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Hundreds expected to attend Come Out with Pride Festival at Lake Eola

Orlando, Fla. — The most anticipated event of Pride Week is about to go down in downtown Orlando at Lake Eola. This Saturday is the Come Out with Pride Festival, which features a marketplace, two entertainment stages for performers, and of course, a parade and fireworks.

The free event itself starts at noon with stuff going on all around the lake. The marketplace will showcase both businesses and organizations that support the LGBTQ community, as well as a kickoff launch party at the Stonewall Bar. There will also be events at the Kids Fringe Rainbow Ranch, including Bubble Fun, Rainbow Dance and Storytime with a Drag Queen. In regards to the entertainment stages, among the performers are Brazillian pop star Pabllo Vittar and Broadway star Jennifer Holliday.

At 4 p.m., the Most Colorful Parade will begin, which will feature over 100 groups that span a one mile route around Lake Eola.

Finally, at 9 p.m., the evening will end with a signature fireworks show, which will mark the end of Come Out with Pride 2019.

Due to the size of the event and the amount of people that are expected to attend, there will be road closures that last all weekend. Here they are

- Magnolia Avenue is closed from Robinson Street to Concord until 7 p.m.

- Rosalind Avenue will be closed from South Street to Robinson until 7:30 pm.

- Summerlin Avenue will be closed from Central Boulevard to Robinson Street until 8 p.m.

- Central Boulevard is closed from Rosalind to Summerlin Avenue until 9 p.m.

- Eola Drive will closed until midnight between Robinson and Washington Street.

- Robinson Street is closed between Rosalind Avenue and Summerlin until Sunday at 2 a.m.

For the complete list of events going on at the Come Out with Pride Festival, click here:

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