Atlanta, GA
Guide to Pride: Everything you need to know for 2024 Atlanta Pride Parade and festival
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) – Atlanta Pride is almost here! Here is everything you’ll need to know for this weekend.
The Atlanta Pride Festival celebrates diversity and equality in Atlanta and nationwide. Since 1971, it has grown into the largest pride festival in the United States, attracting crowds upwards of 300,000.
What is pride?
According to the Atlanta Pride website, it began in June to commemorate the Stonewall Uprisings. Although a full month of events still occur in June, Atlanta Pride has moved from it’s original date to coincide with National Coming Out Day.
Is the Pride parade family friendly?
Yes! Atlanta Pride has family-friendly events and people of all ages are welcome.
Is there a cost to attend the Atlanta Pride parade or festival?
No. Atlanta Pride is one of the largest FREE pride celebrations in the nation. Donations are accepted year-round to help support the Atlanta Pride mission.
Where is the Atlanta Pride parade?
The parade will begin at the Civic Center Marta Station, head down Peachtree Street, turn right onto 10th Street and end at Piedmont Park.
Be on the lookout for some of our Atlanta News First team along the way!
Where can I park for Atlanta Pride?
While there are several options for parking, it is highly encouraged to use rideshare and public transportation. Piedmont Park is about 1.2 miles from the Arts Center or Midtown MARTA rail stations. The parade also starts near the Atlanta Civic Center MARTA Station and ends near the Charles Allen gate to Piedmont Park.
If biking to the park, free bike valet stations are located in the meadow near the Atlanta BeltLine.
Piedmont Park and the Atlanta Botanical Gardens SAGE parking facility has a limited, paid parking deck of 765 parking spaces.
Attendees are asked to be considerate of parking in surrounding neighborhoods.
Bicycles, vehicles, skateboards, scooters or skates/roller blades is prohibited on the festival grounds during the Atlanta Pride Festival.
Public transportation:
Those coming to Pride are encouraged to use MARTA. Check here for more information and bus/train routes and reroutes.
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What time is the Pride Parade?
The Atlanta Pride Parade steps off at noon on Sunday.
Complete weekend event timelines along with times for the other annual marches can be found here.
What is the weather forecast for Atlanta Pride weekend?
We’re expecting beautiful weather this weekend, but check out the latest from our First Alert Weather team here.
What can I bring? What can’t I bring to Atlanta Pride?
You are welcome to bring food and drinks but are encouraged to support Pride vendors! According to the Atlanta Pride website, supporting in this way helps cover operating costs and keeps Pride free!
You can bring lawn chairs and umbrellas. Tents are allowed in designated areas, but should not be staked into the ground.
Any personal items left overnight, including tents, will be removed.
While pets are allowed along the parade route, according to the City of Atlanta’s ordinance, pets are not permitted in Piedmont Park during Class-A festivals, like Atlanta Pride. Service animals are an exception.
Glass bottles are not permitted on the premises.
Please do not bring weapons to Atlanta Pride.
What is the schedule for Atlanta Pride?
There are many activities to participate in throughout pride weekend. Official event schedules can be found here.
What performances are happening at the Atlanta Pride festival?
There will be performances by Ava Max, Monet X Change, Cakes Da Killa, Mila Jam, Honey Balenciaga and so many more!
Can I volunteer at Atlanta Pride?
Atlanta Pride accepts volunteers for the pride festival and for events year-long. Please visit their website for more information.
Can I watch the Atlanta Pride parade on TV or is it streaming?
Yes! Atlanta News First is exclusively airing the Atlanta Pride Parade on Peachtree TV. You can also stream it on Atlanta News First. Download our app anywhere you stream (Roku, FireTV, AppleTV, etc).
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Will parade attendees be on the news?
Be on the lookout for our Atlanta News First team throughout the festivities, and you might be featured on our newscasts.
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Atlanta, GA
Bill Belichick takes in girlfriend Jordon Hudson’s Atlanta cheerleading competition
She’s cheer captain, and he’s in the bleachers.
Bill Belichick was in Atlanta over the weekend to cheer on his 24-year-old girlfriend, Jordon Hudson, during a cheerleading competition, TMZ reported.
Hudson was competing for Code Black, which she cheered for in a Cheer Extreme All-Stars event in Raleigh, North Carolina, in November.
Belichick sported a button-down shirt, jeans and a Navy submarine cap, while Hudson donned the Code Black uniform, as did the rest of her teammates.
Photos published by the outlet showed the two all smiles as they stood next to one another.
Hudson had also posted a video of part of the routine Code Black performed during the first day of the competition.
Belichick has not been shy about supporting his younger paramour since their relationship became public over the summer of 2024.
