Millions of spectators gather every June for the
New York City Pride March .
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 .
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;
[4] in 2018, and again in 2023,
[5] attendance was estimated around two million.
[6] During
Stonewall 50 – WorldPride NYC 2019 , over 5 million took part over the final weekend,
[7]
[8] with an estimated four million in attendance at the parade.
[9]
[10]
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.
[11] It broke the Guinness record in 2009 with four million attendees,
[12] with similar numbers to at least 2016,
[13] and up to five million attending in 2017.
[4]
[14] As of 2019, it has three to five million each year.
[15]
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:
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.
[18]
[19]
On September 7, 2019, London hosted the largest ever Bi Pride celebration, Bi Pride UK, with more than 1,300 people in attendance.
All-time statistics
Rank
City
Support
Year
Organizers' statistics
Authorities' statistics
Type
1
New York City
WorldPride
2019
4,000,000
[20]
5,000,000
[21]
March/Festival
2
São Paulo
Local
2011
4,000,000
[22]
Parade
3
Madrid
WorldPride
2017
3,500,000
[23]
2,300,000
[24]
Festival
4
Toronto
Local
2023
2,400,000
[25]
March/Festival
5
Madrid
EuroPride
2007
2,300,000
[26]
Festival
6
New York City
Local
2016
2,100,000+
[28]
2,500,000
[29]
March
7 (tie)
Buenos Aires
Local
2023
2,000,000
[30]
March
7 (tie)
New York City
Local
2023
2,000,000
[5]
March
7 (tie)
New York City
Local
2018
2,000,000
[6]
March
8
San Francisco
Local
2014
1,700,000
[31]
Parade/Festival
9
San Francisco
Local
2019
1,700,000
[32]
Parade/Festival
10
Madrid
Local
2019
1,600,000
[33]
Parade
11
Madrid
Local
2016
1,500,000
[34]
Parade
12 (tie)
Cologne
EuroPride
2002
1,400,000
[35]
Parade
12 (tie)
Cologne
Local
2023
1,400,000
[36]
Parade/Festival
13
Toronto
Local
2012
1,220,000
[37]
Festival
14 (tie)
Cologne
Local
2022
1,200,000
[38]
Festival
14 (tie)
Cologne
Local
2019
1,200,000
[38]
Parade
15
Cologne
Local
2018
1,200,000
[39]
Parade
16
Madrid
National
2012
1,200,000
[40]
700,000
[40]
Parade
17
London
National
2019
1,500,000+
[41]
Parade
18
Chicago
Local
2016
1,000,000+
[42]
Parade
19
San Francisco
Local
2015
1,000,000+
[43]
Parade/Festival
20
Berlin
National
2012
1,000,000
Parade
21
Cologne
Local
2013
1,000,000
[44]
900,000
[44]
Parade
22
Rome
EuroPride
2011
1,000,000
[45]
Festival
23
Paris
National
2010
800,000
[46]
100,000
[46]
Parade
24
Houston
Local
2017
750,000
[47]
Parade
25
London
Local
2014
750,000
[48]
Parade
26
Boston
Local
2019
750,000
[49]
Parade
27
Rio de Janeiro
Local
2011
700,000
[50]
Parade
28
Amsterdam
Local
2014
560,000
[51]
450,000
[52]
Parade
29
Denver
Local
2019
525,000
[53]
Parade & Festival
30
Columbus
Local
2019
750,000
[54]
Parade
31
Buenos Aires
National
2019
500,000
[55]
[56]
Parade
32
Rio de Janeiro
Local
2010
500,000
[57]
Parade
33
Mexico City
National
2010
500,000
[58]
Parade
34
Brighton
Local
2018
450,000
[59]
450,000
[60]
[61]
Parade & Festival
35
Los Angeles
Local
2015
400,000
[62]
Parade
36
Minneapolis
Local
2016
400,000
[63]
Festival
37
San Diego
Local
2019
360,000
[64]
Parade/Festival
38
Berlin
Local
2022
350,000
[65]
Parade/Festival
39
Atlanta
Local
2018
300,000
[66]
Parade & Festival
40
Sydney
Local
2020
300,000
[67]
[68] Largest: 500,000 (1993)
[69]
[70]
Parade
41
Montreal
Local
2012
290,000
[71]
Parade
42
Melbourne
Local
2020
261,806
[72]
264,895
[73]
Parade & Festival
43
Tel Aviv
Local
2019
250,000
[74]
Parade & Festival
44
St. Petersburg
Local
2019
265,000
[75]
Parade & Festival
45
Rome
WorldPride
2000
250,000
[76]
Parade
46
New Orleans
Local
2019
250,000
[77]
Parade & Festival
47
Tel Aviv
Local
2018
250,000
[78]
Parade
48
Charlotte
Local
2019
200,000
[79]
[80]
Parade & Festival
49
Belo Horizonte
Local
2019
200,000
[81]
200,000
[81]
Parade
50
Buenos Aires
National
2012
200,000
[82]
Parade
51
Vienna
National
2023
300,000
[3]
Parade
52
Tokyo
Local
2019
200,000
[83]
[84]
Parade & Festival
53
Taipei
National
2019
200,000
[85]
Parade
54
Miami
Local
2018
180,000
[86]
Parade & Festival
55
Hamburg
Local
2018
180,000
[87]
Parade
56
Munich
Local
2018
160,000
[88]
Parade
57
Palermo
National
2013
150,000
[89]
135,000
[90]
Parade
58
Brussels
Local
2023
150,000
[91]
100,000
[92]
Parade & Festival
59
Ottawa
Local
2019
125,000
[93]
Festival
60
Copenhagen
Local
2014
120,000
[94]
Parade
61
Seoul
National
2018
120,000
[95]
Parade & Festival
62
Brussels
National
2022
120,000
[92]
Parade & Festival
63
Quezon City
Local
2023
110,752
[96]
110,752
[96]
Festival
64
Istanbul
Local
2014
100,000
[97]
March
63
Bogotá
Local
2023
100,000
[98]
March
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