Tens of thousands of people will fill the streets of Dublin City Centre this Saturday as they celebrate Dublin Pride.
An estimated 60 floats and over 30,000 people took part in the event last year.
Dozens of floats will take part in the parade, which has changed route for 2019.
It will start at 1PM on Saturday June 29th.
The parade will start on O’Connell Street, turn on to Eden Quay and pass Liberty Hall.
It will then cross the Liffey at Talbot Memorial Bridge and travel along City Quay, Lombard Street and Westland Row.
The parade will end at Merrion Square, with a free outdoor event.
Dublin Bus is offering people the chance to travel the route on one of its buses.
Panti Bliss will wave to her loyal subjects from the Proudest Bus, along with dozens of others from the LGBTQ+ family.
To be in with a chance of winning tickets for you and three friends on the most colourful bus in town, visit Dublin Bus on Twitter or the Dublin Bus Facebook page.
All you need to do is tag the three people you want to bring with you.
Uniformed Gardai will march in the parade for the first time this year.
The Garda Commissioner, Drew Harris, said "Our society is becoming increasingly diverse"
He added that "it is essential that An Garda Síochána reflects the diverse society we serve".
Queer Action Ireland are organising a Pride Alternative as we cannot consciously participate in Dublin Pride 2019, even in an oppositional radical bloc. Rosie Hackett Bridge, June 29th, 12pm!
event link: https://t.co/1UI5b210pD
statment link: https://t.co/GOMvJRefEA pic.twitter.com/USSlOC6HaL— Queer Action Ireland (@QueerActionIrl) June 12, 2019
For those who are heading along to Dublin Pride this year, Collins Barracks is hosting the official block party.
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the stonewall uprising and the birth of the pride movement, Mother in association with Dublin LGBTQ Pride are taking over the grounds of the National Museum of Ireland.
It will be double the size of last year's event at The Tivoli, and include two areas, two stages, full bars, food stalls, art & activations.
Tickets for The Mother Block Party, which will run from 4pm-11pm, are sold out.
According to Met Eireann, the current forecast for Saturday in Dublin is mostly dry and sunny with highs of 20 degrees Celsius
