Major Pride events coming up around the globe in 2018
April
• Miami Beach Gay Pride – Miami, Florida, US – 2-8 April 2018. The main parade is 8 April.
Miami Beach Gay Pride (Photo: Miami Beach Gay Pride | Facebook)
• Phoenix Pride – Phoenix, Arizona, US. Main parade takes place Sunday 8 April.
• Jasper Pride – Jasper, Alberta, Canada. A small pride event in the ski resort town of Jasper, from 19-22 April.
• Digital Pride – The worldwide, online Pride festival returns 21-28 April.
• Philadelphia Black Pride – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US. 26-29 April.
• Dallas Southern Pride – Dallas, Texas, US – 27 April 2018.
• Tokyo Rainbow Pride – Tokyo, Japan. From 29 April-7 May, with the parade on 6 May.
May
• Maspalomas Gay Pride – Maspalomas, Gran Canaria. The 17th Maspalomas Gay Pride runs 3-13 May 2018.
• Raleigh Pride – Raleigh, North Carolina, US. Saturday 5 May.
• Belgian Pride – Brussels, Belgium. Saturday 19 May.
• Springfield Pride – Springfield, Illinois, US. The 8th annual Springfield Pridefest takes place Saturday 19 May.
• Vallarta Pride – Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. 20-27 May.
• DC Black Pride – Washington DC, US. Parties and other events from 25-28 May.
Birmingham Pride in England, UK (Photo: David Hudson)
• Birmingham Pride – Birmingham, UK – 26-27 May, with the main parade Saturday 26 May.
June
• Guadalajara Pride – Guadalajara, Mexico. Saturday 2 June.
• Sao Paulo Pride – Sao Paolo, Brazil. One of the biggest Pride festivals in the world. It returns Sunday 3 June 2018.
• Rio de Janeiro Pride – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Sunday 3 June.
• Tel Aviv Pride – Tel Aviv, Israel. From 3-10 June, with the parade on Friday 8 June.
• Gay Pride Rome – Rome, Italy. Roma Pride takes places Saturday 9 June.
• Capital Pride – Washington DC, US. From 7-10 June.
• Shanghai Pride – Shanghai, China. 8-18 June.
• LA Pride – Los Angeles, US. LA Pride parade returns Sunday 10 June, with an associated festival running 9-10 June.
• Rhode Island Pride – Providence, US – main parade – one of the few nighttime Pride parades in the US, on Saturday 16 June.
Pride Toronto (Photo: David Hudson)
• Pride Toronto – Toronto, Canada. 22-24 June, with the parade 24 June.
• NYC Pride – New York City, US – main parade Sunday 24 June, with associated events running 17-24 June.
• Chicago Pride – Chicago, Illinois, US. This year’s parade takes place 25 June.
• Acadiana Pride – Lafayette, Louisiana, US – Saturday 30 June.
• Paris Pride – Paris, France – Saturday 30 June.
• Oslo Pride – Oslo, Norway – From 27-30 June, with parade on 30 June.
July
• Pride in London – London, UK – main parade Saturday 7 July.
Pride in London (Photo: David Hudson)
• Madrid Pride – Madrid, Spain. One of the biggest Pride gatherings in Europe, it returns Saturday 7 July.
• Bristol Pride – Bristol, UK. Returns Sunday 14 July to Bristol Harbourside, with an associated festivall from 5-15 July.
• Pride Glasgow – Glasgow, Scotland, UK. Taking place 14-15 July.
• IW Pride – Isle of Wight Pride – Isle of Wight, UK. This year’s event will double-up as UK Pride. It runs Saturday 21 July.
• Pink Dot Singapore – Singapore. The city-state’s largest LGBTI gathering returns Saturday 21 July 2018.
• CSD – Berlin – Berlin, Germany. Christopher Street Day (CSD) Berlin – one of the biggest LGBTI gatherings in Europe – returns Saturday 28 July.
• Liverpool Pride – Liverpool, UK. Provisional dates 28-29 July.
August
• Stockholm Pride – Stockholm, Sweden. This year, Europride will be spread across Stockholm Pride and Gothenburg Pride in Sweden. Stockholm Pride runs 27 July-5 August, with the main parade on Saturday 4 August. Gothenburg (West Pride) runs 14-19 August.
• Brighton and Hove Pride – Brighton, UK. This year’s festival runs 3-5 August, with the main parade and Preston Park festival (headlined by Britney Spears) on Saturday 4 August.
• Leeds Pride – Leeds, UK. Returning Sunday 5 August.
• Reykjavík Pride – Reykjavík, Iceland. From 7-12 August, with the main parade (12 August) attended by up to a third of the island’s population!
• West Pride – Gothenburg, Sweden. This year, Europride will be spread across Gothenburg Pride and Stockholm Pride and in Sweden. Gothenburg Pride runs 14-19 August, with the main parade on 18 August. Stockholm Pride runs 27 July-5 August.
• Pride Cymru – Cardiff, Wales, UK. The biggest annual Pride event in Wales. This year’s big weekend runs 24-26 August.
• Manchester Pride – Manchester, UK. The annual big weekend Pride festival takes over the late August bank holiday (24-27 August). The main parade is Saturday 25 August.
September
Malta Pride 2017 (Photo: David Hudson)
• Malta Pride – Valletta, Malta. This year’s event coincides with Valletta being European capital of culture. It takes place 15 September.
• Dallas Pride – Dalla, Texas – from 15-16 September.
• Curaçoa Pride – Curaçoa, Curaçoa. The sixth Curaçoa Pride festival returns 27-30 September.
October
Pink Dot Hong Kong (Photo: Pink Dot HK/Facebook)
• Pink Dot Hong Kong – Hong Kong. Date to be confirmed, but this Hong Kong Pride festival is usually in October each year – check the Facebook page for more details.
• Atlanta Pride – Atlanta, Georgia. 13-14 October.
• Montego Bay Pride – Montego Bay, Jamaica. From 8-14 October 2018.
