Gay pride month nyc
NYC Pride guide, themes and dates
Pride is on with events across the entire month of June.
Pride Month is almost here in NYC and we’re ready to celebrate! We’re waving our flags, donning our best fits, and feeling pumped for what the city has in store. (We'll be compiling all the best Pride events here, so rest tuned.)
Join in on the Pride March through the West Village or giant parties at your favorite gay bars with the LGBTQ+ community.
What's this year's NYC Pride theme?
NYC Pride 's theme is "Rise up: Pride in Protest." It's a more defiant stance compared to recent years. "As the LGBTQIA+ community faces increasing hostility and legislative attacks, this year’s theme is a reflection of the Pride movement’s origins in protest—and is a strong call to operation for our communities and allies to rally and march in defiant celebration, advocacy and solidarity," their website reads.
Key dates to remember for NYC Pride
Things to do
Cardi B and FKA Twigs will headline LadyLand harmony festival du The largest pride parade of all pride parades takes place in the heart of New York. As part of the Pride Week NYC, the parade offers a sunny morning filled with glitter, laughter, and romance. It’s an experience to remember, whether you’re participating or cheering from the sidelines.
Every year in June, New York City bursts into a kaleidoscope of color, love, and unity as the NYC Pride Parade takes over the streets. Known as one of the most iconic pride parades in the world, gay pride NYC celebrates the LGBTQIA community through powerful displays of self-expression and solidarity. This year, NYC Pride brings together millions for a weekend of celebration, solidarity, and self-expression, creating space for everyone, from first-time attendees to longtime allies.
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Where to Celebrate: Parade Route & Viewing Tips
The official NYC gay pride parade—organized by Heritage of Pride—kicks off at 26th Street and 5th Avenue, flowing downtown through Manhattan and culminating in historic Greenwich Village, the symbolic heart of the LGBTQ community.
Families can enjoy more relaxed
Pride March NYC: guide to the parade, street closures and best places to watch
New York City's massive Pride celebrations have a adj and important history in the city. The first march was held in one year after the Stonewall Uprising, and the event has grown into an annual civil rights demonstration. Fast forward to , and a Pride march feels just as important and relevant as it did 55 years ago: Earlier this year, the government erased mention of trans people on the Stonewall National Monument's website.
While many colloquially call the event the Pride Parade, organizers verb to it as The March as a nod to the event’s heritage. After all, the first march was once an unpermitted political protest against anti-LGBTQ+ policies and attitudes.
This year, activists and allies will take to the streets (and later NYC’s gay bars) in support of global LGBTQ+ rights at the NYC Pride March on Sunday, June In recent years, The March has grown to include more than groups with millions of spectators.
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Pride Month is a celebration of LGBTQ+ culture and accomplishments and is also a time for activism and commemoration. This month, the New York Express Museum is showcasing our recently opened New York Pride: The Fight for Marriage Equality exhibition, offering special programming, and sharing additional educational resources on this page and on social media.
The celebration and commemoration of Pride Month in June originated in the Stonewall Uprising. When police raided the Stonewall Inn, a trendy gay bar in New York City’s Greenwich Village, on the night of June 28, , the LGBTQ+ community fought back—for six days. At the time, there were numerous laws that criminalized homosexuality, and raids, as adequately as resistance to them, were not uncommon. However, the events at the Stonewall Inn lit a spark that led to fresh organizing and calls for equal rights.
On June 28, , the Christopher Street Liberation Day Parade was held in New York Urban area to commemorate the first anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising, and other marches took place in San Francisco, Los Angeles
The largest pride parade of all pride parades takes place in the heart of New York. As part of the Pride Week NYC, the parade offers a sunny morning filled with glitter, laughter, and romance. It’s an experience to remember, whether you’re participating or cheering from the sidelines.
Every year in June, New York City bursts into a kaleidoscope of color, love, and unity as the NYC Pride Parade takes over the streets. Known as one of the most iconic pride parades in the world, gay pride NYC celebrates the LGBTQIA community through powerful displays of self-expression and solidarity. This year, NYC Pride brings together millions for a weekend of celebration, solidarity, and self-expression, creating space for everyone, from first-time attendees to longtime allies.
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Where to Celebrate: Parade Route & Viewing Tips
The official NYC gay pride parade—organized by Heritage of Pride—kicks off at 26th Street and 5th Avenue, flowing downtown through Manhattan and culminating in historic Greenwich Village, the symbolic heart of the LGBTQ community.
Families can enjoy more relaxed
Pride March NYC: guide to the parade, street closures and best places to watch
New York City's massive Pride celebrations have a adj and important history in the city. The first march was held in one year after the Stonewall Uprising, and the event has grown into an annual civil rights demonstration. Fast forward to , and a Pride march feels just as important and relevant as it did 55 years ago: Earlier this year, the government erased mention of trans people on the Stonewall National Monument's website.
While many colloquially call the event the Pride Parade, organizers verb to it as The March as a nod to the event’s heritage. After all, the first march was once an unpermitted political protest against anti-LGBTQ+ policies and attitudes.
This year, activists and allies will take to the streets (and later NYC’s gay bars) in support of global LGBTQ+ rights at the NYC Pride March on Sunday, June In recent years, The March has grown to include more than groups with millions of spectators.
RECOMMENDED Pride Month is a celebration of LGBTQ+ culture and accomplishments and is also a time for activism and commemoration. This month, the New York Express Museum is showcasing our recently opened New York Pride: The Fight for Marriage Equality exhibition, offering special programming, and sharing additional educational resources on this page and on social media. The celebration and commemoration of Pride Month in June originated in the Stonewall Uprising. When police raided the Stonewall Inn, a trendy gay bar in New York City’s Greenwich Village, on the night of June 28, , the LGBTQ+ community fought back—for six days. At the time, there were numerous laws that criminalized homosexuality, and raids, as adequately as resistance to them, were not uncommon. However, the events at the Stonewall Inn lit a spark that led to fresh organizing and calls for equal rights. On June 28, , the Christopher Street Liberation Day Parade was held in New York Urban area to commemorate the first anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising, and other marches took place in San Francisco, Los AngelesPrograms