Our mission is simple: we want to make sure people know who Mayor Pete is and that he has strong support in San Diego.

Come join our enthusiastic group and help spread the message that we can Win The Era!

We can have up to 100 people in our contingent, so please sign-up here to let us know you will be there! While Mayor Pete may not be attendance, all 100 of us plan to bring the Boot Edge Edge!

PARADE DETAILS

Greetings Team Pete!!! Pride is coming up this Saturday 7/13, we wanted to inform you of the latest details for the parade.

Thank you for agreeing to be a part of this exciting grassroots effort to increase visibility and awareness of Mayor Pete's historic run for President of the United States. We look forward to marching with you! If you've never marched in the San Diego LGBT Pride Parade before, you're in for a real treat--you will receive so much love and positive energy from the spectators and your fellow marchers.

Meeting Location (see the map above):

Contingent #185 in Staging Area.

Near 3917 Centre Street (a few doors north of the San Diego LGBT Center).

Schedule:

10:00 a.m . (Optional) A few of us will be meeting early to get food from the food trucks nearby at the DMV.

. (Optional) A few of us will be meeting early to get food from the food trucks nearby at the DMV. 11:15 a.m. Meet at Staging Area. **

Meet at Staging Area. 12:00 p.m . We will move toward the beginning of the Parade Route. **

. We will move toward the beginning of the Parade Route. * *It will be very difficult to find us once we start moving. Please make sure to arrive by 11:30 am.**

1:33 p.m. Step off onto the parade route.

Step off onto the parade route. 2:15 p.m. Finish parade onto 6th Ave/Balboa Park Way

Traffic Conditions:

Parade will have already been underway for over an hour when we start to assemble. Traffic in and around Hillcrest will be next to unpassable around the parade route. Plan ahead!

Parking at the Old Navy Hospital to Access the Free Pride Shuttle:

Arrive early!

Old Navy Hospital Parking Lot is at Park Blvd and Presidents Way.

The free shuttle will take you to Essex Street just south of University Avenue near Normal Street.

Once you are dropped off, head up to University Avenue, proceed east of Normal St. toward Centre Street and cross University at Centre St. and we'll be one-third of the block down just past The SD LGBT Center.

To get back to the Old Navy Hospital Parking Lot

The shuttle stop is right on 6th Avenue to the west of the main festival entrance.

You can also walk by entering Balboa Park across the Laurel Street Bridge.

Suggested rideshare dropoff:

Near Park Blvd/University Ave.

What to bring (if you're in the mood to do some arts and crafts):

Big signage with memorable Pete quotes (Note: This is optional. We have enough official Pete 2020 signs for everyone!)

Before the Parade:

We will take pictures, rehearse cheers, and assign roles like safety monitor, banner holders, swag distributors, etc.

“California for Pete” signs will be provided.

We will have a giant banner and some fun enlarged Pete heads.

We will be wearing our really cool San Diego for Pete 2020 T-shirts. Suggested donation is $6 to cover their cost, but not mandatory--we would like everyone to match so we look like a unified contingent. We have a limited amount so arrive early to get first pick on sizes.

We will have 10,000 sweet Pete 2020 stickers to hand out along the parade round to the more than 150,000 spectators expected to line the route.

We will have water, but you may want to bring your own--it's expected to be 83 degrees on Saturday. Hydrate, hydrate, hydrate!

IMPORTANT PARADE SAFETY NOTES:

We cannot throw anything into the crowd. This shouldn’t be a problem as we’ll just be handing out stickers.

Keep a forward motion throughout the parade--they really want us to keep our spacing as even as possible throughout the route.

Not allowed: no water guns, confetti guns, or bubbles allowed.

Dogs allowed but must be leashed the entire time.

Don’t forget to wear sunscreen and comfortable shoes.

After the Parade:

The Festival is within walking distance of the parade finish. (Note: It opens at 11am this year).

Additional details can be found on the San Diego Pride Website: SD Pride

Thank you again! For many of us, this is our first time being this involved in any political movement.

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask!

HAPPY SAN DIEGO LGBT PRIDE!

To ensure all 100 spots fill up, please respond if you are committed to attending.

This is a grassroots group effort and not affiliated with Pete for America Inc.