List of largest LGBT events
The list presents the largest LGBT 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 medias. 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.
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The Stonewall Inn located in Greenwich Village was the site of the June 1969 Stonewall riots. That event in New York City's LGBT history has served as a touchstone for various social movements, as well as the catalyst for Pride parades around the world. | |
| Frequency | annually, last Sunday in June |
| Location(s) | New York City |
| Inaugurated | June 28, 1970, as part of Christopher Street Liberation Day |
| Organized by | Heritage of Pride, since 1984 |
| Stonewall 50 – WorldPride NYC 2019 | |
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As of 2022, 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; in 2018, and again in 2023, attendance was estimated around two million. During Stonewall 50 – WorldPride NYC 2019, over 5 million took part over the final weekend, with an estimated four million in attendance at the parade.
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. It broke the Guinness record in 2009 with four million attendees, with similar numbers to at least 2016, and up to five million attending in 2017. As of 2019, it has three to five million each year.
Pride Toronto is the largest pride event in Canada. The Tokyo Rainbow Pride in Japan is one of Asia's largest pride events. The most recent Tokyo Rainbow Pride event was held on April 23 and 24, 2022.
As of June 2019, the largest LGBTQ events in other parts of the world include:
- in Europe: Madrid Pride, Orgullo Gay de Madrid (MADO), with 3.5 million attendees when it hosted WorldPride in 2017
- in Asia: Taiwan Pride in Taipei;
- in the Middle East: Tel Aviv Pride in Israel;
- in Oceania: Sydney Mardi Gras Parade in Australia;
- in Africa: Johannesburg Pride in South Africa
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.
On September 7, 2019, London hosted the largest ever Bi Pride celebration, Bi Pride UK, with more than 1,300 people in attendance.