79 Miami Pride Pics That'll Make You Wish You Were There

A quartet of Pride marshals greeted a huge crowd of proud revelers who turned up throughout the weekend for the annual Miami Beach Gay Pride Parade and Festival. The three-day weekend started Friday, April 7 with a poolside VIP reception at the W South Beach hotel and transitioned into a full-day beach party on Saturday, before culminating with the Pride parade and festival on Sunday. The event saw a record of over 135,000 people come out for the weekend’s festivities.

Ross Mathews served as celebrity grand marshal, with a record-breaking number of parade entries, including 74 parade contingents, 22 floats, and over 3,000 participants.

Since its inception in 2009, Miami Beach Gay Pride has grown from a neighborhood event to an event on the global stage with A-list celebrities such as Elvis Duran as grand marshal in 2016 and Jordin Sparks as headline entertainer. Mario Lopez was grand marshal in 2015, Gloria Estefan was grand marshal in 2014, and Adam Lambert performed in 2013. 

Relive all of the glorious moments in the following pics (if you weren't there, try not to get too jealous), and for more information on South Beach's biggest and best LGBT celebration, visit MiamiBeachGayPride.com.