Event created by Feliz
Event Name: Middletown Pride Parade
QuoteThe Middletown Pride March will kick off at 1:00p.m. SHARP on Saturday, June 3, 2023 at the corner of Spring Street and Main Street.
There will be a check in tent outside of MacDonough School (on the Spring St side). ONE member of your group will check in and you will be directed to your line-up street. We will have volunteers at each intersection to make sure you get to where you need to go.
FORMATION OF THE PRIDE MARCH WILL BE AS FOLLOWS:
Barricades erected in North End..................................................................................... 11:00 PM
Vehicles and Large Floats arrive ……………................................................................ 11:30 PM
Marchers arrive ………….…………………………………………………………….. 12:00 PM
March starts…………………………………………………………………………....... 1:00 PM
Parking is available in all Municipal lots during the day of pride at no cost. PLEASE NOTE: Parking is not readily available in the March area as these are residential streets.
Melilli Plaza Arcade Lot (Dingwall Drive)
Russell Library Lot Off Broad Street
Marino Lot AKA Kid City/Washington & Broad Street Lot
DO NOT PARK IN THE METRO SQUARE MOVIE THEATER LOT- they have been known to tow vehicles at the owners expense.
The march will be assembling on five streets: Spring St, Rome Ave, Pease Ave, Stack St, and Grove St depending on your assigned marching division.
ASSEMBLY AREAS:
Pride Division ………….………………. Spring St at Main St Intersection
Rainbow Division ……………………… Parking lot - Stack St @ North Main
Division 1A …………………….............. Rome Ave
Division 1B …………………………….. Pease Ave at Spring St Intersection
Division 2 ……………………………… Spring St at Pease Ave Intersection
Division 3 …………………………….... Pease Ave at Stack St Intersection
Division 4 ……………………………… Stack St at Pease Ave Intersection
Division 5 …………………………….... Grove St
Please review the map attached. Plan your approach to the assembly area so that you can pull into line. Proceed north on High Street.
Pride Division: Turn right on Spring St and proceed to the corner of Spring and Main.
Rainbow Division: Stay on High Street to North Main. Turn right onto North Main, turn right on to Stack St
Division 1A: Stay on High Street to North Main. Turn right onto North Main, turn right on to Stack St, then turn left onto Rome Ave.
Division 1B: Turn right on Stack St. Turn right onto Pease Ave.
Division 2: Turn right on Spring St and proceed to the corner of Spring and Pease Ave.
Division 3: Stay on High Street to North Main. Turn right onto North Main, turn right on to Pease Ave.
Division 4: Turn right on Stack St and proceed to the corner of Stack and Pease Ave.
Division 5: Stay on High Street to North Main then turn right onto Grove St, Proceed to corner of Grove St and Stack St.
Rally points for larger groups: Group who are meeting on-site, can use these areas to assemble before moving into Pride March order. Assembly only – do not park cars in these areas. Drivers dropping off participants should use High Street and Stack Street to enter the marshaling area.
- MacDonough School
Please note:
1. Self-powered vehicles and wagons or trailers longer than 10 feet or wider than 8 feet must enter the assembly area at 12:30 p.m. Large vehicles will not be allowed into the assembly area after the streets are blocked for assembly at 1:00 p.m.
2. Only march unit vehicles are allowed in assembly area.
3. Do not throw anything to spectators. This is a safety issue. Small children tend to run after these, regardless of vehicles.
4. Units with animals are required to clean up after the animals. This is a public health issue.
5. At the end of the Pride March, marchers should proceed directly into the Pride Rally/ Pride Fest on the South Green. Large vehicles must turn left onto Union Street.
Middletown PrideFEST 2023 will take place from 12:00-10:00 p.m. in downtown Middletown. The event will kick off with a march down Main Street beginning at 1:00 p.m. sharp from the northern end of Main Street. The March will conclude at the end of Main Street with participants entering the South Green area and vehicles continuing on the route down Union Street to park their vehicles.
Once the march concludes, we will host our second annual Pride Rally on the South Green from 2:30 – 4:00 p.m.
See attached PDF for maps and stuff.
We're DIVISION 3 (CT 501st Garrison). We're BEHIND the Connecticare and ahead of the CT Cosplay Alliance. That means we organize at Pease Ave at Stack St Intersection.
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