The best LGBTQ+ things to do in New York for Pride Month

While many colloquially call the event the Pride Parade, organizers refer to it as The March as a nod to the event’s heritage. After all, the first march was an unpermitted political protest of anti-LGBT policies and attitudes.

This year, rainbow-clad activists and allies will take to the streets in support of global LGBTQ rights at the NYC Pride March on Sunday, June 30, 2024, starting at 11am. In recent years, The March has grown to include more than 700 groups with millions of spectators.

Here's the full guide to the march, including where to see it, what time to arrive and the lineup of grand marshals.

Written and performed by Maggie Cee, "Ladies at A Gay Girls' Bar" is a 60-minute solo dance and theater performance that centers a teen lesbian living in the 1990s. The play draws from interviews and real histories from The Buffalo Women's Oral History Project and pieces together fictional monologues the delve into gender, daring, and desire. Through the play, Cee pays homage to a demographic that is often forgotten in pop culture narratives about the queer community.

You can catch the show at Under St. Mark's on June 24 at 9pm or June 29 at 5pm. It's presented by the Queerly Festival.

Queer TikTok legend Chrissy Chlapecka is taking part in a discussion on third wave feminism and performing ahead of the drop of her new EP, "Girlie Pop." Known for being unapologetically queer and femme, Chlapecka's conversation with Griffin Maxwell at 92NY on the Upper East Side will cover topics like reclaiming bimbohood, Gen-Z's relationship to feminism, and so much more—all before she breaks into song and dance.

Celebrate queer musical talent at PRISM Festival from June 22 to June 29 at Judson Memorial Church in Greenwich Village. Watch creative teams taking part in concert-style, semi-staged performances dedicated to amplifying the voices of queer artists and musical theater.

The plays at this year's PRISM Festival of New Queer Musicals include The Church of the First Order of Cloud City’s Inaugural Unity Jamboree! written by Ben Holbrook; A Trip to the Moon written by Adam J. Rineer; Lottie & the Deep Blue Sea by Beth Golison; and An Incomplete List of All the Things I'm Going to Miss When the World is No Longer by Dante Green. 

You might not have seen this one coming, but it turns out that The Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine is a big queer ally. This year, the Cathedral is kicking off Pride month with a special performance by artist the Greedy Peasant before turning on its emblematic rainbow lights inside the cathedral (dressing colorfully is encouraged).

Other programming throughout the month includes a sunset silent disco on June 10, a drag story hour on June 23, and a Gay and Sober meeting on June 27. June will also be your last chance to view the beautiful Divine Pathways installation by Anne Patterson, which has graced the Cathedral for the past several months.

If you thought Little Italy wouldn't join in on all the Pride fun, think again. Capish?! Club: Misfit Comedy Space at Lunella is hosting a queer extravaganza with comedy shows and performances on June 6 that will bring queer entertainment where you wouldn't expect it.

Hosted by Lauren LoGiudice, the show will include routines from Chewy May (Women in Comedy Festival), David Mills (LA Improv), Garry Hannon (Haha Funny Haha Queer), Finessica (Best Comedian at the NW Black Comedy Festival), and Madelein Murphy (Don’t Tell Comedy). The stand up sets will be followed by performances from drag queen Majesty Jekyll, as well as Queer Italian Trivia With Aunt Carmella.