Everything you need to know about the 2024 Philly Pride march and festival

Celebrate Pride in Philadelphia with a lineup of events next week. Philly Pride 365 returns June 2 to celebrate the theme “Be You” with a march from Sixth and Walnut Streets and a festival in the Gayborhood.

Philly Pride 365 is led and coordinated by Galaei Philly, a nonprofit advocating for queer, trans, and Indigenous communities, and volunteers.

Venture out this year for performances, family and sensory-friendly activities, food trucks, and more. Here’s everything you need to know about Philly Pride 2024.

The Pride March will start at 10:30 a.m. at Sixth and Walnut Streets and end in Philadelphia’s Gayborhood. The march is open to the LGBTQ+ community and allies, with no registration required. The march will kick off with speeches from community leaders and a land acknowledgment from the Lenape Tribe.

The festival is from noon to 7 p.m. between Walnut to Pine Streets and Quince to Juniper Streets.

Both march and festival are free, with no registration or tickets required.

The march begins at Sixth and Walnut Streets at 10:30 a.m. and makes its way to the Gayborhood. Expect speeches, a ceremony, and the unfurling of a 400-foot-long rainbow flag.

Pride Fest will offer over 200 attractions, including artists, food trucks, community organizations, and other vendors. This is a float- and vehicle-free event. Features of the festival include:

The Youth and Family section will offer an alcohol- and smoke-free space curated by the Attic Youth Center, Big Brothers Big Sisters Independence, Galaei’s SPLAT program, Philly Family Pride, and the William Way LGBT Community Center.

If the loud noises and colors get too overwhelming head to the Decompression Zone. In conjunction with the nonprofit Disability Pride Pennsylvania, the space offers attendees an accessible, low-sensory escape.

In line with its mission to help the queer Latinx community, Galaei will host Bailar Con Amor again this year. The tradition is an ode to Afro-Latinx heritage art, dance, and expression.

Galaei celebrates Philly’s ballroom history with Kiki Alley. On the Philadelphia Muses Stage, catch a diverse lineup by performances and producers, including DJ sets by Sway Philly and BOS Philly.

You can still have fun at Pride sans alcohol. A dedicated sober space and dry bar will feature a stage with DJs and performances. Enjoy Food Truck Way nearby.

The Pop Wellness Zone is staffed by local nonprofits and organizations, including Action Wellness, Mazzoni Center, Courage Medicine, Therapy Center of Philadelphia, Perez Therapy, and Bebashi. It offers medical services, resources and activities, including free STI testing, connections to therapy, food support, housing, and other community needs.

Queer Candle Co., Chloe Tai Designs, Drag Syndicate, and South Street Cannabis Museum are just a few of the 200 participating artisans and vendors.

Local performers will be taking the stage throughout the day, including Eric Jaffe, Lili St. Queer, and Philly Cheer Elite, offering drag performances, ballroom lessons, and dance routines. Sapphira Cristál, the first-ever headliner, a drag icon from RuPaul’s Drag Race, will be performing on the Muses Stage starting at 6 p.m. June 2.

A variety of items will be available from over 20 businesses in the food truck area. More vendors will announced closer to the event.

The Cauldron’s outdoor bar and other local bars, such as Cockatoo, Franky Bradley’s, Tabu, and Woody’s, will also be open for patrons over over 21.

On Sunday, June 2, the following streets will be closed starting at 5 a.m. until 9 p.m.:

The streets will be “temporary no parking” zones from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. Vehicles parked during posted hours will be relocated — call the police district of the area to locate car if relocated.

Bus routes will be detoured from their normal routes beginning at 4:30 a.m. through 8 p.m. Visit SEPTA System Status Page to view detours and specific route changes.