{"id":56340,"date":"2025-06-14T17:47:22","date_gmt":"2025-06-14T21:47:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=56340"},"modified":"2025-06-18T18:39:27","modified_gmt":"2025-06-18T22:39:27","slug":"pride-in-the-park-2025-largest-crowd-ever-at-pride-in-the-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2025\/06\/14\/pride-in-the-park-2025-largest-crowd-ever-at-pride-in-the-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Pride in the Park 2025 &#8211; Largest Crowd Ever at Pride in the Park"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Photos by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/lakelandlocal\/\">Tom Hagerty Photography<\/a> Pride in the Park. Munn Park. Lakeland, Fla. June 14, 2025. (\u00a9 Tom Hagerty) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/lakelandlocal\/albums\/72177720326858437\/\" class=\"ek-link\">Click here to see more photos<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?height=476&#038;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fsouthernrootspj%2Fvideos%2F1150336303799590%2F&#038;show_text=false&#038;width=267&#038;t=0\" width=\"267\" height=\"476\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowFullScreen=\"true\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhat an incredible day at Polk Pride in Lakeland at Munn Park! The event was a beautiful celebration of love, acceptance, and community for the LGBTQ+ community. There was an overwhelming sense of happiness in the air, and everyone felt welcome and at home,\u201d said Danielle Valente<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cA heartfelt thank you to all the sponsors who made this event possible! Your support means the world to us. 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