Boquerón Pride
Boquerón Pride (Spanish: Orgullo Boquerón) is an annual pride parade and street party held during the month of June (usually the week after Pride Puerto Rico in San Juan) in the beach town of Boquerón in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. Along with Pride Puerto Rico (also known as San Juan Pride), this is the largest LGBT pride-related event in Puerto Rico. The festival features a pride parade, street food, live music and drag queen performances, and with up to 40,000 attendees, it is one of the largest pride celebrations in the Caribbean region.
| Boquerón Pride Orgullo Boquerón | |
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Boquerón Pride in 2013 | |
| Genre | pride parade and festival |
| Begins | Second Friday of June |
| Ends | Second Sunday of June |
| Frequency | Annually |
| Location(s) | Main Street of El Poblado de Boquerón in Boquerón, Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico |
| Years active | 20 |
Orgullo Boquerón is celebrated in and around the main street of El Poblado de Boquerón, a small fishing village that attracts visitors from all over Puerto Rico due to its seafood, nightlife, beaches, boating opportunities and its proximity to a number of nature reserves. Although there are no exclusively gay clubs or bars in El Poblado, this small village is considered the second most popular gay destination in Puerto Rico for its drag queen events and gay-friendly bars, restaurants and hotels.