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Photo by Bill Nienaber  

Grandstand Tickets $30

Located at 9th & Hennepin
Tickets for seating the covered Grandstand include a cocktail and a breakfast snack. Admission is limited to those 21 and over.

The Grandstand seating area will be located directly across from the Announcers & Judges Stand and will play host to the hilarious Pre-Parade Show.

Enjoy listening to our Celebrity Emcees announce the parade units amid their hilarious banter. Only 100 tickets will be available, so don't wait!

Tickets are now on sale.

 
Pre-Parade Show
9:00am In Front of the Grandstand
 

The Pre-Parade Show is free and will be located in the Grandstand area at the corner of 9th & Hennepin.  We are working with the Festival Entertainment team to bring you a fabulous show to get you ready for the start of the largest Parade in the City of Minneapolis.

New Rainbow Flag Unveiling

Twin Cities Pride has partnered with Minnesota Leather Flag to replace both the Leather and Rainbow Giant Flags over two years.  This year the brand-new Giant Rainbow Flag will be unveilled and the old flag decommissioned during the Pre-Parade Show in a brief, but moving, ceremony.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
 
     

During the Pre-Parade Show

Sunday, June 28 9-10am

in front of the Parade Grandstand

$5 per race to participate

Spectators free

Winner gets a fee Burrito from Chipotle

Other participants get Chips & Guac from Chipotle

All proceeds benefit Twin Cities Pride and

the Red Ribbon Ride

[Download Flyer]

 

  Parade Narration
11:00am In Front of the Grandstand
 

Our emcees, including the fabulous Monica West (pictured right) and Jason Matheson, will entertain you with their hilarious banter as they announce each contingent as it marches by the Grandstand at 9th and Hennepin.

This year our celebrity emcee will be Fox-9's Jason Matheson (pictured below). We are excited to welcome Jason and Monica to the the Announcer's Stand this year.

Our emcees will be sharing tidbits and factoids about each parade unit as it marches by.

Many parade units put on their best show in front of the Grandstand because our Parade Judges and our emcees will be stationed on the Announcer's Stand directly across the seat from the covered Grandstand seating area.

The best seats in the house are in the covered Grandstand, but there is only room for 100 people, so get your tickets now! In addition a limited number of tickets will be available for sale at the Pride Festival on Saturday, June 27.  At the Festival, they will be available at the Pride Souvenir/Merchandise booth, located near the Loring Stage.