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Celebrate Pride at events across NYC! Photo by Walter Wlodarczyk/NYC Tourism + Conventions
Celebrate Pride at events across NYC! Photo by Walter Wlodarczyk/NYC Tourism + Conventions
6/6/24 - By Drew Kristofik

Pride marches into New York City each June, bringing with it tons of family-friendly Pride events, including parades, picnics, concerts, and more.

Whether you identify as LGBTQ+ or as an ally, the annual June celebration of Pride in NYC is a glorious mishmash of divine fun. From Paws for Pride to the Pride Family Picnic at St. John the Divine, Rainbows on the Hudson, and PrideFest at Astor Plaza, NYC sparkles with inclusion and community. 

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Best Pride Fun for NYC Families in June 2024

LGBTQ+ Teen Night: The Art of Exposure at the Brooklyn Museum

Prospect Heights, Brooklyn – FREE
Friday, June 7, 2024
Celebrate art, activism, identity, and allyship at the Brooklyn Museum's 11th annual LGBTQ+ Teen Night! Created by and for teens, the evening is full of art-making, performances, and much more.  READ MORE

Kidding Around: Pride Family Picnic on The High Line

Chelsea – FREE
Saturday, June 8, 2024
Bring little ones, family, caregivers, and friends for a fantastic summer day filled with art-making, games, a live performance by Flor Bromley, a read-aloud with Drag Story Hour, a photo booth, and plenty of surprises. READ MORE

Brooklyn Pride’s 28th Annual Celebration in J.J. Byrne Park

Park Slope – FREE
Saturday, June 8, 2024
Brooklyn Pride hosts its annual multicultural festival featuring a​ cross-section of the borough’s business, community, and citywide organizations. Hit the family fun zone in J.J. Byrne Park for family-friendly activities, music, face painting, arts and crafts, story times, and more. READ MORE

Big Summer Pride Twirl in Brooklyn Bridge Park

Brooklyn Heights – FREE
Saturday, June 8, 2024
Celebrate Brooklyn Pride in the Park with Papi Juice and Friends, featuring DJ sets and live performances. READ MORE

Paws for Pride at Manhattan West

Midtown West – FREE
Saturday, June 8, 2024
Celebrate Pride for all, including your pets, at Manhattan West Woof Fest: Paws for Pride. Guests are invited to the Manhattan West Plaza for a colorful afternoon of amazing performances, fabulous activities, and marvelous treats. READ MORE

Jewish Family Pride Brooklyn Weekend

Multiple Brooklyn Locations – FREE
Saturday, June 8-Sunday, June 9, 2024
The Neighborhood: An Urban Center for Jewish Life presents a diverse array of family-friendly Pride events for kids (and grown-ups!) of all ages, taking place at several locations in Brooklyn.  READ MORE

Community Pride Mural at the Whitney Museum

Greenwich Village – FREE
Sunday, June 9, 2024
What does Pride mean to you? Get creative in the Hearst Artspace and contribute a work of art to the Whitney Community Pride Mural.   READ MORE

Queens at the Queens Botanical Garden

Flushing, Queens
Friday, June 14, 2024
Enjoy an evening of drag performances hosted by the incomparable queen, Marti Cummings, at the place where people, plants, and cultures meet! The program includes three amazing performers: Nani Tsunami, Janae SaisQuoi, and host Marti Cummings. Pride-themed crafts are available for all ages. Food and beverages (alcoholic and not) are available for purchase. READ MORE

The East Midtown Partnership Presents Black and Queer: A Juneteenth Concert

Midtown East – FREE
Wednesday, June 19, 2024
The East Midtown Partnership welcomes the New York City Gay Men’s Chorus for a 75-minute concert celebrating and highlighting the intersectionality of being Black and queer for its members. Backed by the formation of the full chorus, NYCGMC’s Black soloists share what Juneteenth means to them through their own stories, solos, and favorite songs.  READ MORE

Pride Summer Movie Nights at Rockefeller Center

Midtown West – FREE
Saturdays through Saturday, June 22, 2024
Rockefeller Center hosts movie nights at The Rink throughout the month of June to celebrate LGBTQ+ Pride. Seating is first come, first served, so arrive early.  READ MORE

