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Meet our 2026 Grand Marshals 💖🌻

We’re deeply honored to be led by this dynamic group of culture-shapers and change-makers as we continue the fight for LGBTQIA+ liberation - for all of us.

📸: @aaronweiss
🌹: @princess.mai.blooms
💄: @kiploji

Meet our 2026 Grand Marshals 💖🌻

We’re deeply honored to be led by this dynamic group of culture-shapers and change-makers as we continue the fight for LGBTQIA+ liberation - for all of us.

📸: @aaronweiss
🌹: @princess.mai.blooms
💄: @kiploji

Last week, we announced our 2026 theme - “For All of Us”

The 2026 NYC Pride calendar includes the annual NYC Pride March, among the world’s largest and longest-running LGBTQIA+ demonstrations, and PrideFest, the largest LGBTQIA+ street festival in the U.S., on Sunday, June 28, 2026.

NYC Pride’s other core event, Youth Pride, returns to the Southstreet Seaport on Saturday, June 27, 2026.

NYC Pride is made possible through the support of community members and allies. To help us protect NYC Pride for generations to come, we encourage you to donate at nycpride.org/donate.

For volunteer opportunities and other ways to get involved, visit nycpride.org/support-pride/ways-to-give.

For more information about partnership opportunities throughout 2026, visit nycpride.org/partnerships.

Visit the link in our bio to support NYC Pride and learn more. 🔗⭐️✨🌹

From the iconic NYC Pride to the annual Fire Island Invasion, discover where to show your Pride across New York State at the link in bio!⁠
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📸: Walter Wlodarczyk/NYC Tourism + Conventions / 📍 NYC Pride

From the iconic NYC Pride to the annual Fire Island Invasion, discover where to show your Pride across New York State at the link in bio!⁠
⁠
📸: Walter Wlodarczyk/NYC Tourism + Conventions / 📍 NYC Pride

From the iconic NYC Pride to the annual Fire Island Invasion, discover where to show your Pride across New York State at the link in bio!⁠
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📸: Walter Wlodarczyk/NYC Tourism + Conventions / 📍 NYC Pride

Be where you belong!

Full fit videos in one of our cabins by @bysarahsteelo

#ad in collaboration with @nownownoho

Reunited pride 🏳️‍🌈 is a month away!
Join us at the official NYC Pride Women’s Event After Party‼️
📅 Sunday, June
📍HK Hall: 605 West 48th Street by West Side Highway
⏰️ 3PM - 12AM

​Get ready for an unforgettable night of music, dancing, and debauchery. This electrifying event is dedicated to women and LGBTQIA plus!

🎧 Featuring an all-star DJ lineup:
@djmarymac5star • @djlena_29 • @lananita___ • @oatmilkdrunk

💃 Live performances & entertainment by:
@tinysnowdancer x @honeyburlesque
Special performances by @jkiillem

Special thanks to our sponsors & partners helping make this Pride moment possible:
Presented by @oliviatravels
Media Partner: @gomagazineny
Promotional Partner: @thedinahshore

Two Levels Mega Club, Full Air Conditioning, Delicious Food Menu & Bottle Deals,

🎟 VIP & General tickets available.
Comment Pride for Ticket Link! or Click Link in Bio!
💃See you on the Dance Floor!

#NYCPride #QueerNYC #Pride2026 #QueerNightlife #LesbianEvents

National Queer Theater’s Obie Award-winning Criminal Queerness Festival (CQF) showcases groundbreaking new works written by artists from countries where queerness is criminalized or censored. At a time when authoritarianism is on the rise globally, CQF elevates refugee, asylee, and immigrant queer voices and enriches the cultural fabric of New York City by introducing audiences to bold, original works that challenge Western norms and inspire global change.

https://www.nationalqueertheater.org/2026cqf
(linked in bio!)

@nationalqueertheater
@herearts

💌 As Grand Marshal of the 2026 @NYCPride March, I’m inviting 100 members of the Trans family to march alongside me.

🩵 Sunday, June 28th
💗 Sign up via the link in @NYCPride’s bio
🤍 Wear your pink, blue, and white

Link:
http://Nycpride.org/marchwithdominique

Are you the next Pride Idol? 🏆

5 local indie NYC artists will battle for the chance to be crowned NYC Pride’s first official Pride Idol winner.

HOW TO COMPETE:

🎤 Queer, indie artists citywide post audition videos on TikTok & IG with #PrideIdol2026. Our team reviews submissions and selects the top 5.
✨ The top 5 compete at a semi-finals event hosted in collaboration with SoFar Sounds, where the top 3 is selected. @sofarnyc @sofarsounds
🎤 Contestant announcements roll out on social media (and in our Pride Guide magazine and newsletter).
✨ Online voting opens and runs through the day of the competition.
🎤 The top 3 then compete LIVE at PrideFest - and the winner is announced and performs one final song.
✨ Deadline for submission: June 1

✨ Voting details: everyone gets 1 free vote per day and can purchase additional votes. voting continues through the day of the competition. results are shown live on the video wall on stage.

