This post was contributed by a community member. The views expressed here are the author's own.

Health & Fitness

St. Pete Pride 2013 Photo Gallery

Here you can go to the Promenade and not get wet. Take your time there are lots of photos.

Rain and all it was a great day at the 11th annual St. Pete Pride Street Festival and Promenade.

The turnout was great, there were more food and beverage vendors than ever. Political officials and candidates were in abundance and one of the biggest ovations was for Bob Buckhorn, Mayor of Tampa.

Locally, Kathleen Ford, Rick Kriseman, Wengay Newton, Steve Kornell and others were on hand.

Find out what's happening in St. Petewith free, real-time updates from Patch.

It was great to catch up with some old friends and make a few new ones.

With the Supreme Court Rulings this week everyone was in a great mood and the rain did not dampen anyone's spirit a bit.

Find out what's happening in St. Petewith free, real-time updates from Patch.

The crowd represented every segment of our culture and the event had something to offer for every.

Perhaps it's just me getting older, but the crowd seems a bit younger every year.

I case you could not make it to the festival or got run off early by the rain above is my St. Pete Pride Photo Gallery for this year. Click on the photo and follow the action.

I hope you enjoy it and make plans to join us next year when I am sure the Festival will be bigger and better than ever before.

Please take a few seconds and Like the Post on your Facebook page, link it to your Twitter account and your other social media sites and email it to your friends all over the country. It's a great event to share.

A special thanks to all the vendors and attendees who braved the rain for a very special day.

e-mail Doc at: dr.webb@verizon.net, or send me a Facebook Friend request

We’ve removed the ability to reply as we work to make improvements. Learn more here

The views expressed in this post are the author's own. Want to post on Patch?