Neurodiverse Drag Story Hour

Upper East Side – FREE
Saturday, June 22, 2024
At this sensory-friendly Drag Story Hour, Bad News Bear reads picture books about self-expression, inspiring kids to sing and move. Kids visit the exhibition, An Atlas of Es Devlin, and explore artist and designer Es Devlin’s set creations, then create a portrait of themselves and turn it into a fabulous set for their own pop star alter ego.   READ MORE

Pride Family Picnic at St. John the Divine

Upper West Side – FREE
Sunday, June 23, 2024
The Queer Big Apple Corps Marching Band returns to the cathedral for another spectacular performance and all are welcome to picnic in the Cathedral Gardens and enjoy an afternoon of community and musical joy. READ MORE

Radical Joy Ball with ADAPT at the Whitney

Greenwich Village – FREE
Monday, June 24, 2024
The Radical Joy Ball celebrates the pride of self-expression with a fashion show that shines a loving spotlight on disability and LGBTQ+ Pride.  READ MORE

Pride Outside: Picnic in the Park at Clay Pit Ponds

South Shore, Staten Island – FREE
Friday, June 28, 2024
Pack your own picnic and head to Clay Pit Ponds Interpretive Center for an hour of lawn games and socializing followed by a guided hike in celebration of Pride Month. Enjoy cotton candy, popcorn, a Pride Outside raffle, and an opportunity to meet a corn snake, box turtle, and chickens! READ MORE

Are Skyscrapers Huge Divas? at the Skyscraper Museum

Battery Park City– FREE
Friday, June 28, 2024
What makes skyscrapers huge divas? Is it their height? Their design? Or even maybe their materials? Jonathan Van Ness explores these fun questions with Skyscraper Museum director Carol Willis on his Netflix show, Getting Curious. Discover Jonathan's and Carol's answers and design your own skyscrapers!  READ MORE

Third Annual Pride in Times Square Celebration

Midtown West – FREE
Friday & Saturday, June 28 & 29
With top-stage and screen celebrities, performances from Broadway and off-Broadway productions, a youth Pride celebration, the return of The Big Broadway Disco, and more, Pride in Times Square promises an exciting celebration in the Crossroads of the World.   READ MORE

Rainbows on the Hudson

South Street Seaport – FREE
Saturday, June 29, 2024
As part of Pride weekend at the Seaport Museum, the LGBTQ+ sailing club, Knickerbocker Sailing Association‘s “Rainbows on the Hudson” boat parade sails by Pier 16. The fleet of 30 vessels features sails designed by Gilbert Baker, who created the first pride flag. READ MORE

Youth Pride at the Seaport

Seaport – FREE
Saturday, June 29, 2024
NYC’s annual event dedicated to celebrating and empowering LGBTQIA+ youth, Youth Pride, promises a variety of free activities, including non-alcoholic beverages, free food and snacks, carnival activations, musical performances, DJs, special guest appearances, and opportunities to make connections.    READ MORE

Family Pride Day at the 14th Street Y

Union Square
Saturday, June 29, 2024
Celebrate love, diversity, and inclusion at the 14th Street Y's Family Pride Day. Enjoy performances and activities for all ages, including balloon twisting, a family Pride concert with Ants on a Log, Esther Crow, and Strawbitty Yops!, an interactive music performance by the Hip Hop Bunnies, circus performer Mariko Iwasa, a drag story hour, and Pride puppet crafts.   READ MORE

PrideFest Festival

East Village – FREE
Sunday, June 30, 2024
The annual PrideFest street fair features live music, artists, craft vendors, food trucks, performers, and more. Family Fest activities take over the streets around Astor Place. READ MORE

Pride Pitstop at the LGBT Center

Chelsea – FREE
Sunday, June 30, 2024
Pride Pitstop is a vibrant and inclusive celebration with activities and entertainment for everyone! In addition to all the fun, it offers a cool respite from the heat and access to bathroom facilities during the NYC Pride March 2024. READ MORE

June at CMOM: Pride, Eid, Juneteenth and More

Upper West Side
Through Sunday, June 30, 2024
CMOM invites all children and their families to a month-long celebration of LGBTQ+ Pride through programs created to spark joy, foster community, and self-worth. Eid celebrations rev up mid-month, and Juneteenth crafts include a suncatcher lantern workshop. READ MORE

Places featured in this article:

High Line 14th Street Passage
Various locations in Brooklyn
Rockefeller Center - The Rink
Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum
Cathedral of St John the Divine
Pier 17, South Street Seaport