On Thursday evening, the Tampa Pride parade joined a growing list of Tampa Bay area events affected by concerns surrounding novel coronavirus.
“We are rescheduling Tampa Pride 2020 to May 30, 2020,” organizers wrote about the event that was supposed to happen in Ybor City on March 28.
“All Official Tampa Pride 2020 events are on hold and may be rescheduled,” the statement said.
In a text message to Creative Loafing Tampa Bay, Tampa Pride President Carrie West said, "We are working with facilities and agents for the headliners."
"The city confirmed the open May 30th date for rescheduling," West added. "Sorry for confusion, just a fluid state."
The 2020 Tampa Pride Parade in Ybor City, Florida has been rescheduled from March 28 to May 30.
Read the full statement below, and click here to see a list of Tampa Bay events that’ve been affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
Tampa Pride 2020 Postponed
Festival and Diversity Parade postponed over coronavirus concerns
3-12-2020, 7:45pm
To Our Community:
Tampa Pride 2020 wants to ensure the health and safety of our community first and have taken the necessary precaution to do so. Tampa Pride 2020 in Ybor City & at The Cuban Club on 3-28-2020 have been postponed. We made this difficult decision to postpone because of the Coronavirus COVID-19 emergency.
We are rescheduling Tampa Pride 2020 to May 30, 2020.
All Official Tampa Pride 2020 events are on hold and may be rescheduled.
Tampa Pride 2020 will keep you updated on the current changing situation.
We thank you in advance for your patience during these trying times for our community & country.
Carrie West, President
Mark Eary, Vice President
Mark Bias, Secretary
Howard Grater, Treasurer
John Desmond, At Large
All our Team Leaders & Volunteers
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This article appears in Mar 12-19, 2020.