June 21: The Center's Garden Party, with performances, music, special guest and more at Pier 84 (near 44th Street) at 6 p.m. In the event of inclement weather events will move to the YMCA, downtown restaurants, The Claridge and Wellmont theaters.Ī sampling of the many events in New York City's Pride celebration.
Saturday night's headliner, Betty Who, has had multiple songs at the top of the Billboard charts, including her breakout hit “Somebody Loves You" and “All of You." “All Things” is her cover of Netflix’s "Queer Eye" opening number.įab the Duo is an alt-rock duo based in Los Angeles. Thursday, June 9: Montclair Brewery will host the town's 4th annual Fleet Feet Montclair Pride Stride Run & Walk 5K.įor Saturday's festival, the comedy, music and entertainment at the two downtown soundstages is free the only ticketed event is the evening concert. Wednesday, June 8: "Drag Queens & Doughnuts" at Rabble Rise Donuts, features doughnut decorating with the assistance of local queens, followed by a family-friendly drag show on the patio. Tuesday, June 7: "Reading Scripture with Pride" at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair, sponsored by the Montclair Interfaith Clergy Association, will feature a discussion between clergy and LGBTQ+ people of faith on their experiences, and why scripture should not be weaponized against LGBTQ+ people. Monday, June 6 is a Drag Queen variety show at Vanguard Theater, with a "PG first act and a spicy second act." Local gyms, such as D*FIT, Guerrilla Fitness, Juniper, the YMCA and The Row House are sponsoring "Pride Workouts."
Thursday, June 2: Evening opening event at the Montclair Art Museum, celebrating queer artists, dancers, musicians and DJs, is free, with an optional VIP fundraiser reception with artist Kyle Meyer beforehand.įriday, June 3 is movie night, with a free outdoor showing of the "Rocky Horror Picture Show" at Lackawanna Plaza and a performance by the Ordinary Kids, a troupe made up of diehard fans of the classic camp musical. on Sunday.That need for support is greater than ever, he said, citing the sharp rise in calls to crisis centers by LBGTQ+ youth the "appalling" treatment of trans youth and their parents in Texas the banning of books on LGBTQ+ subjects, and the increase in laws across the country prohibiting schools from discussing topics of gender identity or sexual orientation. And PrideFest will host its free street fair in Greenwich Village starting at 11 a.m.
There will be "pop-ups" offline on Sunday, June 27th (as well as Saturday, June 26th), with over 100 businesses from Chelsea down to Soho showing their support of Pride with decorations and offers ( map here). Demetre Daskalakis, Director of the Center for Disease Control’s Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention and former NYC Department of Health deputy commissioner. This year's NYC Pride Grand Marshals are actor Wilson Cruz activist and performer Ceyenne Doroshaw Menaka Guruswamy, senior advocate of the Supreme Court of India, and Arundhati Katju, a lawyer, who represented petitioners in their successful suit to end India's 157-year-old sodomy law trans model Aaron Rose Philip and Dr. After the broadcast, NYC Pride’s Facebook and YouTube will host the virtual experience starting at 3 p.m. The march will air on WABC 7 and on on Sunday, June 27th, between noon and 3 p.m. The NYC Pride March, the big organized event, will once again be virtual due to the pandemic.