{"id":245550,"date":"2026-05-27T20:42:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T20:42:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/245550\/"},"modified":"2026-05-27T20:42:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T20:42:11","slug":"staten-island-and-queens-set-to-kick-off-borough-wide-pride-events-in-nyc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/245550\/","title":{"rendered":"Staten Island and Queens set to kick off borough-wide Pride events in NYC"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The lead banner proceeds along the parade route at Queens Pride in 2025.<\/p>\n

Dashiell Allen<\/p>\n

The NYC Pride March is still a month away, but the weeks leading up to it are filled with boroughwide celebrations across the city, beginning in Staten Island on May 30 and continuing the following week at Queens Pride.<\/p>\n

There are also smaller, neighborhood-based Pride events on the calendar in the final days of May and the opening week of June: Brighton Beach Pride<\/a>, which features a march along Brooklyn\u2019s southern coastline, is slated for May 31, while GayRidge is holding its own Pride event on June 7.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"YelenaYelena Goltsman, founder and president of the board of Qaravan, waves a Rainbow Flag at Brighton Beach Pride in 2025.Donna Aceto<\/p>\n

Later in the month, boroughwide Pride events are also coming to Brooklyn (June 13) and the Bronx (June 20).<\/p>\n

But first, here\u2019s what to expect in Staten Island and Queens:\n<\/p>\n

STATEN ISLAND\n<\/p>\n

The Pride Center of Staten Island is leading the annual Staten Island Pride Festival, which is scheduled to begin at noon on May 30 at 1000 Richmond Terrace in Staten Island. The Pride Festival is for people of all ages and will feature live music, artists, craft vendors, food, activities, performers, and more, according to the Pride Center of Staten Island.\u00a0<\/p>\n

There will be free shuttle bus service available to and from Snug Harbor and Shack Shack at empire outlets, the Pride Center of Staten Island\u2019s website notes.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Those with questions can contact 718-808-1365 or email msmithgilbert@pridecentersi.org. Learn more at pridecentersi.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n

QUEENS
\n\"MembersMembers of the biker group Sirens on the scene at Queens Pride in Jackson Heights on June 4, 2023.Donna Aceto\n<\/p>\n

The 34th annual edition of Queens Pride \u2014 always the first boroughwide Pride event during Pride Month in New York City \u2014 will return to Jackson Heights on June 7 at noon. Marchers will check in for the parade at 89th Street and 37th Avenue before stepping off and marching along 37th Avenue from 89th Street to 75th Street, where folks will disperse and partake in the annual festival.<\/p>\n

In February, Queens Pride \u2014 which has been organized by LGBT Network in recent years \u2014 announced FDNY Commissioner Lillian Bonsignore will be one of the grand marshals for this year.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The festival will be located at 75th-77th Streets and 37th Road.\u00a0 Those who wish to march in the Queens Pride Parade are advised to email queenspride@lgbtnetwork.org.<\/a>\u00a0School GSAs interested in marching can participate for no cost and should contact Ariana Castillo at 718-514-2155 or via email at acastillo@lgbtnetwork.org.<\/p>\n

BROOKLYN AND THE BRONX\n<\/p>\n

After Queens Pride, New Yorkers will turn their attention to Brooklyn Pride\u2019s festival and twilight march along Brooklyn\u2019s Fifth Avenue on Saturday, June 13. This year, the 30th annual edition of Brooklyn Pride, will begin in the morning with the Brooklyn Pride LGBTQIA+ 5K Run\/Walk from 10 a.m. to noon. Soon after, the multicultural festival kicks off at 11 a.m. and continues throughout the afternoon.<\/p>\n

\"EnjoyingEnjoying the evening at Brooklyn Pride in 2025.Donna Aceto<\/p>\n

The annual Brooklyn Pride Twilight Parade will begin at precisely 7:30 p.m. Learn more at brooklynpride.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Bronx Pride, led by the Bronx-based non-profit organization Destination Tomorrow, will be held the following weekend on June 20 from noon to 6 p.m. More details \u2014 including timing, location, and more \u2014 will follow.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The lead banner proceeds along the parade route at Queens Pride in 2025. Dashiell Allen The NYC Pride…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":245551,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[9,24,63,134,136,135],"class_list":["post-245550","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-staten-island","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc","tag-staten-island","tag-staten-island-headlines","tag-staten-island-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/245550","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=245550"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/245550\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/245551"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=245550"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=245550"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=245550"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}