NYC Pride

New York, United States of America

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The NYC Pride March is an annual event celebrating the LGBTQ community in New York City. The largest pride parade and the largest pride event in the world, the NYC Pride March attracts tens of thousands of participants and millions of sidewalk spectators each June, and carries spiritual and historical significance for the worldwide LGBTQIA+ community and its advocates. Entertainer Madonna stated in 2024, "Aside from my birthday, New York Pride is the most important day of the year." The route through Lower Manhattan traverses south on Fifth Avenue, through Greenwich Village, passing the Stonewall National Monument, site of the June 1969 riots that launched the modern movement for LGBTQ+ rights. A central component of NYC Pride observances, the March occurs on the last Sunday in June. An estimated 4 million attended the parade in 2019, coinciding with the 50th anniversary of Stonewall, which drew 5 million visitors to Manhattan on Pride weekend. Read more