It then travels through Greenwich Village and passes the Stonewall National Monument. Pride March NYC runs through Lower Manhattan along Fifth Avenue. New York City’s annual Pride March is the biggest pride celebration and draws in over 2 million visitors each year. This march is one of the most famous among New Yorkers among all Pride events NYC and is commonly called the Pride Parade. New York Pride is a yearly event held in New York City to celebrate the LGBTQ+ culture, pride, and community. Though, it’s common for different communities to celebrate Pride Day on different dates in June. This day represents the first Pride March that was held in 1970 in New York City. Pride Month has its very own sub-holiday known as Pride Day which is celebrated each year on June 26. Most likely every bar will have the most colorful party of the year that day.
This year the march will step-off at 16th Street and 7th Avenue, travel southbound on 7th Avenue, before proceeding east on Christopher and West 8th Streets, and then the Fifth Avenue portion of the parade will be northbound through the dispersal point at 29th Street.
The 49th annual pride march traditionally proceeds through Midtown and the West Village, passing by the historic Stonewall Inn. The NYPD and New York City Pride March organizers announced a new route and comprehensive security plan for Sunday’s march.