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The Best Pride Events Happening in Los Angeles in June 2024

WEHO Pride Parade. Photo by Jon Viscott, courtesy of the City of West Hollywood. Some rights reserved.
WEHO Pride Parade. Photo by Jon Viscott, courtesy of the City of West Hollywood. Some rights reserved.
6/2/24 - By Toby B

PRIDE Month in Los Angeles is a family affair! 

The Southland celebrates the full spectrum of the LGBTQI+ rainbow, with many inclusive, family-friendly Pride events, including parades, picnics, block parties, and drag queen storytimes. This year's Pride Month celebrations include Pull My Finger, a Family Pride comedy show, Pride Night at the Aquarium of the Pacific, and Disney Pride in Concert with the South Coast Chorale. After-hours celebrations at our theme parks remind us that Pride is Universal and nothing sparkles like Disneyland After Dark.

As always, the stars show up for LA Pride:  Star Trek's George Takei is the Grand Marshall of the 54th Annual LA Pride Parade; Ricky Martin headlines 2024 LA Pride in the Park, and Pickle is the belle of the ball at Drag Queen Story Hour at the Academy Museum. 

Read on for our list of the best Pride events for families and children in Los Angeles.

 

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Puppets and Pride with Bob Baker Marionette Theater! Photo courtesy of the event.
Puppets and Pride with Bob Baker Marionette Theater! Photo courtesy of the event.

Pride Festivals, Parades, and Shows

SGV Pride Parade & Festival

Parade: Alhambra; Festival: Monterey Park - FREE
Saturday, June 1
First there's a parade, then there's a festival! The 4th Annual SGV Pride Parade starts at 9am from Mark Keppel High School in Alhambra. The Festival follows at Barnes Park, with live music, art, food, resource booths, and giveaways. READ MORE

Puppets and Pride with Bob Baker Marionette Theater!

Mid-Wilshire - FREE
Saturday, June 1
The iconic Bob Baker Marionette Theater visits the Academy Museum with a special show in celebration of Pride month. The Puppets and Pride marionette show celebrates love, self-acceptance, and community through a musical marionette lineup of proud puppets performing a confection of medleys from LGBTQ+ icons, queer history, and more.   READ MORE

WeHo Pride Street Fair

West Hollywood - FREE
Saturday-Sunday, June 1-2
The WeHo Pride Street Fair is free and features a vibrant variety of exhibitors along Santa Monica Boulevard, with live entertainment and performances on a community stage, highlighting the LGBTQ+ community. Guests can explore community group booths, exhibitors, sponsor activations, a stage with live performances, and other entertainment elements. READ MORE

Pride in the Park 3rd Annual Queer Family Picnic

Glendale - FREE
Saturday, June 1
glendaleOUT celebrates Pride Month with a queer family picnic in the park! This gathering is appropriate for all ages; everyone is invited and welcome. READ MORE

Pride Fest Fullerton

Fullerton - FREE
Saturday, June 1
Fullerton Museum Center's 3rd Annual Pride Fest Fullerton starts with a Pride Bike Parade led by Fullerton Loves, with Parade Grand Marshall and Fest MC Kay Sedia.   Activities at the festival include performances, a free photo booth, diverse vendors and food trucks. READ MORE

WeHo Pride Parade

West Hollywood - FREE
Sunday, June 2
The City of West Hollywood's annual parade steps off with Pride! READ MORE

Pride Live: Pride Anthems

Costa Mesa
Tues-Wed, June 4-5
Pride Anthems takes the audience on a musical journey through 50 years of LGBTQ+ pride, featuring iconic songs from disco to the present day. The story of the fight for LGBTQ+ equality is linked to this music, which evokes the struggles, heartache, and liberation of queer lives then and now.  READ MORE

Rainbow Parenting & Family Program Kickoff: Play & Explore

East LA - FREE
Tuesday, Jun 4
Families are invited to a session of play, curiosity, and creativity to kick off a series of Rainbow Parenting & Family programs at LA County branch libraries! The program offers a chance to meet other local LGBTQ+ families, share experiences, inspire and encourage each other. Program is for kids ages 0 - 5 and their families. READ MORE

Plaza West Covina Rainbowfest

West Covina - FREE
Friday, June 7
Plaza West Covina gets proud with Rainbowfest, a free celebration featuring performances, resource booths, and the opportunity to shop LGBTQ+ small businesses.  This event is part of the SGV Pride Tour 2024, a month long celebration of Pride in the San Gabriel Valley. READ MORE

2024 LA Pride in the Park

Chinatown
Saturday, June 8
LA Pride in the Park is livin' la vida loca with headliner Ricky Martin. The day-long festival also features Muna, Tokischa, JoJo Siwa, the cast of We're Here, and more, performing on an 80-foot stage.  The LGBTQ+ community event offers over 20 acres of activities, glow-ups, giveaways, and more. READ MORE

