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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Pride Park, Miami Beach FL
Pride Park is a 5.8-acre (2.3 ha) park in Miami Beach, across from the Miami Beach Convention Center. The park was named to show community support for the LGBTQ community as well as civic pride for the Miami Beach community.

Pride Park is part of the Miami Beach City Center Campus in the Miami Beach Convention Center district.

The park is host to a number of events including the Miami Boat Show, Art Basel events and an outdoor film series.

History

In April 2019, construction started to convert the main convention center parking lot into a 5.8-acre (2.3 ha) park.

On May 3, 2019 groundbreaking was celebrated by the construction firm Critical Path, City Commissioners, the Mayor of Miami Beach and others at a public event.

During Art Basel Miami in 2022, Irma and Norman Braman donated the 16-foot (4.9 m). tall Minna sculpture by Juame Plensa to the park.

Ammenities

The park contains over 500 trees, a public park, including a tropical garden, game lawn, shaded areas, veterans’ plaza, and a number of public art projects including two public art sculptures, Elmgreen & Dragset’s Bent Pool, 2019 and Juame Plensa's Minna, 2022.

Events

One of the first events held at the newly opened Pride Park in December 2019 was Design Miami which is held during Art Basel Miami. The park is also host to a number of events for the annual Miami Beach Pride celebration each year.

Some of the events held at Pride Park include:

See also

References

  1. ^ "Pride Park". Greater Miami & Miami Beach. Retrieved 2024-01-24.
  2. ^ "Pride Park". Miami Beach Convention Center. Retrieved 2024-01-24.
  3. ^ https://www.condoblackbook.com/blog/south-beach-is-getting-lots-of-new-park-space/
  4. ^ "PROGRESSIVE BOAT SHOW EXPERIENCE". www.miamiboatshow.com. Retrieved 2024-01-25.
  5. ^ Carmona, Sergio (2022-06-30). "Second annual Summer Movies Under the Stars series taking place". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
  6. ^ https://www.miamibeachfl.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/110519-02-NOTICE-OF-SPECIAL-ELECTION-REG.pdf
  7. ^ Admin, C. P. C. (2019-05-03). "Convention Center Park". Critical Path Services, Inc. Miami, Florida Commercial Construction. Retrieved 2024-02-03.
  8. ^ "Public Art Collection – MB Arts & Culture". Retrieved 2024-02-27.
  9. ^ https://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/visual-arts/art-basel/article269398842.html
  10. ^ Admin, C. P. C. (2019-05-03). "Convention Center Park". Critical Path Services, Inc. Miami, Florida Commercial Construction. Retrieved 2024-02-02.
  11. ^ "Surprises Await in the 15th Edition of Design Miami/ | Acqualina Lifestyle Blog". www.acqualinaresort.com. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
  12. ^ Nbc6 • • (2023-04-08). "Miami Beach Pride Hosts Easter Picnic With Fun for Entire Family". NBC 6 South Florida. Retrieved 2024-02-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  13. ^ Team, CBS Miami (2024-02-15). "Ahoy matey! Discover Boating Miami International Boat Show underway - CBS Miami". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
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