The organization said its goal is to keep the community safe from contracting or spreading the coronavirus. Pride Houston said the kickoff event was secured by a permit from the city of Houston for the September 25th Celebration Festival and Parade but decided to scale back on the annual event until 2022. But as new COVID-19 infections are rising and the presence of the Delta variant we think it would be more prudent to host a smaller capacity event,” said Thasia Madison, Pride Houston president.
“We (Pride Houston) were looking forward to bringing back the parade this year since some COVID-19 restrictions have been relaxed. The organization said this decision was not based on the city of Houston. HOUSTON – Pride Houston is opting for a block party in Montrose instead of the 2021 Pride Parade in September due to the rise in COVID-19 cases and Delta variant in the Houston area.