The University of North Carolina football coach, and six-time Super Bowl-winning head coach, attended the cheer competition in November and was there to support Hudson at the Miss Maine USA pageant earlier this year.
Hudson has been there to support Belichick throughout his first season at the helm at UNC, which drew plenty of headlines off the field.

The relationship between the 73-year-old and Hudson has generated plenty of interest and drama, aside from Belichick going 4-8 in his first season at UNC and repeated questions about whether he would leave the football program. Belichick ended up making major staff changes after the season.
Hudson created waves earlier this year when she stepped in during a “CBS Sunday Morning” interview when Belichick was asked how the pair met, creating weeks of headlines.
More recently, she has been in a back-and-forth with investigative sports journalist Pablo Torre – at one point claiming she would sue him – and last month The Post reported that Jen Belichick, the daughter-in-law of Bill – went on a nearly hour-long rant in the coach’s office about Hudson and how she was “f–king twisting” Belichick’s brain.
Atlanta, GA
Security tightened for Hanukkah celebrations across metro Atlanta after Sydney mass shooting
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Dozens of Hanukkah celebrations across metro Atlanta will go on as scheduled this week.
Security is now top priority following the brutal shooting that killed 15 people at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia.
“Of course the minute the news came out from Australia we were in touch with our law enforcement partners,” said Renee Kutner, president and CEO of the Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta. “We went back through the plans. We amped them up where we needed to. People will see extra patrols around, not because there’s threats but because we just want to make sure everybody knows that they’re safe.”
The Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta says it spends millions of dollars every year securing its community against antisemitic attacks.
“We are so blessed to have really, really great relationships with law enforcement at every level across metro Atlanta and throughout Georgia,” Kutner said. “And we’ve been in contact with all of them. They are so supportive and they will be at our events – they will amp up the security.”
According to Kutner, the heightened security is out of an abundance of caution.
“We have no credible threats, no reason to believe that lone actors somewhere else will affect anything here, and we want to give our community the chance to celebrate,” Kutner said.
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Atlanta Hawks and Philadelphia 76ers Announce Starting Lineups For Tonight’s Game
The Hawks would love to forget Friday’s embarrassing loss to the Detroit Pistons.
After an entertaining first quarter, Atlanta was dominated over the final three quarters and ended up losing by 27 points to the top team in the Eastern Conference. They are hoping for a quick bounce back today at home vs Philadelphia and will could use a win to get back on track.
The game is getting closer to tipoff and both teams have announced their starting lineups:
Hawks
G-Nickeil Alexander-Walker
G- Dyson Daniels
F- Zaccharie Risacher
F- Jalen Johnson
C- Onyeka Okongwu
76ers
G- Quentin Grimes
G- VJ Edgecombe
F- Paul George
F- Dominick Barlow
C- Joel Embiid
Deeper look at Atlanta
When previewing the game this morning, our own Rohan Raman took a deeper look at the Hawks’ advanced numbers today:
“Atlanta’s offense has been surprisingly solid without Trae Young, but the Pistons game was a poor showing. The Hawks are 12th in points, 10th in FG%, 10th in 3P%, 17th in FT%, 25th in rebounds (24th in OREB, 22nd in DREB), 1st in assists, and 18th in turnovers per game. They’re 16th in offensive rating this year.
On a per-game basis, the Hawks’ defense rank 21st in points allowed, 18th in FG% allowed, 9th in 3P% allowed, 23rd in rebounds allowed, 4th in steals, and 12th in blocks. They’re 14th in defensive rating on the year, which puts them in a slightly above-average tier despite their recent run of poor performance on end.
Philadelphia is still figuring out how their offense operates when everyone is healthy, but Tyrese Maxey is always dangerous and they quietly have a reasonably deep roster. They’re 16th in points, 24th in FG%, 17th in 3P%, 6th in FT%, 9th in rebounds (10th in OREB, 9th in DREB), 20th in assists, and 11th in turnovers per game. They’re 15th in offensive rating this season.
After a difficult night against a tough Detroit defense, the matchup gets slightly easier against the 76ers. Even so, they’ve been playing good defense as of late – albeit against poor competition. They are 12th in points allowed, 8th in FG% allowed, 8th in 3P% allowed, 21st in rebounds allowed, 19th in steals, and 2nd in blocks. They’re 9th in defensive rating, so this would be the second straight game for the Hawks against a top-ten defense by defensive rating.”
Because they are at home and will have the best player on the floor, I like the Hawks to win this game. Quentin Grimes is someone who has given the Hawks trouble before, and rookie VJ Edgecombe has had a great start to his career. Still, I like Johnson and Onyeka Okongwu to lead the Hawks to a win today at home.
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