Joburg Pride™ - South Africa's original Gay & Lesbian Pride celebration has been an annual fixture for Johannesburg for over 16 years. A week of fun and festivities, parties and protests. This event occupies a unique place within the historical and tourism context of South Africa.
This year's theme is "BE PROUD... SPEAK OUT", chosen to signify the need for being PROUD TO BE GAY and to SPEAK OUT about it and also to have the same attitude about HIV and AIDS.
Parade & Fair Day 2006
This year we are incorporating the AIDS REMEMBERANCE WALK into the Street Parade. The South African Lesbian and Gay Pride Parade and Fair Day (previously Mardi Gras) are now in its 17th year. In 2003 on one single day the event grew to a staggering 20 000 people with more than 35 decorated floats vying for media attention.For its fourth year now the event is being stretched across a whole week of activities in the form of a Johannesburg Gay Pride Festival, which will include plays, poetry, art, photography, cabaret, comedy, workshops, church service, theatre and music. This opens up the event to a wider portion of the community and attract both local and international audiences from outside the community. Other Southern Africa organisations that will be attending with participation are from Mozambique, Nigeria, Zambia, Swaziland, Namibia and Zimbabwe. It will also increase the branding opportunities, visibility and choice for our sponsors and supporters.
The Johannesburg Gay Pride Festival begins with our launch on 16th September 2006, which includes Heritage Day (24th September) and will culminate in the Parade and Fair Day on Saturday 30th September 2006 to be held at Zoo Lake, Johannesburg.
The event takes place in Johannesburg on Saturday 30 September 2006 with the Fair Day at Zoo Lake, Parkview Johannesburg and Street Parade through the streets of Rosebank covering a distance of 6.2kms as in 2004.
We are still negotiating with various Dance event Production companies and clubs and bars re the Official After Party.
