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What: 38th Annual Chicago Gay
Pride Parade
When: Noon Sunday
Where: Step-off at Halsted Street and Belmont Avenue. See map for route.
BY THE NUMBERS
Some information about the parade, from coordinator Richard Pfeiffer:
38 Years the parade has been running.
100-150 Participants in the parade’s first year.
440,000 Estimated participants this year.
0 Number of floats in the parade’s first year.
78 Number of floats slotted for this year.
250 Number of entries scheduled for this year, including floats and vehicles.
17 blocks. Route of parade.
1 mile. Approximate length of the pre-parade lineup of participants (this item as published has been corrected in this text).
