Are you already thinking about what pride events you want to go to this coming year, or maybe you’re going to factor in this large celebration into where you plan on moving next. Pride can, after all, be a good way of judging just how welcoming a city is to LGBT people and how active the community is. Many gay and lesbian real estate agents will be able to tell you what the pride celebrations are like in their cities, but if you’re looking for places with huge celebrations, here are some of the biggest pride events in the U.S.
Capital Pride
Washington, D.C., is one of the gayest places in the U.S. Capital Pride spans nine days and includes a huge range of activities and events. Thousands of people attend the festival every year. It’s held around the end of May or the first week of June.
Miami Beach Pride
People love going to the beach, so why not combine that with a pride parade? That’s what Miami did. More than 100,000 people attend the parade every year, which is one of the longest pride parades in the country. It’s held in the first part of April every year.
Boston Gay Pride Festival
In early June, LGBT people from all over New England head to Boston for pride. The Boston festival has been held continuously for more than 40 years and attracts more than 50,000 attendees every year.
NYC Pride Week
After Boston, many people head over to New York City for their pride week. This celebration of LGBT rights ends with the NYC Pride March, a celebration of everything that makes the LGBT community great. The parade is held on Fifth Avenue, and there’s normally over a million people watching it.
Chicago Pride
Chicago brings in thousands of people to its pride parade every year. It’s been held for over 40 years and now features over 250 floats. The parade is held in late June.
San Francisco Pride
What list of great pride events wouldn’t include San Francisco? In late June, thousands attend this pride celebration and marvel at the 200 plus floats and modular stage systems. There are over 20 different venues that host events during pride week, and some people take the entire week off work to celebrate. San Francisco LGBT Pride Celebration and Parade isn’t just the largest pride event in the U.S., it’s known as being one of the biggest and best in the world.
