Each will be hosted by entertainer Brianna Summers at Anchor and Brine, located in the Tampa Marriott Water Street.Įntertainers Diana Ransome, Juno Vibranz and Gabrielle Santi will join Summers for the first show and Viktoria Sommers, Zeal and Allegra Williams will entertain at the second. The drag brunch will be held from 10 a.m.-12 p.m., with a second show from 1-3 p.m. Planning for Pride on the River began soon after this year’s main event, an extension of Tampa Pride’s mission to organize year-round festivities “championing our shared experiences, honoring our differences and strengthening our community.” The inaugural outing will feature a drag brunch, partner events, a diversity boat parade, riverside festival and culminate in fireworks. “Our numbers in May were more than double what we had anticipated,” Tampa Pride President Carrie West says. Organizers say the event welcomed more than 70,000 people to Ybor May 22 and that more than 15,000 are expected for its riverside follow up. The gathering follows the seventh annual Tampa Pride, billed as the nation’s first in-person Pride celebration of 2021. 18 along the Tampa Riverwalk, an end-of-summer celebration kicking off its 2022 Pride season. TAMPA | Tampa Pride will hold its inaugural Pride on the River Sept.