City of Long Beach Names 2024 Pride Parade Grand Marshals
The Long Beach Pride Team1 min read
In April 2024 the City of Long Beach named the grand marshals for the 41st Long Beach Pride Parade, including Saucy Santana, Dykes on Bikes and our past board members.
On April 23, 2024, the City of Long Beach announced the grand marshals for the 41st annual Long Beach Pride Parade, set for Sunday, May 19, 2024, from 10 a.m. to noon. The theme that year was Rhythm and Rainbows, and the route ran from Ocean Boulevard and Lindero Avenue along Ocean to Alamitos Avenue in Downtown.
The City proudly presents the following 2024 grand marshals
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One honor meant a great deal to us. The Parade Grand Marshal title went to the past board members of Long Beach Pride as a group, recognizing the volunteers who carried this organization through many seasons: Alexis Garcia, Brian Bonner, Elisa McConnehea, Eric Valdez, Fred Echevarria, Freddy Herrera, Jacqueline Casey, Jannay Lima, Kathleen Pitts, Kelly Harvey, Lee Parkhurst, Manny Lemos, Ric Bragg, Robert Reedy, Sonia Ponce, Tina Probasco and Vanessa Romain.
- Celebrity Grand Marshal: Saucy Santana
- Pride Progress Grand Marshal: Donzaleigh Abernathy
- Media Grand Marshals: Annabelle Sedano of NBC4 and Enrique Chiabra of Telemundo 52
- Marilyn Barlow Grand Marshal: Irene “DJ Irene” Gutierrez
- Robert Crow Grand Marshal: Robert Cano
- Judith Doyle Grand Marshal: Dykes on Bikes
- Bryan “Whitey” Littlefield Community Bridge Building Grand Marshal: Evan Braude
- Morris Kight Political Grand Marshal: Stuart Milk of the Harvey Milk Foundation
- Dr. Robert Garcia Youth Grand Marshal: Kelly Melvin
Several of these honors carry the names of our founders, Marilyn Barlow, Robert Crow and Judith Doyle, so each year’s choices connect today’s community to the people who started it all in 1983.
The City said the grand marshals would lead
over 130 participating organizations, business and stakeholder groups showcasing a variety of vibrant and engaging floats and displays.
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The City served as host and funder of the 2024 parade, and Long Beach Pride organized the festival along the Downtown waterfront that same weekend, May 18 and 19. We are grateful for that partnership and for every honoree who said yes.
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