Its official website includes information on buying tickets in advance, and shows you what to do to join the parade. The organizers of Philly Gay Pride make it easy for those from out of town to sign up. The parade ends in The Gayborhood, Philly's gay area. No matter where you sit, you will see some of the action live. It then winds its way along Locust Street, before ending at 13th Street. This parade starts at the Great Plaza, and moves from Front Street to Market Street before turning onto 7th Street. In addition to workshops and other events, the festival includes a large parade. Philly Gay Pride Weekend is now one of the largest events of its type in Pennsylvania. In 2018, the organization celebrated the 30th anniversary of the event. Several hundred people came out for the first parade and festival in 1988. The Lesbian and Gay Task Force established a small office in Love Park in the 1980s and decided to host a Philadelphia Pride event that was open to the public. The Philly Pride Festival usually takes place from Friday to Sunday every year, and always promises a colorful scene! It encourages guests to share their own stories and experiences about coming out and to help others in need. One of those events is Pride Day, which takes place on the second weekend of June. Parade starts in the Gayborhood at Locust Street between 12th and 13th streets & proceeds along a 1.5 mile route through Center City and Philadelphia’s historic district.Philadelphia is home to some of the oldest events associated with LGBTQ pride in the United States. By 1972, many cities, including Philadelphia, were staging gay pride parades and festivals. This year is the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots and they are presenting a thumbnail history of them. The first gay pride parade took place in New York City, June 28, 1970, to commemorate the first anniversary of the Stonewall riots (June 28, 1969), considered to be the beginning of the LGBT civil rights movement. This parade was so successful that community leaders got together to establish an organization that would coordinate a gay pride parade and festival in Philadelphia every June. That organization is Philly Pride Presents, and last year (2018) they celebrated their 30th PrideDay. In 1988, there was a spontaneous parade from the Gayborhood to a rally sponsored by the Lesbian and Gay Task Force in Love Park. From 1977 to 1987, there were no gay parades in Philadelphia. They continued until 1976 at which time the parades stopped but other gatherings continued. Philadelphia was one of the first cities with a gay pride parade that took place in 1972. Food trucks and cold beverages will be available for purchase as well. The parade culminates at the Great Plaza at Penn’s Landing, where guests of all ages will find areas for dancing, vendors and much more. The 2019 celebration takes place June 7-9, 2019.
Held every year in June during National Gay Pride Month, the LGBT Pride Parade and Festival brings more than 25,000 participators to Philadelphia for a march down Broad Street.
The judging stand is at Independence Mall, 6th and Market Street.Īlong the route, paraders will stop and perform for audiences and judges. The LGBT Pride Parade and Festival begins in the heart of the Gayborhood at 13th and Locust starting at 11 am and proceeds along a 1.5 mile route through Center City and Philadelphia’s historic district. LGBT Parade and Festival Atmosphere and Experience ‘Philadelphia’s Annual Walk Of Gay Pride’