Good luck + Tag some NYC-local performers you want to see compete for their spot in Pride Idol!

Are you the next Pride Idol? 🏆

5 local indie NYC artists will battle for the chance to be crowned NYC Pride’s first official Pride Idol winner.

HOW TO COMPETE:

🎤 Queer, indie artists citywide post audition videos on TikTok & IG with #PrideIdol2026. Our team reviews submissions and selects the top 5.
✨ The top 5 compete at a semi-finals event hosted in collaboration with SoFar Sounds, where the top 3 is selected. @sofarnyc @sofarsounds
🎤 Contestant announcements roll out on social media (and in our Pride Guide magazine and newsletter).
✨ Online voting opens and runs through the day of the competition.
🎤 The top 3 then compete LIVE at PrideFest - and the winner is announced and performs one final song.
✨ Deadline for submission: June 1

✨ Voting details: everyone gets 1 free vote per day and can purchase additional votes. voting continues through the day of the competition. results are shown live on the video wall on stage.

Good luck + Tag some NYC-local performers you want to see compete for their spot in Pride Idol!

Are you the next Pride Idol? 🏆

5 local indie NYC artists will battle for the chance to be crowned NYC Pride’s first official Pride Idol winner.

HOW TO COMPETE:

🎤 Queer, indie artists citywide post audition videos on TikTok & IG with #PrideIdol2026. Our team reviews submissions and selects the top 5.
✨ The top 5 compete at a semi-finals event hosted in collaboration with SoFar Sounds, where the top 3 is selected. @sofarnyc @sofarsounds
🎤 Contestant announcements roll out on social media (and in our Pride Guide magazine and newsletter).
✨ Online voting opens and runs through the day of the competition.
🎤 The top 3 then compete LIVE at PrideFest - and the winner is announced and performs one final song.
✨ Deadline for submission: June 1

✨ Voting details: everyone gets 1 free vote per day and can purchase additional votes. voting continues through the day of the competition. results are shown live on the video wall on stage.

Good luck + Tag some NYC-local performers you want to see compete for their spot in Pride Idol!

Are you the next Pride Idol? 🏆

5 local indie NYC artists will battle for the chance to be crowned NYC Pride’s first official Pride Idol winner.

HOW TO COMPETE:

🎤 Queer, indie artists citywide post audition videos on TikTok & IG with #PrideIdol2026. Our team reviews submissions and selects the top 5.
✨ The top 5 compete at a semi-finals event hosted in collaboration with SoFar Sounds, where the top 3 is selected. @sofarnyc @sofarsounds
🎤 Contestant announcements roll out on social media (and in our Pride Guide magazine and newsletter).
✨ Online voting opens and runs through the day of the competition.
🎤 The top 3 then compete LIVE at PrideFest - and the winner is announced and performs one final song.
✨ Deadline for submission: June 1

✨ Voting details: everyone gets 1 free vote per day and can purchase additional votes. voting continues through the day of the competition. results are shown live on the video wall on stage.

Good luck + Tag some NYC-local performers you want to see compete for their spot in Pride Idol!

Are you the next Pride Idol? 🏆

5 local indie NYC artists will battle for the chance to be crowned NYC Pride’s first official Pride Idol winner.

HOW TO COMPETE:

🎤 Queer, indie artists citywide post audition videos on TikTok & IG with #PrideIdol2026. Our team reviews submissions and selects the top 5.
✨ The top 5 compete at a semi-finals event hosted in collaboration with SoFar Sounds, where the top 3 is selected. @sofarnyc @sofarsounds
🎤 Contestant announcements roll out on social media (and in our Pride Guide magazine and newsletter).
✨ Online voting opens and runs through the day of the competition.
🎤 The top 3 then compete LIVE at PrideFest - and the winner is announced and performs one final song.
✨ Deadline for submission: June 1

✨ Voting details: everyone gets 1 free vote per day and can purchase additional votes. voting continues through the day of the competition. results are shown live on the video wall on stage.

Good luck + Tag some NYC-local performers you want to see compete for their spot in Pride Idol!

Are you the next Pride Idol? 🏆

5 local indie NYC artists will battle for the chance to be crowned NYC Pride’s first official Pride Idol winner.

