2026 LA Pride Parade Application
  • 2026 PARADE APPLICATION

    DEADLINE FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 2026
  • The 56th Annual LA Pride Parade
    in Hollywood, on Sunday, June 14, 2026

    The LA Pride Parade was the first permitted LGBTQ parade in the world, and we're continuing our tradition and mission to celebrate the LGBTQ+ community of Los Angeles and beyond!

    Last year's attendance topped 120,000, with the highest Pride parade TV ratings in SoCal, thanks to our Emmy Award-winning live broadcast on ABC7.

    We can't wait to review your application to join us! Submissions always far exceed capacity, so give us your most engaging ideas- any contingent that entertains, delights, educates, or inspires our spectators is sure to get a long look by the review committee. 

    To our wonderful large companies and large nonprofit supporters: We strongly urge you to consider a sponsorship, rather than this application. While applications are open to all, local and small-to-midsize groups, orgs and retailers are given priority to ensure we are supporting our grassroots community and neighbors.

    Please email partnerships@lapride.org to learn more about becoming a sponsor. Thanks for your consideration.

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  • YOUR CREATIVE DESCRIPTION:

    Describe your parade contingent's creative concept, design, and build. Provide specifics such as what your float or vehicle will look like, what your marchers plan on wearing or doing, what your lead banner will say, etc.

    The 2026 Theme is "RISE WITH PRIDE." While it's not required to incorporate the theme, we encourage you to interpret "Rise with Pride" when conceptualizing your parade entry.

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  • READ BEFORE SUBMITTING- PARTICIPATION RULES & REGULATIONS:

    1. LA Pride is a safe space event for all ages. Nudity, obscenity, harassment, bullying, pranking, and aggressive, intoxicated, or altered behaviors are all strictly prohibited.
    2. Drug and alcohol use by operators, staff, crew, or volunteers is strictly prohibited.
    3. Throwing, tossing, or launching any items into crowd, or at a person is strictly prohibited due to safety and insurance reasons.
      • Violations will result in immediate expulsion with no refund.
    4. We strongly discourage printed giveaway items: Flyers, leaflets, business cards, paper coupons make up the vast bulk of litter on the street.
    5. Pets and Animal Policy: Pets are not allowed. The festival is extremely crowded and noisy, and summer temperatures can be very warm. Please leave your pets at home.
      • Service animals are allowed, only as defined by the Americans with Disability Act.
      • Service animals must be insured by their owner(s) against liability claims.
      • CSW, its staff, producers, agents, contractors, and assigns are not responsible for the safety, well-being, health, or care of any service animals, nor responsible for any injury or damage caused by a service animal.
    6. Third-party sponsorship, advertising or sharing of booths is prohibited.
    7. Booth trash and debris must not be left behind at the end of the event.
      • Anyone identified as leaving large amount of trash/debris will be subject to fines and barred from future festivals.
    8. CSW, staff, and event producers reserve the right to eject violators without refund.
    9. All laws, rules, and regulations applicable to the City and County of Los Angeles, and any written or verbal directives (e.g. street signs, festival signs, directives from LA Pride staff) must be complied with.

    As an authorized applicant for your organization and its participating members, I/we hereby agree to accept the risk of bodily injury and/or property damage to our parties, or a third party as a result of my/our participation in the LA Pride Parade and/or Pride Village Festival.

    I/we agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Christopher Street West Association, Inc., the City of Los Angeles, and their respective officers, employees, producers, agents, contractors, crew, and volunteers from and against any and all causes of actions, claims, losses, injuries, suits, demands and judgments arising from, or in any way relating to my/our participation, presence, or operation at the events and/or is the result of my/our gross negligence or willful misconduct (including all expenses of litigation and reasonable attorney fees).

    I/we grant an unconditional release for all media rights, including video and photography by virtue of our appearance or presence, throughout the universe, in perpetuity.

    (State of California Agencies exempt from indemnification and hold harmless as self-insured for liability with valid workers compensation.)

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