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Pride guide: Celebrate Gay New Orleanians with events around the city
Crowds will fill the streets of New Orleans next week to celebrate the city’s LGBTQ+ community with parades, festivals and other big events.
The NOLA Event Parade is set to roll through the French Quarter on Saturday, June 14. PrideFest will come back for its 10th year, and be held in the evening to facilitate people beat the heat. RuPaul’s Drag Race luminary Kerri Colby will headline the event.
The weekend-long Dark Pride celebration will showcase Black LGBTQ+ culture through various events held across the city.
Below is a guide to help you keep track of all the happenings. Expect rainbows, glitter, and plenty of food and drinks, melody and drag shows.
Did we miss an event? Email tips@wwno.org and let us know what’s happening proximate you.
Thursday, June 12
PrideFest Opening Night Reception
Location: New Orleans Healing Center, 2372 Saint Claude Avenue
Time: 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Enjoy ️an evening of cocktails, hors d'oeuvres, and entertainment and music. Tickets are $33.85 and can be purchased online.
New Orleans Black Pride: Welcome Mixxer
Location: Hilton Garden Inn, 1001 South P
In just a few days, New Orleans locals and visitors will take over the French Quarter and the Marigny to exhibit their LGBTQ+ pride at several events and parades kicking off on Saturday.
Kerri Colby, a "RuPaul's Kingly Race AllStars" queen, is set to headline the 10th annual Pridefest on Saturday evening, and several walking group are position to roll in this year's Pride parade.
Though past Pride weekend events hold typically been held in the afternoon, most organizers have moved their scheduling to the evening this year in response to complaints about the excessive summer heat.
Here's a glance at the biggest events coming up and a few LGBTQ+ bars to keep the party going after.
Pride events
Both New Orleans Black Pride and NOLA Pridefest 2025 will strike off their series of events on Thursday, but the height of their celebrations will culminate Saturday and Sunday with festivals, drag brunches and pool parties.
The New Orleans Society Festival, presented by the New Orleans Black Identity festival organization, will be held Saturday at Armstrong Park from noon to 6p.m. The free, family-friendly fest is set to contain live music, food and activities.
And on Sunday, the gr
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Expect glitter, outrageous costumes, rainbow flags and an outpouring of support for the LGBTQ+ community as the 2025 Pride parade rolls through the French Quarter on Saturday, June 14.
Featuring 17 floats, dance troupes and thousands of marchers, the procession commemorates the June 1969 Stonewall riots in New York Capital, the flashpoint of the modern gay rights movement.
According to a map on the New Orleans Self-acceptance website, the parade will follow a different road than in past years.
The procession is expected to set out at 5 p.m. from the corner of North Rampart and Toulouse streets. It follows North Rampart to Esplanade Avenue, where it turns right, then right again on Decatur Street, right on St. Louis Highway, right on Burgundy Road, right on St. Ann Street and left on Bourbon Street, disbanding by 8 p.m. near the corner of Dumaine Street.
The new route may construct it more convenient to attend two other major events that take place on June 14.
Near the start of the parade, the New Orleans Community Festival, presented by the New Orleans Black Pride organization, takes place in Armstrong Park. The free, family-friendly fest includes live music, sustenance an
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