Come out with Pride festival

Parade participant marches with large pride flag at the Come Out with Pride parade in Orlando, Fla., Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022. This pride event is one of the largest in Fla., counting with 185,000 attendees in 2019, according to the organization's website.

Parade participants carry letters spelling out "PULSE", in remembrance of the 49 individuals killed at the mass shooting in Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, Fla on Sunday, June 12, 2016. The owner of the nightclub, Barbara Poma, founded the onePulse foundation with the intention to "Support a memorial that opens hearts, a museum that opens minds, educational programs that open eyes and legacy scholarships that open doors", states their website.

Marcher holds sign stating, "Justice for Trans Women", during the parade portion of the festival. The festival ran from noon to 9:30 p.m., while the parade started at 4 p.m. The parade included about 100 groups and took place over a mile in downtown Orlando, Fla.

Group members of Pride of the Americas wave and hold the flags of Venezuela, Argentina, Suriname, and Panama in Orlando, Fla., Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022. The group represents Pride of the Americas, a pride event planned for Feb.10-12, 2023, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

Parade participant hands out whistles to the audience standing across Central boulevard and Rosalind Avenue in Orlando, Fla., Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022. Many brands and organizations give free merchandise to parade attendees throughout the festival.

Parade participant dancing and handing out beads along the parade route in downtown Orlando, Fla., Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022.

Parade participant waves pride flag with the Truist Financial logo in Orlando, Fla., Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022.

High schools students from the Orange County Public Schools district hold and wave large pride flag in Orlando, Fla., Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022. A local high school student, Will Larkins was named one of the parade grand marshals for becoming a local activist after the "Don't Say Gay" bill was passed in April. Larkins went viral after presenting a lesson on the Stonewall Riots dressed in a cocktail dress. They also organized a “Say Gay Anyway” walkout at their school and testified in opposition to the bill in the Florida Senate.

Natalie, 21, a festival and parade attendee holds merchandise she collected throughout the day at the Come Out With Pride festival in Orlando, Fla., Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022.

Parade attendees in the corner of Rosalind Avenue and Central Boulevard after the parade had passed through, at 6 p.m. in Orlando, Fla., Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022.The Come Out with Pride festival had an economic impact of $24 million in 2019, according to the organization's report.