54th Annual LA Pride Parade & Block Party

Hollywood - FREE
Sunday, June 9
Oh my! The Icon Grand Marshall for the LA Pride Parade is the legendary George Takei. The LA Pride Parade follows a 1-mile route through Hollywood, with about 150 contingents from LGBTQ+ nonprofits, employee resource groups, city agencies, local, regional, and national businesses, clubs, bands, floats, and more than a few surprises. READ MORE

Q Con

West Hollywood - FREE
Saturday, June 15
Q Con is Southern California's only LBGTQ Comic Convention, celebrating LGBTQ+ comics, graphic novels and gaming. Highlights include cosplay, panels, a costume contest and gaming, as well as portfolio review sessions for aspiring comics creators. READ MORE

Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles

West Hollywood - FREE
Saturday, June 15
Music to our ears! The Gay Men’s Chorus of Los Angeles performs a free one-hour concert in the same park where they began 45 years ago! Guests can pack a picnic and celebrate LGBTQ+ pride as GMCLA sings their favorite hit songs from recent season concerts. The show also gives a sneak peek at their upcoming June 30 concert performance Solid Gold: Aretha, Dionne, & Whitney. READ MORE

Pull My Finger - Family Pride

Santa Monica - FREE
Saturday, June 15
A funny thing happened on my way to Pride... Pull My Finger, the family-friendly comedy show, hosts a special Family Pride edition for Pride Month. READ MORE

WeHo Pride Rainbow Family Day Picnic

West Hollywood - FREE
Saturday, June 15
Families are invited to the annual Rainbow Family Day Picnic at West Hollywood Park in celebration of WeHo Pride! Bring picnic blankets and baskets. The family-friendly fun includes art, food, music, and vendors. READ MORE

Pride is Universal!

Universal City
Saturday, June 15
Pride is Universal... Studios! LA Pride hosts an after hours party at Universal Studios Hollywood. The all-ages event includes an early hours Kids Club with live music, park characters and activities for the whole family before the park closes. READ MORE

Celebrating LGBTQ Families: Figurative Watercolor Painting Workshop

Long Beach
Sunday, June 16
MOLAA welcomes gay, bisexual, and transgender fathers and their families, as well as straight dads with LGBT children to create art in a safe and inclusive space this Fathers Day weekend. READ MORE

Disneyland After Dark: Pride Nite

Anaheim
Tuesday and Thursday, June 18 & 20
Disneyland Park hosts a joyous after-hours event celebrating the diversity that makes us unique. The fun-filled evening recognizes and embraces the LGBTQIA+ community, starting with Pride Night Fireworks! READ MORE

Pride Night at the Aquarium of the Pacific

Long Beach
Friday, June 21
Rainbow fish was the most beautiful fish in the sea... In partnership with The LGBTQ Center Long Beach, the Aquarium of the Pacific celebrates the LGBTQ+ community. Guests are invited to enjoy a fun evening with favorite animals and colorful fishes. READ MORE

Love, Loud & Proud Pride Month Celebration

Pasadena - FREE
Saturday, June 22
Pasadena's Love, Loud & Proud! is a free, family-friendly event that champions Pasadena’s LGBTQ+ community.  Held at the iconic Pasadena City Hall, the event features drag performances and story time, live music, dance competitions, local food trucks, arts & crafts activities, face painting, and resources from local LGBTQ+ organizations, community partners, and allies. READ MORE

Pride on the Promenade

Santa Monica - FREE
Saturday, June 22
Downtown Santa Monica's annual Pride celebration returns to Third Street Promenade with a free block party. This lively event transforms Third Street Promenade into a colorful celebration featuring musical performances curated by OUTLOUD, giveaways, games and a retail pop-up marketplace showcasing local LGBTQ+ businesses, creating an inclusive space for all ages to come together and celebrate diversity.  READ MORE

Disney Pride in Concert (MOLAA)

Long Beach
Saturday, June 22
Stories of pride and Disney dreams collide as South Coast Chorale presents Disney PRIDE in Concert, a spectacular celebration of LGBTQ+ life, love, family, and pride. The concert is presented through the combination of timeless songs from the Disney songbook, curated video clips from the Disney vault, and the personal life experiences of Chorale members. READ MORE

Sounds of Santa Monica: Pride Edition

Santa Monica - FREE
Saturday, June 22
Santa Monica Place's hosts a special Pride Edition of the Sounds of Santa Monica music series, featuring  family-friendly live musical entertainment by LGBTQIA+ performers. READ MORE

Inglewood Pride Festival

Inglewood - FREE
Saturday, June 22
The First Annual Inglewood Pride Festival is a free family-friendly event. This LGBTQIA+ event features free food, as well as live performances, with DJs playing the hottest R&B/Hip Hop music. READ MORE

