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Summer in New York 2012
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Folsom Street East
- Price band: 1/4
- Critics choice
Leather folks, kinksters and curious onlookers come out in the sun for this annual street fair (named for the giant San Francisco fest), which has become the unofficial kickoff to NYC Pride Week. You’ll find demonstrations, vendors, a beer garden and (obviously) a sausage truck.
- Location TBA
- Sun Jun 23
New York City Dyke March
- Critics choice
- Free
This yearly event, which raises awareness about women’s and trans rights, isn’t exactly the glittery spectacle you’ll get at the following day’s Pride March—but it’s still one of the week’s essential events. BYO signs and banners, and keep in mind that the Dyke March doesn’t have a permit—it’s a protest, not a parade—so prepare for possible interference from the fuzz.
- Meet at Bryant Park (Fifth Ave at 42nd St at Fifth Ave)
- Sat Jun 23, 5pm
NYC Pride March
- Critics choice
- Free
More than a million spectators line the streets for what is always one of the year’s most dazzling sights, commemorating the 1969 Stonewall riots. This year’s grand marshals are musician and activist Cyndi Lauper, Kiehl’s president Chris Salgardo, and the adorable Phyllis Siegel and Connie Kopelov, the first same-sex couple to legally marry in New York.
The Dance on the Pier
- Price band: 2/4
- Critics choice
Sibling DJs the Perry Twins open for headlining spinner Boris at this massively popular dance, the official capper to Pride Week. Strap on your boogie shoes and prepare to get sweaty.
- Hudson River Park at Pier 25 West St , at North Moore St
- Sun Jun 30
Rapture on the River
- Price band: 2/4
- Critics choice
Pride Weekend’s big official women’s dance features six hours of grooving and mingling under the sun and stars. This year’s spinners are Missy B, Trina and ubiquitous headliner Whitney Day.
- Hudson River Park at Pier 54 Eleventh Ave, at 14th St
- Sat Jun 29
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