HOW TO COMPETE:

🎤 Queer, indie artists citywide post audition videos on TikTok & IG with #PrideIdol2026. Our team reviews submissions and selects the top 5.
✨ The top 5 compete at a semi-finals event hosted in collaboration with SoFar Sounds, where the top 3 is selected. @sofarnyc @sofarsounds
🎤 Contestant announcements roll out on social media (and in our Pride Guide magazine and newsletter).
✨ Online voting opens and runs through the day of the competition.
🎤 The top 3 then compete LIVE at PrideFest - and the winner is announced and performs one final song.
✨ Deadline for submission: June 1

✨ Voting details: everyone gets 1 free vote per day and can purchase additional votes. voting continues through the day of the competition. results are shown live on the video wall on stage.

Good luck + Tag some NYC-local performers you want to see compete for their spot in Pride Idol!

Are you the next Pride Idol? 🏆

5 local indie NYC artists will battle for the chance to be crowned NYC Pride’s first official Pride Idol winner.

HOW TO COMPETE:

🎤 Queer, indie artists citywide post audition videos on TikTok & IG with #PrideIdol2026. Our team reviews submissions and selects the top 5.
✨ The top 5 compete at a semi-finals event hosted in collaboration with SoFar Sounds, where the top 3 is selected. @sofarnyc @sofarsounds
🎤 Contestant announcements roll out on social media (and in our Pride Guide magazine and newsletter).
✨ Online voting opens and runs through the day of the competition.
🎤 The top 3 then compete LIVE at PrideFest - and the winner is announced and performs one final song.
✨ Deadline for submission: June 1

✨ Voting details: everyone gets 1 free vote per day and can purchase additional votes. voting continues through the day of the competition. results are shown live on the video wall on stage.

Good luck + Tag some NYC-local performers you want to see compete for their spot in Pride Idol!

Are you the next Pride Idol? 🏆

5 local indie NYC artists will battle for the chance to be crowned NYC Pride’s first official Pride Idol winner.

HOW TO COMPETE:

🎤 Queer, indie artists citywide post audition videos on TikTok & IG with #PrideIdol2026. Our team reviews submissions and selects the top 5.
✨ The top 5 compete at a semi-finals event hosted in collaboration with SoFar Sounds, where the top 3 is selected. @sofarnyc @sofarsounds
🎤 Contestant announcements roll out on social media (and in our Pride Guide magazine and newsletter).
✨ Online voting opens and runs through the day of the competition.
🎤 The top 3 then compete LIVE at PrideFest - and the winner is announced and performs one final song.
✨ Deadline for submission: June 1

✨ Voting details: everyone gets 1 free vote per day and can purchase additional votes. voting continues through the day of the competition. results are shown live on the video wall on stage.

Good luck + Tag some NYC-local performers you want to see compete for their spot in Pride Idol!

Are you the next Pride Idol? 🏆

5 local indie NYC artists will battle for the chance to be crowned NYC Pride’s first official Pride Idol winner.

HOW TO COMPETE:

🎤 Queer, indie artists citywide post audition videos on TikTok & IG with #PrideIdol2026. Our team reviews submissions and selects the top 5.
✨ The top 5 compete at a semi-finals event hosted in collaboration with SoFar Sounds, where the top 3 is selected. @sofarnyc @sofarsounds
🎤 Contestant announcements roll out on social media (and in our Pride Guide magazine and newsletter).
✨ Online voting opens and runs through the day of the competition.
🎤 The top 3 then compete LIVE at PrideFest - and the winner is announced and performs one final song.
✨ Deadline for submission: June 1

✨ Voting details: everyone gets 1 free vote per day and can purchase additional votes. voting continues through the day of the competition. results are shown live on the video wall on stage.

Good luck + Tag some NYC-local performers you want to see compete for their spot in Pride Idol!

Listen up, Queendom! You are NOT going to want to miss this one. 🎤🏳️‍🌈

Join the Queens on Thursday, May 28 following the 7PM performance, for a talkback moderated by the Executive Director of NYC Pride, Im Lynde.

In celebration of Pride Month, a portion of ticket sales will be donated to NYC Pride, supporting their work toward a future without discrimination and with equal rights for all.

Claim your throne at the link in bio 👑 #SIXBroadway #NYCPride

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@EDGEMediaNetwork’s EDGE Now newsletter has it all - straight to your inbox (but never straight ). Serving the queer community for 22 years and still keeping it fresh!From nightlife to breaking news, EDGE brings the gag-worthy updates you NEED. Tap the link in our bio to sign up now! Don’t leave your inbox basic, babe.#Sponsored #OUTreach #QueerMedia #EDGENow

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Say hello to our 2026 Grand Marshals 👋

Next stop: the world’s oldest, largest Pride celebration 🏳️‍🌈