Haifa Pride

Haifa Pride
מצעד הגאווה בחיפה‎
Pride marchers at Haifa City Hall in 2014
FrequencyAnnually
Location(s)Haifa
CountryIsrael
Inaugurated2007 (2007)[1]
Participants3,000 people
Haifa Pride 2007

Haifa Pride (Hebrew: גאוות חיפה; ‎Arabic: فخر حيفا) is an annual event which takes place in Haifa, Israel, in celebration of the LGBTQ community, was first hold in 2007.[2] The main event is the Pride Parade which was attended by 3,000 people in 2016,[3] including the city's mayor, Yona Yahav.[4] The 3 kilometer long parade route culminates in Gan HaEm Park in Haifa's Merkaz HaCarmel neighborhood on Mount Carmel.

  1. ^ Yair Ettinger & Jonathan Lis (June 14, 2007). "Haifa Prepares for Its First Gay Pride Parade Thursday". Haaretz.
  2. ^ Toi Staff (June 30, 2017). "Thousands expected at Haifa's Pride Parade. 11th annual march to celebrate city's 'spirit of tolerance,' says Mayor Yona Yahav". The Times of Israel.
  3. ^ Ahiyeh Raved (June 25, 2016). "Haifa's LGBT community holds largest pride parade yet". Ynetnews.
  4. ^ "Haifa mayor assaulted at city's Pride Parade". The Times of Israel. June 24, 2016.