Hi gay. It’s officially Pride season and what better way to kick off the summer than by turning up the volume on queer joy. I still feel new to New York City, and so every year I promise myself I’m going to celebrate our month more than I did the year before. TBH, it can be overwhelming with the amount of events going on. So, to make the most of Pride 2025, I’m getting seriously prepared this year.
From raving dance floors to reflective exhibits, here’s a curated list of the best NYC Pride month events to celebrate, connect, and show up all month long.
🌈 The Main Event(s)
Get into the celebratory mood with these festivals, marches, and markets happening in NYC.
New Queens Pride
- June 1, 2025
- 12pm
- 37th Avenue in Jackson Heights
The Wonder Market: Pride at Carroll Hall
- June 12, 2025
- 7:30pm
- Carroll Hall
Brooklyn Pride Street Festival
- June 14, 2025
- 11am
- 5th Avenue between Union and 9th Street
Brooklyn Pride Comic Book Fair
- June 21, 2025
- 12pm-6pm
- Brooklyn Pride Center
Queer Soup Night x Pride Night at Brooklyn Botanic Garden
- June 25, 2025
- 6pm-8:30pm
- Brooklyn Botanic Garden
NYC Pride March
- June 29, 2025
- 11am
NYC PrideFest
- June 29, 2025
- 11am
- Greenwich Village
Queer Liberation March
- June 29, 2025
- 11am
- NYC AIDS Memorial Park at St. Vincent’s Triangle
🪩 party 4 u
From rooftop raves to sweaty basements—here’s where to dance, flirt, and serve all month long.
Dirty Circus Variety Show: Pride Edition
- June 6, 2025
- 6:30pm
- House of Yes
Bailamos Juntos – Pride Fundraiser
- June 7, 2025
- 6pm
- Sound Mind Center
Night at the Museum: Pride
- June 13, 2025
- 8pm-12am
- MoMA PS1
Pride Night at the Museum
- June 13, 2025
- 7pm-10pm
- Gilder Center for Science, Education, and Innovation
Dyke Beer: Pride Party
- June 13, 2025
- 7pm
- Brooklyn Art Haus
The Library After Hours: Pride
- June 13, 2025
- 7:30pm-11pm
- Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
Pride Above the Park 2025
- June 18, 2025
- 6pm
- The Rooftop at Deutsche Bank Center
It’s Giving Brunch: NYC Pride Drag Fundraiser
- June 21, 2025
- 11am
- Stella 34 Trattoria
The Official Pride Bar Crawl
- June 21, 2025
- 4pm-11pm
- Puttery
Fagtasia Pride: Hobbitfest
- June 21, 2025
- 6pm
- 3 Dollar Bill
MoMA Pride Celebration 2025
- June 25, 2025
- 6:30pm-10pm
- MoMA
PLANET YES PRIDE: Tom Peters James Patterson
- June 26, 2025
- 10pm
- House of Yes
Pride At The Pink Pony Club
- June 26, 2025
- 10pm
- 3 Dollar Bill
LadyLand Festival
- June 27, 2025
- 7pm
- Under the K Street Bridge
🎭 Queer Culture Club
Shine a spotlight on queer stories with comedy shows, concerts, readings, and more.
Department of Gay Ecstasy: Pride Edition
- June 5, 2025
- 8:15pm
- Brooklyn Comedy Collective
Pride Comedy Show
- June 11, 2025
- 7:30pm
- Gotham Comedy Club
East Village Queer: Writers & Writing Below 14th Street
- June 12, 2025
- 6pm-7:15pm
- Tompkins Square Library, Basement
Super Gay Poems with Stephanie Burt and Special Guests
- June 18, 2025
- 7pm-8pm
- The New York Public Library, Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
LGBTQ Pro Wrestling: Fight for Pride 2
- June 22, 2025
- 3pm
- Alewife Brewing
Book Talk: Queer Happened Here
- June 25, 2025
- 5pm-7pm
- Housing Works Bookstore Cafe
🏙️ Museum Gays & History Baes
Discover LGBTQ+ history though walking tours and special exhibits.
Out of the Closets! Into the Streets!: New York City’s Pride March 1975-1976
- May 8, 2025 – August 31, 2025
- The Hispanic Society Museum & Library
Queer History Walks
- Select weekends
- The Whitney
Defying Norms: A Queer Self-Portrait Journey
- June 4, 2025
- 3:30-5pm
- Washington Heights Library
Walking Tour: Gay Bars That Are Gone
- June 7, 2025
- 5pm-6:30pm
- Meet at 105 2nd Ave
Walking Tour: Lesbian Herstory of Greenwich Village
- June 17, 2025
- 6pm-7:30pm
- Washington Square Park
Walking Tour: LGBTQ History in East Village
- June 18, 2025
- 6pm-8pm
- Bayard-Condict Building
West Village Pub Tour Traces Roots of LGBTQ Culture – Pride Walking Tour
- June 21, 2025
- 2:30pm-5pm
- The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center – New York
Walking Tour: Un-Erasing Stonewall
- June 24, 2025
- 6pm-7:30pm
- Stonewall National Monument
Walking Tour: Upper West Side
- June 25, 2025
- 6pm-7:30pm
Pride month isn’t just about celebration, it’s about visibility, community, and finding joy even when the world feels depressingly chaotic. I’ll see you out there dancing, learning, and loving every minute of it. 🏳️🌈 Which events are you planning to attend?