Culver City Pride 2024 - Pride Ride & Rally

Culver City - FREE
Saturday, June 29
Culver City shows its Pride with a group ride, followed by a Rally on Main Street. Participants are encouraged to wear fun outfits to ride, roll, and skate through six miles of Culver City. READ MORE

San Fernando Valley Pride March and Block Party

Van Nuys - FREE
Saturday, June 29
SFV Pride's March and Block Party is a peaceful and inclusive gathering where participants can demonstrate their commitment to equity, social justice, and love. The day starts off with a Pre-March Rally. The March down Van Nuys Boulevard follows, where participants can wave flags, carry signs, and raise their voices in support of the LGBTQ+ community. The day ends with a block party at the Van Nuys Civic Center, complete with a resource fair, drag performances, food, art, and a kids zone.​ READ MORE
Drag Queen Story Hour at the Academy Museum. Photo courtesy of the event.
Drag Queen Story Hour at the Academy Museum. Photo courtesy of the event.

Drag Queen Storytimes and Rainbow Crafts

Drag Queen Story Hour at the Academy Museum

Mid-Wilshire - FREE
Saturdays, June 1-22
The Academy Museum hosts a series of drag queen story hours this June hosted by Pickle, the director of Drag Story Hour Los Angeles.  READ MORE

Pride Month: Rainbow Book Band

South Gate - FREE
Thursday, June 6
The Leland R. Weaver Library hosts a craft workshop for ages 12 to 17 for Pride month. Teens and tweens can learn about the history of Pride Month and then create their own Rainbow Book band. READ MORE

Drag Story Hour

South LA (Central - Alameda) - FREE
Friday, June 7
The Vernon - Leon H. Washington Jr. Memorial Branch Library celebrates diversity and individuality at a Pride month storytime that sparkles! READ MORE

Celebrate Pride With Kumihimo Friendship Bracelets

Los Feliz - FREE
Tuesday, June 11
Los Feliz Branch Library kicks off its Summer Reading Program by celebrating Pride! Teens and tweens can make kumihimo-style friendship bracelets to show off their favorite pride colors. READ MORE

Take & Make: Pride Candle

Pasadena - FREE
Wednesday, June 12
Teens can show their pride with a DIY candle craft that represents a LGBTQIA+ flag - and there's a free lunch in it for them, too! Participants sign-up to reserve a kit. They have the option to join the activity in-person during Lunch at the Library in the Innovation Lab to learn about LGBTQIA+ flags, make their candle in-person, and then enjoy a free lunch.  READ MORE

Family PRIDE at the Annenberg Community Beach House

Santa Monica - FREE
Friday, June 14, 2024
Family PRIDE kicks off at the Annenberg Community Beach House with a  a fun-filled morning celebrating love and diversity with friends, family and community members. The community is invited to come together to show support for the LGBTQ+ community and spread love, acceptance, and understanding. READ MORE

Fierce Fables at Santa Monica Pier

Santa Monica - FREE
Saturday, June 15
It's a wild ride! A drag queen and king tell stories at the Santa Monica Pier Carousel. Santa Monica Pier and The Crow host Fierce Fables: Drag Queen Pride For All Ages. READ MORE

Celebrating LGBTQ Families: Figurative Watercolor Painting Workshop

Long Beach
Sunday, June 16
MOLAA welcomes gay, bisexual, and transgender fathers and their families, as well as straight dads with LGBT children to create art in a safe and inclusive space this Fathers Day weekend. READ MORE

Make a Button for Pride Month

Woodland Hills - FREE
Monday, June 17
Wear your Pride in full color! The Platt Branch Library invites kids to celebrate Pride 2024 by making a colorful button to wear. READ MORE

Rainbow Pride Planners

Chatsworth - FREE
Tuesday, June 18
Mark this in your calendar: the Chatsworth Branch Library invites kids and teens to craft rainbow-themed Pride planners in celebration of Pride Month. READ MORE

Super Simple Crafts: LGBTQIA Pride Trees

Granada Hills - FREE
Tuesday, June 18
What colors are your trees? Kids can get crafty in celebration of Pride at the Granada Hills Branch Library. by making a painting of a rainbow tree. The branch also has LGBTQIA children's books available for checkout. READ MORE

Drag Story Hour (Central Library)

DTLA - FREE
Saturday, June 22
The Central Library hosts an extra sparkly storytime in celebration of Pride Month. A drag performer visits the library to read inclusive children’s books for families and their kids of all ages. READ MORE

Places featured in this article:

Los Angeles State Historic Park
Fiesta Hall in Plummer Park
Vernon - Leon H. Washington Jr. Memorial Branch Library
Pasadena Library - Jefferson Branch
Central Library -Children's Literature Dept.