Vegas Pride Parade street closures announced

Friends, from left, "Teryn McCloseoff", of Palm Springs, Daniel "Sister Gloria-Areola" Roybal, of Las Vegas Sin City Sisters, and "LaTina Turner" of Palm Springs mingle before the 29th annual Pride Parade on Fourth Street in downtown Las Vegas Friday, Sept. 7, 2012. The parade was a part of the celebration of the local gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Revelers march in the ninth annual Gay Pride Night parade along fourth street Friday, May 11, 2007, in downtown Las Vegas. (Ralph Fountain/Las Vegas Review-Journal file photo)

Revelers ride a boat converted into a float during the ninth annual Gay Pride Night parade along fourth street Friday, May 11, 2007, in downtown Las Vegas. (Ralph Fountain/Las Vegas Review-Journal file photo)

Participants dressed as superheroes dance during the Gay Pride Parade in downtown Las Vegas on Friday night, May 2, 2008. (Ralph Fountain/Las Vegas Review-Journal file photo)

Participants who call themselves "Dolly Woods," left, and "Jamie Kurtis" pose before the start of the Gay Pride Parade in downtown Las Vegas on Friday night, May 2, 2008. (Ralph Fountain/Las Vegas Review-Journal file photo)

Comedian Roseanne Barr chats with a fan before taking part in the Gay Pride Parade in downtown Las Vegas on Friday night, May 2, 2008. (Ralph Fountain/Las Vegas Review-Journal file photo)

Scott Nelson, left, and Jim McCoy of MGM Resorts Events wave during the annual Pride Parade on Fourth Street in downtown Las Vegas, Sept. 7, 2012. This year”;s parade is scheduled for Sept. 6. (K.M. Cannon)

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By RICHARD N. VELOTTA LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL

September 3, 2014 - 5:44 pm

Several streets in downtown Las Vegas will be closed Friday afternoon and evening for the annual Las Vegas Pride Parade.

The celebration, in its 31st year in Southern Nevada, will include a parade along downtown’s traditional route, Fourth Street from Gass Avenue to Ogden Avenue.

Road closures will run from 3 p.m. to 11 p.m. The parade begins at 8.

Fourth Street will be closed from Gass to Stewart Avenue, the disbanding area.

Carson and Bridger avenues, between Third Street and Las Vegas Boulevard, also will be closed to provide parade route viewing areas. Parade staging will occur on Coolidge, Hoover and Gass avenues between Fourth Street and Casino Center Boulevard and on Third Street between Charleston Boulevard and Garces Avenue.

Organizers say the event is a celebration of diversity in the Las Vegas lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community.

Contact Richard N. Velotta at rvelotta@reviewjournal.com or 702-477-3893. Find him on Twitter: @RickVelotta.

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