Originating in New York City, the Gay Pride Parade is actually just one rainbow-colored event among many that goes on in NYC during Gay Pride Week.

Typically, the NYC Gay Pride Parade is held on the last day of the week in late June. Also held on the last day are the Gay Pride Festival, along with the annual Dance on the Pier following the parade wrapping up Gay Pride Week in a grand fireworks display.

This year, watch for the festivities to kick off in New York earlier in the week with the annual rally at Bryant Park at 42nd Street and 6th Avenue, continuing through to the parade — with a march down Fifth Avenue on June 27, 2010 — beginning at 52nd Street and heading south to Christopher Street in Greenwich Village

2010 marks the 41st Anniversary of the Stonewall Riots in 1969, and a reminder that the Gay Pride Parade was not always such a festive event.

The original purpose of the parade was to commemorate the riots at the Stonewall Inn, a popular gay and lesbian bar of the time that became the epicenter for violent protests against the unlawful treatment that gays and lesbians suffered at the hands of the New York City police department.

The Stonewall riots are now considered a major turning point in the Gay Rights movement, and the Gay Pride Parade still goes past the site every year to pay tribute to its significance.


Here's Information:

When : June 27, 2010 beginning at noon.

Where : 52nd Street & Fifth Avenue to Christopher and Greenwich Streets.

Directions : IRT Lexington Avenue subway line to 51st Street or IRT West Side line to Christopher St./Sheridan Square.

2010 NYC Pridefest


When : June 27, 2010 11AM - 7PM

Where : Hudson Street between Abingdon Square & West 14th Street.

Directions : IND Eighth Avenue subway line to 14th Street.

2009 Dance on the Pier


When : June 27, 2010 4PM - 10:30 PM, Fireworks

Where : Pier 54 and 13th Street at Hudson River Park.

Directions : IRT West Side subway line to Houston/Varick Street or IND Eighth Avenue line to West 4th Street.