Brooklyn gay pride parade
Brooklyn Pride 2025 kicks off monthlong celebration, gears up for annual ‘Twilight’ parade
Brooklyn will reach alive with color, lgbtq+ fest and purpose throughout June, culminating in Brooklyn Self-acceptance Day 2025 — a celebration unlike any other in the Northeast.
The full-day event will grab over Park Slope on Saturday, June 14, with a packed lineup of festivities, including the region’s only Twilight Pride Pride, a vibrant street festival, live entertainment and a family fun zone, all centered around this year’s theme: “Rooted in Pride.”
“We’re always delighted to welcome the many people who come to Park Slope to celebrate Brooklyn Pride,” said Joanna Tallantire, executive director of the Park Slope Fifth Avenue Propose, which sponsors and hosts the event. “Our local restaurants, stores and bars are gearing up to celebrate. It’s an event that we all view forward to.”
The celebration begins at 10 a.m. with the annual LGBTQIA+ 5K Run/Walk in Prospect Park. Activities then move to Fifth Avenue for a full day of harmony, food, art and group.
From 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., the Bro
Tens of thousands join Brooklyn Pride’s exuberant twilight march
A grim forecast of rain and cloudy skies couldn’t deter tens of thousands of people of all ages from showing their colors on Fifth Route in Park Slope for the 29th annual Brooklyn Pride festival and twilight parade on June 14.
A feeling of community and neighborhood spirit was on full display throughout the day, as families gathered with young children, many of whom marched with contingents from their elementary schools and the Brooklyn Scouts, holding up vivid signs of LGBTQ support.
The rain had fully tapered off when the procession kicked off at 7:30 p.m. Queer organizations abounded, from the Big Apple Softball League, to SALGA NYC, which has served the South Asian LGBTQ community since 1992, lgbtq+ improv group the Lgbtq+ Gam, and the NYC Dyke March.
“It’s an significant year to be raucous and visible, and we’re proud to do that,” said Stephanie Hazelwood, who lives in Brooklyn and marched in NYC-based drum line Fogo Azul with her girlfriend Sandra Hoang. The two met through the group and own been playing proudly for the past three years.
Gotham Cheer, an LGBTQ cheerleading group, thrust their
Brooklyn Pride March
History
Following the success of the NYC Pride March, begun in 1970, and the Queens Pride Parade, begun in 1993, Brooklyn residents began planning for a parade in their borough in the fall of 1996. Initial meetings were held at the LGBT Community Center in Manhattan before moving to a coffee shop on 5th Avenue and Garfield Place in Park Slope, Brooklyn. The event was co-chaired by Sonia Galarza, who was responsible for the march, and Jerry Allred, who took charge of the festival in Prospect Park. Dale Gates and other members and volunteers of Brooklyn Self-acceptance, Inc. were also involved. Danny Dromm and Maritza Martinez, co-chairs of the Queens march, provided crucial guidance in the planning stages. The gathering point for the first march, which took place on Saturday, June 14, 1997, was J.J. Byrne Park (since renamed Washington Park) at the corner of 5th Avenue and 3rd Street.
By the 1990s, Park Slope was a popular neighborhood with lesbians (some of whom affectionately referred to it as “Dyke Slope”) and their families, and a number of lesbian-associated groups and b
Your Guide to Pride in Brooklyn: LadyLand, Parades, and Local Celebrations
Brooklyn knows how to mark Pride with heart, spirit, and style and in Williamsburg, it all comes together. Whether you’re marching in the Brooklyn Parade Parade, heading to the high-energy LadyLand Festival, or simply soaking up the local queer art and nightlife, June is the perfect time to visit.
In 2025, The Penny is proud to be a preferred hotel partner for LadyLand Festival, hosted in collaboration with DONYC and GAYDONYC, and we’re opening our doors to festival-goers and allies alike. This guide will take you through what to await, how to celebrate Identity festival Month, and where to find the best events, performances, and community moments in and around Williamsburg and beyond.
Brooklyn Pride Parade
The Brooklyn Pride Parade is one of the borough’s most joyful traditions, held annually in Park Slope on the second Saturday of June. As the only twilight Pride pride in New York Municipality, it kicks off at sunset with dazzling floats, vibrant costumes, and group groups marching along Fifth Avenue. It’s family-friendly, free to attend, and utopian for visitors looking to celeb
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