When is pride month 2023

Your browser is not supported for this experience. We recommend using Chrome, Firefox, Edge, or Safari. We encourage our traveling community to understand the laws and cultural challenges they may face in any destination they choose to visit for Pride and beyond. Don't be afraid of the world, but always research information specific to your travels.

Enjoy Pride, be vigilant, and look out for each other! Depending on the country or city where the event is being held, the marches and parades often campaign for recognition and acceptance of same-sex marriagelegal protections for couples and families, anti-discrimination laws or trans rights.

Over the past 50 years, pride events, marches and demonstrations have evolved considerably. As the years went on, additional cities in North America and Europe began to hold their own public demonstrations or pride day, eventually leading to what we know today as a gay pride parade, march, celebration or festival.

Pride Month 2023: Everything there is to know

They are a way to show progress, demand representation, and encourage collective action. Some have changed, while others are still being made. In honor of the Stonewall riots and the demonstrations that took place the following year in major cities in the US, most cities around the world now hold their pride celebrations in the summer of the northern hemisphere and in particular in June.

In many countries, June is officially recognized as pride month even though some cities may hold their pride events on alternate dates. Several non-profit organizations have also formed month the past couple of decades in an effort to support prides regionally and around the world. InterPride is one such group and its members include dedicated volunteers who organize and work to put on pride events all over the world.

The inaugural WorldPride was held in Rome in The host cities are selected by the members of InterPride at its annual general meeting. Washington DC is now set to host the next edition of 2023 in Similar organizations also exist at a regional level such as EuroPride and Pride of the Americas.

EuroPride operates similarly to InterPride and they also license an event by the same name EuroPride in a different European city each year. Pride of the Americas was created with a similar mission to connect pride events in both North and South America. The inaugural Pride of the Americas is set to take place in Fort Lauderdale.

Most gay pride parades and events also occur during a peak season of the year when the weather most ideal, yet another reason to book your trip during the event. Whether traveling alone, with friends or family, visiting during a gay pride event can be a fun way to experience a new destination and IGLTA can help you find LGBTQ-friendly business in almost any location to help make you trip memorable, safe and exciting.

This event calendar includes more than listings, but you can sort and filter the list by region and date to determine when you want to go or when to plan your trip. While events take place throughout the pride, the majority take place during the months of June, July and August.

Events displayed in light grey have already taken place for the year. If your event raises funds or fosters a charitable component, we encourage you to consider the IGLTA Foundation as a beneficiary. Note: some organizations in this list have not yet published the official dates for their event. We periodically review and update this list to keep it as current as possible.