Santa Cruz Pride is the largest LGBTQ+ event on the Central Coast (the third oldest annual Pride Parade and Festival celebrated in California), attracting more than 7,000 participants every year since June 1975. Kick off the Pride season with the Santa Cruz Pride Parade and Festival!  The parade will start at 11am along Pacific Avenue, and the festival will be from noon to 4pm at the Museum of Art and History, at Abbott Square right in front of the museum, and all along Cooper Street in front of the Square.