Since that day in 2005, COWP has grown into a major Pride event, becoming one of the largest Pride festivals in Florida.
COWP is a 501c3 all-volunteer nonprofit organization led by a board of directors and a production team.
This allowed the new organization to have their own board of directors and mission for the community. (COWP) was formed as its own corporation under the chamber. Throughout the years, the Pride Chamber (previously the Metropolitan Business Association), Central Florida’s LGBTQ+ chamber of commerce, saw the need for a Pride festival that focused on building unity and an open dialogue within the local community, as well as encouraging the rest of the country to rally by our side while we worked to influence Florida legislators to create more inclusive laws.
