We are incredibly honored to have been selected as Grand Marshals for the 2025 CNY Pride Parade. SSG has always been proud to be a queer-organized group that is the most inclusive gang in town–where all people with all bodies on all wheels are welcome. If you’re looking for community, support, acceptance or family, we encourage you to join us this month and every month.
CNY Pride Parade 2025 Grand Marshals
WHEN: Saturday, June 21st, 10AM Lineup, 11AM Parade Starts
WHERE: CNY Pride Parade Staging Area, 561 Solar St
You, friends and family members are welcome to march or roll with SSG and/or wear Pride edition merch no matter how you identify. We appreciate all the queer people AND allies that make SSG such a welcoming group for so many.
Please view https://www.cnypride.org/parade for complete information about where to lineup for the parade, the length of the route, parking, etc (there is a map below, as well).
To find a rough approximation of where we are meeting to line up, you can put 561 Solar Street, Syracuse, NY in your GPS!
Lineup Info:
We will be at the very front of the parade in the lineup (Position #1), and will have a pace car to help us maintain an ideal speed to lead the parade. Skaters, it’s very important to note that it is critical we keep a manageable pace for the parade, so you must have the control to be able to do that. Picking a walking buddy to help you control your speed is highly encouraged! We don’t recommend skating in the parade if you don’t have experience with uneven terrain, obstacle avoidance, and/or are not comfortable stopping and falling safely. The parade route is only 0.75 miles long, but between waiting for the parade to start in the staging lot and the slow-moving nature of the parade, you’ll likely be on skates for about 2 hours, so make sure you’re comfortable with that as well.
Meet Ariel/Havoc and her partner Jazzy at the Parade Staging lot at 10AM. Ariel/Havoc will be wearing a black & rainbow Syracuse Skate Gay tank and rainbow-sequined shorts, is 5’5, plus-size with curly light brown hair and tattoos of marine life. Jazzy will be wearing a rainbow-sequined top and shorts and is tall and gorgeous with vibrant green hair.
It’s forecasted to be a beautiful, sunny day with limited precipitation, with a predicted high of 86º, so as usual, it’s going to be HOT!!! Please remember that the parade staging area is a large, unshaded parking lot. Make sure to hydrate and have a good meal prior to arriving, and apply sunscreen.
Havoc will have a limited amount of bottled water and sunscreen on hand for participants to use, as well as rainbow sparkle Syracuse Skate Gang stickers to hand out to the crowd, and a large Syracuse Skate Gay vinyl banner for people (volunteers needed–preferably walkers!) to carry.
Shoe/Belongings Storage for the Parade:
Skate Gang member Carissa/Cupcakes has very generously offered to allow people to store their shoes/belongings for the festival in her car, which will be parked at the end of the parade route. If you would like to store your shoes/belongings in Cupcakes’ car, arrive promptly at 10AM SHARP. If you arrive after 10:15AM, you will not be able to store your stuff in the car, so please arrive on time if that is your intention; otherwise, plan to wear a bag or backpack to bring your shoes and belongings with you, as the festival is 0.75 miles from the Parade Parking area.
Remember, you can find more parade and festival info, as well as learn at other Pride events happening throughout June, at cnypride.org!
Pride Merch
Now you can show your pride to roll with us with our Pride edition Skate Gang merch! All Pride merch features a special edition “Syracuse Skate Gay” logo and “#skatersgonnaslay” hashtag printed in a rainbow gradient. We’re also excited to announce that both our Pride and regular black & turquoise merch is now available with personalization and is available for purchase year-round and shipped right to your door!
While it’s likely too late to receive before Pride month is over, Syracuse Skate Gay Pride merch is available to order all year round!
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NOTE: Syracuse Skate Gang merch is now DTG (Direct to Garment) printed, as opposed to screen printed if you have merch from the bulk orders we used to place in the past. DTG printing is unfortunately not as durable as screen printing, so caring for these items more carefully will help the quality of the print last longer. All product pages feature care instructions, and some tips Havoc personally recommends and uses include turning items inside out before washing, washing only in cold water, and air drying.