Polk Pride hosts 10th anniversary pride celebration at Munn Park. The festival draws thousands of people and more than 140 vendors. Organizers say strong support from businesses in 2025 is especially ...

Organizers of Polk Pride, an annual LGBTQ celebration in Lakeland, say they didn't consider canceling this year’s event amid a national backlash.

Polk Pride opens Saturday at 11 a.m. with a kickoff brunch at Union Hall in Lakeland. The series of events, organized by a nonprofit of the same name, continues the tradition of the Polk Gay Pride ...

Lakeland expects biggest crowd yet for Pride in the Park BY Dalia Dangerfield Polk County PUBLISHED 10:30 PM ET Jun. 04, 2023 PUBLISHED 10:30 PM EDT Jun. 04, 2023 ...

Polk Pride culminates with Pride in the Park, a gathering in Lakeland’s Munn Park on June 15, featuring entertainment, vendors and food trucks.

Supervisor of Elections Melony Bell cited "a political atmosphere" in explaning her decision not to hold outreach at Pride in ...

A Lakeland native spoke out against the city acting as host for Polk Pride's Pride in the Park event, saying it appears as government endorsement of a "sexual religion." Katherine Scafardini asked ...

A leader of Polk Pride, an LGBTQ+ advocacy group, received a call last week from the superintendent of Polk County Public Schools, who wanted to explain why he was delaying the organization’s ...

Earlier this week, Polk County commissioners rejected a proclamation celebrating Pride Month, with one member saying, "I just want to get off the ride." Skip Navigation Share on Facebook ...

LAKELAND, FL — Despite the refusal of the Polk County Commission to issue a proclamation for Pride Month for the first time since 2018, members of Polk Pride say they're proceeding with plans to ...