This June, join the Office of LGBT Affairs and citywide community partners for a month-long celebration of LGBTQ Pride! Our pride round-up includes block parties, film screenings, art exhibits, storytelling events and so much more. Be out. Be proud. Be there!
Pride and Chill
Saturday, June 2nd 3-5 pm
LOVE Park
Join us for a pop-up event in LOVE Park exclusively for LGBTQIA+ youth. Come out and celebrate your LGBTQIA+ identity at Pride and Chill! Enjoy snacks and games and get to know other LGBTQIA+ youth in Philly!
My Queer Body Story Workshop
Sunday, June 3rd, Time TBD
BahdeeBahdu Gallery
Enjoy the My Queer Body Story Workshop, an artistic collaboration with First Person Arts at BahdeeBahdu Gallery. Participants will learn how to build and share their personal stories about being queer/trans/nonbinary and the bodies we live in. Registration is required for this event as space is limited.
Pride in the Plaza & LGBT Flag Raising Ceremony
Thursday, June 7th, 5-8 pm
City Hall Courtyard
Join the Mayor’s Office at Pride in the Plaza as we kick off LGBTQIA+ Pride Month with a flag raising ceremony and block party on June 7th! The flag raising with the Mayor, members of City Council, and dynamic speakers from the community will occur from 5-6 pm followed by a truly prideful celebration with food trucks, a DJ, and live entertainment in the City Hall Courtyard from 6-8 pm.
Philly Lights Up for Pride
Friday, June 8th – Sunday June 10th
Multiple Locations
Watch the Philly skyline go rainbow for Pride Month! Witness The Ben Franklin Bridge, Boathouse Row, CHOP, PECO, and other buildings light up in the iconic rainbow colors through the weekend of June 8th-10th!
“What Does Pride Mean to You?” Exhibit Opening
Friday, June 8th
City Hall, Bahdeebahdu Galley, Imperfect Gallery
See the phenomenal works of local LGBTQIA+ artists answer the question “What Does Pride Mean to You?” in a dynamic art exhibit at multiple locations throughout the city including the 1st floor of City Hall starting on June 8th!
Pridefest at Penns Landing for 30 Year Anniversary
Sunday, June 10th
Parade starts at 11:30 am at 13th and Locust
Festival Gates at Penn’s Landing open at Noon
Over 100 participating groups will contribute to the 30th anniversary of Pride Day, headlined by Margaret Cho! Follow the parade starting at 11:30 am at 13th and Locust as well as Pridefest at Penns Landing, which opens at noon!
The Philadelphia Free Library Pride Series: Screening of Philadelphia
Wednesday, June 13th, 5:30 pm
Lovett Memorial Library, 6945 Germantown Ave
Lovett Library will be showing the award winning film Philadelphia with a conversation about the film to follow.
Opening Event for InLiquid’s Art for the Cash Poor
Thursday, June 14th, 6-9 pm
Spring Garden and 10th
Enjoy InLiquid’s Art for the Cash Poor opening event in support of the AIDS Fund. A temporary installation created by QPOC artists Eva Wo and Santiago Galeas will be on display all weekend during the festival. For more information visit https://inliquid.org/aftcp/
Disability Pride
Saturday, June 16th, 10 am-4 pm
Starts at National Constitution Center
The Office of People with Disabilities and Disability Pride have collaborated to include an LGBTQIA+ section in the Disability Pride Parade on June 16th. Come out and support our LGBTQIA+ siblings and neighbors with disabilities as they proudly march to City Hall and celebrate their intersecting identities!
Art for the Cash Poor
Saturday, June 16th, Noon-6 pm
Multiple spaces along 10th Street from Buttonwood to Hamilton
The Mayor’s Office is proud to be a sponsor of Art for the Cash Poor, an event of InLiquid Arts. Join us for a block party with artists showing and selling their works to the general public! For more information visit https://inliquid.org/aftcp/
Rainbow on the Row
June 15th-17th
Boathouse Row will light up with rainbow colors from June 15th-17th in continued celebration of Pride Month. Don’t miss this beautiful display!
The Philadelphia Free Library Pride Series: Screening of Ma Vie En Rose
Monday, June 18th, 6:00 pm
Falls of Schuylkill Library, 3501 Midvale Ave
Falls of Schuylkill Library will be showing the beautiful foreign film, Ma Vie En Rose, with conversation about the film to follow.
Intergenerational Panel at Main Branch of the Free Library
Tuesday, June 19th, Evening
Skyline Room, Main Branch of Free Library
Visit the Skyline Room of the Main Branch of the Free Library of Philadelphia on the evening of June 19th to engage in an Intergenerational Panel discussion on LGBTQIA+ community, history, identity, and what Pride means to folx from a multitude of generations.
The Philadelphia Free Library Pride Series: Screening of Paris Is Burning
Wednesday, June 20th, 6:00 pm
Chestnut Hill Library, 8711 Germantown Ave
Chestnut Hill Library will be showing the historic documentary film, Paris is Burning, with conversation about the film to follow.
Pride Night Market
Thursday, June 21st, 6-11 pm
William Way Center, 1315 Spruce St, Philadelphia, PA 19107
Come out to the Pride Market Night Market on June 21st from 6-11 pm in front of the William Way Center in the Gayborhood! The Mayor’s Office is collaborating with the Food Trust to provide food trucks and help raise awareness about LGBTQIA+ community resources!
Philadelphia Family Pride and Arts Festival
Saturday, June 23rd, 11 am-5 pm
Lovett Library Park
Join the Mayor and City Council in Lovett Library Park for the Philadelphia Family Pride and Arts Festival! The Mt. Airy Arts Garage and Philadelphia Family Pride have collaborated with the Mayor’s Office to create a wonderful arts event for all to enjoy!
The Philadelphia Free Library Pride Series: The Incredibly True Adventures of Two Girls in Love
Monday, June 25th, 6:00 pm
Oak Lane Library, 6614 N 12th St.
Oak Lane Library will be showing the film The Incredibly True Adventures of Two Girls In Love with conversation about the film to follow.
The Philadelphia Free Library Pride Series: Screening of Tongues Untied
Wednesday, June 27th, 6:00 pm
Joseph E. Coleman Northwest Regional Library, 68 W. Chelten Ave.
Joseph E. Coleman Library will be showing the film Tongues Untied with conversation about the film to follow.
Final Art Exhibit Opening/My Queer Bodies Story Event
June 29th
iMPeRFeCT Gallery, 5539 Germantown Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19144
Enjoy the My Queer Body Story Event and art exhibit to cap off pride!
