Drivers should expect delays around Lake Eola and allow extra travel time, Bungalower reports. East Central Boulevard will close between North Rosalind Avenue and North Eola Drive from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, while North Eola Drive will close between East Robinson and East Washington streets from 8 p.m. Thursday to 4 a.m. Sunday. Additional closures will affect North Orange Avenue, East Robinson Street, North Rosalind Avenue and surrounding streets along the parade route.
Road closure information is available on orlando.gov, according to Bungalower, and the city's road-closures page notes that the list shows construction and special-event closures that may affect travel or access. The full 2026 closure schedule wasn't detailed beyond those street segments in the available information, so drivers heading downtown Saturday should plan around the parade's afternoon window and the fireworks finale that night.
