From New York City to Berlin, these Pride events attract millions in support of equal rights for the LGBTQ community.
These Pride events attract millions of people from New York City to Berlin in support of equal rights for the LGBTQ + community.
Every year during Pride Week in , pride flags fill the Mediterranean city, where lively celebrations take place at various establishments. On June 14 at 10 a.m., the annual event begins with speeches and live performances before the official march kicks off at 12 p.m. Colorful crowds parade through the city toward Charles Clore Park, where an all-night party rages on along the beach, attracting thousands.
June 23Travelers to Brazil often visit Rio de Janeiro during Pride Month, but the event in is actually the world’s largest Pride parade. This year’s march (which has only taken place in the city since 1997) honors the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots. It starts at 12 p.m. outside of the São Paulo Museum of Art and will feature various headlining artists as part of its entertainment program. While the main event in São Paulo takes place on June 23, Pride celebrations start as early as the week before in neighborhoods such as Frei Caneca and Largo do Arouche.
June 30Home to The Stonewall Inn, a federally recognized national monument and landmark in LGBTQ history, has long been the site of massive Pride marches (as well as a perennial favorite destination for LGBTQ travelers). In 2019, Manhattan will become the first city in the United States to host WorldPride, a special celebration that brings a packed, month-long schedule of organized events and activities to one global city every few years. The annual NYC Pride March kicks off on June 30 at 12 p.m. on 26th Street and Fifth Avenue, but various LGBTQ Pride events will take place in New York City throughout the month.
June 30’s place in LGBTQ history makes its annual Pride march one of the oldest (and largest) in the country. Run by volunteers since 1970, San Francisco Pride will commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, although the city has its own important history of LGBTQ advocacy that dates back decades and includes storied activists such as politician Harvey Milk. The parade itself runs down Market Street through the city center, beginning on June 30 at 10 a.m. But San Francisco celebrates LGBTQ Pride throughout the weekend, with two days full of musical performances, rallies, and other community-focused events at the Civic Center Plaza.
July 27’s annual Pride march, which attracts nearly a million participants each year, is named “Christopher Street Day” after the street where the Stonewall Riots began in 1969. In true Berlin style, the march is similar to an open-air street festival that features a variety of DJs and performers. CSD Berlin marks the culmination of weeks filled with LGBTQ community events across the city. It begins on Kurfürstendamm (one of Berlin’s most famous avenues) on July 27 at 12 p.m. and ends in front of the Brandenburg Gate with a closing rally and music festival.
July 6’s annual Pride festival is among the largest in the world, drawing nearly two million participants to the city at the end of June through the beginning of July each year. Starting June 28, free, open-air parties (as well as exclusive events) take place across the city, most of which are concentrated in its LGBTQ neighborhoods of Malasaña, Lavapiés, and Chueca. Madrid’s official Pride parade takes place on July 6. Floats travel through the city’s main streets, departing from the Paseo del Prado at 5:30 p.m. and ending at the Plaza de Colón, where live music performances and parties take place throughout the night.
