Meet Vanessa Edwards Foster: A Trailblazing Voice for Our Community
20 October, 2026When Vanessa Edwards Foster first discovered the word “transsexual” through tennis legend Renee Richards in 1976, she had no idea that decades later she’d be sitting across from members of Congress, lobbying for transgender rights and protections. Her journey from those early...
New Date: Pride Parade and Block Party Move to Saturday, October 10
02 October, 2026Weather damage to the Great Lawn has pushed the Pride Parade and Block Party from October 3 to Saturday, October 10. Applications are open again through October 8, and the after party at Retro has moved too.
Pride Corpus Christi Returns Saturday, October 3, 2026
18 September, 2026Last October, 30 entries rolled and walked down Shoreline and the Great Lawn filled with booths, food trucks and 28 performers. The 2026 Pride Parade and Block Party is set for Saturday, October 3, and applications to march or vend are open until September 30.
Vendors and Food Trucks Wanted for the 2026 Pride Block Party
14 September, 2026The Block Party returns to the Great Lawn at Water’s Edge Park on Saturday, October 3, 2026. Applications for vendors and food trucks are open through September 30, with fees by category and first come, first served food truck spaces.
Corpus Christi Pride Parade Returns to the Bayfront
08 September, 2026On October 3, 2026, Shoreline Blvd. by Water’s Edge Park fills up with color again. Staging starts at 2:00 PM, and the parade steps off at 4:30 PM, right along the water. There’s something about watching this parade with the bay behind it — the light, the breeze off the water, the...
Pride Corpus Christi Announces 2026 Grand Marshals
07 September, 2026Pride Corpus Christi is proud to announce the Grand Marshals for the 2026 Pride parade: Brittany Andrews and Ellison Powers. Together they represent decades of community building in South Texas alongside a new generation stepping into leadership. We’re proud to honor both for the ways that...
Meet Noel Matthewz York, Our 10th Annual Pride Block Party MC
06 September, 2026The countdown is on! Pride Corpus Christi’s 10th Annual Pride Parade and Block Party is coming to Water’s Edge Park on October 3, with festivities beginning at 4:30 p.m. At the center of this year’s celebration will be our Block Party MC, Noel Matthewz York—a performer, business owner, show...
Donna Blaze Johnson: From Bartender to Biker, a Corpus Christi Pride Legacy
26 April, 2026When Donna Blaze Johnson came out in the summer of 1977, she found her way to Corpus Christi’s LGBTQ community through a series of articles in the Caller-Times—and what she discovered changed her life forever. For decades, Donna has been a beloved fixture in our community: the first woman...
Four Decades of Sparkle and Strength: Brittany Ramirez’s Coastal Bend Legacy
21 April, 2026When Brittany Ramirez swept onto the South Texas LGBT scene at just fifteen years old in the late 1980s, she knew she’d found her home. Born an entertainer, “coming out from the womb,” as she puts it, Brittany has spent nearly four decades lighting up stages, building...
Help Shape the Future of Our LGBTQIA+ Community — Take the 2026 Community Needs Survey
10 February, 2026The Mosaic Project of South Texas and Pride Corpus Christi invite you to participate in the second annual Community Needs Survey. Last year, over a hundred and thirty community members across South Texas raised their voices through our inaugural Community Needs Survey, and the results were...