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River City Pride
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River City Pride logo
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2016 Post-Parade Block Party in 5-Points
Genre LGBT pride parade and festival
Begins October
Frequency annual
Location(s) Five Points, Riverside
Jacksonville, Florida
United States
Years active 46
Inaugurated 1978
Most recent 2018 dates unconfirmed
Attendance 15,000 (2014 estimates)
Organized by River City Pride Committee

River City Pride, also known as Jacksonville Pride, is an annual weekend-long pride parade and festival in Jacksonville, Florida. The event celebrates the local lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community and their allies. Over the years the event has been held in multiple venues around the city. The current incarnation is centered in the Five Points area in the neighborhood of Riverside. An estimated 15,000 were in attendance during the 2014 celebrations.

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