Everything you need to know about the 2024 Philly Pride march and festival
Expect fun performances, family and sensory-friendly activities, food trucks, and more.
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.
When do the festivities start?
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.
Are tickets required?
Both march and festival are free, with no registration or tickets required.
What is the march route?
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.
What is the Philly Pride Festival?
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:
Youth and Family Programming
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.
The Decompression Zone
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.
Bailar Con Amor
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.
Kiki Alley
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.
Sober Vibes
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.
Pop Wellness
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.
Vendors
Queer Candle Co., Chloe Tai Designs, Drag Syndicate, and South Street Cannabis Museum are just a few of the 200 participating artisans and vendors.
Will there be performances?
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.
What food and drinks will be available?
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.
Road closures
On Sunday, June 2, the following streets will be closed starting at 5 a.m. until 9 p.m.:
Juniper Street from Walnut Street to Cypress Street
Cypress Street from Juniper Street to 12th Street
13th Street from Walnut Street to Pine Street
12th Street from Walnut Street to Pine Street
Quince Street from Walnut Street to Pine Street
Locust Street from Juniper Street to 11th Street
Pine Street from Juniper Street to 11th Street
Spruce Street from Juniper Street to 11th Street
Chancellor Street from Juniper Street to 12th Street
St. James Street from 13th Street to 12th Street
S. Camac Street from Walnut Street to Pine Street
Irving Street from Juniper Street to 13th Street
Schubert Alley from S. Camac Street to 12th Street
Manning Street from S. Camac Street to 12th Street
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.
Other Pride events over the weekend
Pride Across the City: On Friday, May 31, starting at 9 a.m. at the Philadelphia Museum of Art steps, featuring America’s largest rainbow pride flag, which will tour the city, ending in the Gayborhood.
Science After Hours: Summer Ball: In partnership with the Franklin Institute on Friday, May 31, from 7:30 p.m. to midnight, featuring drag performances, ballroom lessons, and dancing.
Pride Promenade: On Saturday, June 1, from 8 p.m. to midnight at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, for those who missed their own prom and want to dance into Pride month.