Organizers of Polk Pride, an annual LGBTQ celebration in Lakeland, say they didn't consider canceling this year’s event amid a national backlash.

Polk Pride opens Saturday at 11 a.m. with a kickoff brunch at Union Hall in Lakeland. The series of events, organized by a nonprofit of the same name, continues the tradition of the Polk Gay Pride ...

Lakeland held Florida's first gay pride event since the shooting in Orlando. Hundreds of people danced and sang while wearing rainbow colors. "We never considered canceling, absolutely not we are ...

Beacon Hill Fellowship will host Pride in Faith June 12 at 7 p.m. at 220 W. Beacon Road in Lakeland. Friday Night Pride takes place June 13 from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. at The Parrot, 1030 E. Main St. in ...

Polk Pride culminates with Pride in the Park, a gathering in Lakeland’s Munn Park on June 15, featuring entertainment, vendors and food trucks.

Lakeland expects biggest crowd yet for Pride in the Park BY Dalia Dangerfield Polk County PUBLISHED 10:30 PM ET Jun. 04, 2023 PUBLISHED 10:30 PM EDT Jun. 04, 2023 ...

LAKELAND — The bright rainbows popping up in Lakeland over the next week not only unite the diverse lesbian, gay, ... Polk Pride 2019.

The post Lakeland to Celebrate LGBTQ Pride In June — and Faith, Families appeared first on LkldNow. The city’s 10th annual Pride Month proclamation was followed by the inaugural declaration of ...

Polk Pride opens Saturday at 11 a.m. with a kickoff brunch at Union Hall in Lakeland. The series of events, organized by a nonprofit of the same name, continues the tradition of the Polk Gay Pride ...

Lakeland Ledger No matter how steamy the weather might be, Jonette Bacchus-Yates ventures to Munn Park each year for Pride in the Park, the centerpiece of the weeklong Polk Pride commemoration.