A number of corporate organisations will be walking in the parade, including Tower Insurance, Countdown, ZM, KiwiRail, Fire and Emergency New Zealand, and members of the police force. Several high-profile sports organisations are also planning to take part in the parade in a move to make sport more inclusive.
Event manager for Rainbow Pride Shaughan Woodcock said he was “delighted” a new date for the parade had been found so quickly. The parade was originally scheduled to go ahead on February 20 but when it was announced on Sunday that Auckland would be moving into alert level 3, Woodcock said the decision was made to postpone.
Press Release – Rainbow Pride Auckland
The Auckland Rainbow Parade is returning to the Ponsonby strip this February 2021 and coming together to celebrate diversity, unity, respect and inclusion has never been more important.
Taking place on Saturday 20th February 2021, Auckland will be one of the few international destinations able to host a large-scale pride parade during the global COVID-19 pandemic.
Ponsonby Road will be bringing the atmosphere with many restaurants along the strip hosting special events before the main event. From 5.30pm Ponsonby Road will turn from tar to tar-ific as the parade’s procession, awash with colour, moves on foot and un-motorised floats from Tole Street down Ponsonby Road to Williamson Ave.