List of largest LGBTQ events

List of largest LGBT events
Looking down from building at parade in São Paulo, Brazil
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View of the European Pride parade (Europride) 2007 in Madrid, on Calle de Alcalá to the height of the Plaza de la Cibeles
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Taiwan Pride
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Pride festival in Plaza de Mayo Buenos Aires, Argentina
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The list presents the largest LGBTQ events (pride parades and festivals) worldwide by attendance. Statistics are announced both by the organizers and authorities (police). In this table, the largest single event by city as well as notable international events such as WorldPride or Europride are indicated. Only referenced statistics are accepted. National parades are generally further supported by nationwide LGBT associations and media organizations. Certain statistics may include celebrations or festivals that may be exclusive of the parade. They are typically held in late June, in commemoration of the 1969 Stonewall riots in Lower Manhattan.

The NYC Pride March in New York City, considered an epicenter of the global LGBTQIA+ sociopolitical ecosystem, is consistently North America's biggest pride parade, with 2.1 million attendees in 2015 and 2.5 million in 2016;[1] in 2018, and again in 2023,[2] attendance was estimated around two million,[3] increasing back up to 2.5 million in 2024.[4] During Stonewall 50 – WorldPride NYC 2019 in Manhattan, over 5 million took part over the final weekend,[5][6] with an estimated four million in attendance at the parade.[7][8] While NYC Pride still has the largest Pride March, since 2023 Pride Toronto has had the largest Pride Festival in North America with 2.9 million attendees in 2023 and 3.1 million in 2024.[9]

The São Paulo Gay Pride Parade in Brazil is South America's largest event, and was listed by Guinness World Records as the world's largest Pride parade in 2006 with 2.5 million people.[10] It broke the Guinness record in 2009 with four million attendees,[11] with similar numbers to at least 2016,[12] and up to five million attending in 2017.[1][13] As of 2019, it had three to five million each year.[14] There are Pride parades held as well in Argentina and Chile.[citation needed]

Pride Toronto is the largest pride event in North America (and Canada) while NYC Pride is the largest Pride event in the United States, with Mexico City Pride as the largest Pride event in Mexico. In Asia, Taiwan Pride, Tokyo Rainbow Pride in Japan and Tel Aviv Pride in Israel are Asia's largest pride events. In Oceania, Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras in Australia is Oceania’s largest Pride event.[citation needed] The March of Pride (Buenos Aires) is the largest Pride event in Argentina while São Paulo Gay Pride Parade is the largest Pride event in Brazil, with Santiago Pride as the largest Pride event in Chile. Paris Pride is the largest Pride event in France while Copenhagen Pride is the largest Pride event in Denmark, with Helsinki Pride as the largest Pride event in Finland.

As of June 2019, the largest LGBTQ events in other parts of the world included:

Brooklyn Liberation March, the largest transgender rights demonstration in LGBTQ history, took place on June 14, 2020, stretching from Grand Army Plaza to Fort Greene, Brooklyn in New York City, and focused on supporting Black transgender lives, drawing an estimated 15,000 to 20,000 participants.[17][18]

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  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference NYCPrideMarch2023 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Passy, Charles (24 June 2018). "NYC Pride March Tries New Route to Prepare for Next Year's Event". Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on 2019-07-09. Retrieved 2019-07-09.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference NYCPride2024 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Allen, Karma; Katersky, Aaron (July 2, 2019). "Millions more attended WorldPride than expected". ABC News. Archived from the original on July 4, 2019. Retrieved 2019-07-09.
  6. ^ Caspani, Maria; Lavietes, Matthew. "Millions celebrate LGBTQ pride in New York amid global fight for equality: organizers". Reuters. Archived from the original on 2019-07-03. Retrieved 2019-07-08.
  7. ^ O'Doherty, Cahir (July 4, 2019). "Irish march at historic World Pride in New York City". IrishCentral.com. Archived from the original on July 9, 2019. Retrieved 2019-07-09.
  8. ^ Lynch, Scott. "Photos: Massive Turnout For Euphoric NYC Pride March: Gothamist". Gothamist. Archived from the original on 2019-07-03. Retrieved 2019-07-09.
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  10. ^ Ripardo, SÉRGIO (May 28, 2008). "Guinness exclui recorde da Parada Gay - 28/05/2008". Folha Online. Archived from the original on July 9, 2019. Retrieved 2019-07-09.
  11. ^ Lawler, Opheli Garcia (June 18, 2017). "Brazil Holds World's Largest Pride Parade". The Fader. Archived from the original on June 30, 2019. Retrieved 2019-07-09.
  12. ^ Sheets, Cassie (June 1, 2017). "10 Things You Didn't Know About Pride". Pride.com. Archived from the original on July 9, 2019. Retrieved 2019-07-09.
  13. ^ a b c d "Pride 2019: The world's 15 biggest LGBTQ celebrations, from New York to Tel Aviv". USA Today Travel. June 10, 2019. Archived from the original on July 3, 2019. Retrieved 2019-07-08.
  14. ^ Nomadic Boys (June 11, 2019). "South America's best Pride parades". Lonely Planet. Archived from the original on July 9, 2019. Retrieved 2019-07-09.
  15. ^ Duffy, Nick (February 20, 2019). "Glitter has been banned from Australia's biggest Pride celebration". PinkNews. Archived from the original on July 9, 2019. Retrieved 2019-07-09.
  16. ^ Mohamed, Amarra (2019-06-06). "Pride in Pictures: Johannesburg's Pride parade is the biggest in Africa & there's a reason why". www.lgbtqnation.com. Archived from the original on 2019-06-12. Retrieved 2019-07-09.
  17. ^ Anushka Patil (June 15, 2020). "How a March for Black Trans Lives Became a Huge Event". The New York Times. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
  18. ^ Shannon Keating (June 6, 2020). "Corporate Pride Events Can't Happen This Year. Let's Keep It That Way". BuzzFeed News. Retrieved June 28, 2020.