List of largest LGBTQ events

The list presents the largest LGBTQ events (pride parades and festivals) worldwide by attendance. Statistics are announced both by the organizers and authorities (police). In this table, the largest single event by city as well as notable international events such as WorldPride or Europride are indicated. Only referenced statistics are accepted. National parades are generally further supported by nationwide LGBT associations and media organizations. Certain statistics may include celebrations or festivals that may be exclusive of the parade. They are typically held in late June, in commemoration of the 1969 Stonewall riots in Lower Manhattan.

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The NYC Pride March in New York City, considered an epicenter of the global LGBTQIA+ sociopolitical ecosystem, is consistently North America's biggest pride parade, with 2.1 million attendees in 2015 and 2.5 million in 2016;^[1] in 2018, and again in 2023,^[2] attendance was estimated around two million,^[3] increasing back up to 2.5 million in 2024.^[4] During Stonewall 50 – WorldPride NYC 2019 in Manhattan, over 5 million took part over the final weekend,^[5][6] with an estimated four million in attendance at the parade.^[7][8] While NYC Pride still has the largest Pride March, since 2023 Pride Toronto has had the largest Pride Festival in North America with 2.9 million attendees in 2023 and 3.1 million in 2024.^[9]

The São Paulo Gay Pride Parade in Brazil is South America's largest event, and was listed by Guinness World Records as the world's largest Pride parade in 2006 with 2.5 million people.^[10] It broke the Guinness record in 2009 with four million attendees,^[11] with similar numbers to at least 2016,^[12] and up to five million attending in 2017.^[1][13] As of 2019, it had three to five million each year.^[14] There are Pride parades held as well in Argentina and Chile.^{[citation needed]}

Pride Toronto is the largest pride event in North America (and Canada) while NYC Pride is the largest Pride event in the United States, with Mexico City Pride as the largest Pride event in Mexico. In Asia, Taiwan Pride, Tokyo Rainbow Pride in Japan and Tel Aviv Pride in Israel are Asia's largest pride events. In Oceania, Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras in Australia is Oceania’s largest Pride event.^{[citation needed]} The March of Pride (Buenos Aires) is the largest Pride event in Argentina while São Paulo Gay Pride Parade is the largest Pride event in Brazil, with Santiago Pride as the largest Pride event in Chile. Paris Pride is the largest Pride event in France while Copenhagen Pride is the largest Pride event in Denmark, with Helsinki Pride as the largest Pride event in Finland.

As of June 2019, the largest LGBTQ events in other parts of the world included:

• in Europe: Madrid Pride, Orgullo Gay de Madrid (MADO), with 3.5 million attendees when it hosted WorldPride in 2017;^[13]
• in Asia: Taiwan Pride in Taipei;^[13]
• in the Middle East: Tel Aviv Pride in Israel;^[13]
• in Oceania: Sydney Mardi Gras Parade in Australia;^[15]
• in Africa: Johannesburg Pride in South Africa^[16]

Brooklyn Liberation March, the largest transgender rights demonstration in LGBTQ history, took place on June 14, 2020, stretching from Grand Army Plaza to Fort Greene, Brooklyn in New York City, and focused on supporting Black transgender lives, drawing an estimated 15,000 to 20,000 participants.^[17][18]

All-time statistics

Rank	City	Support	Year	Organizers' statistics	Authorities' statistics	Type
1	New York City	WorldPride	2019	4,000,000[19]	5,000,000[20]	March/Festival
2	São Paulo	Local	2011	4,000,000[21]		Parade
3	Madrid	WorldPride	2017	3,500,000[22]	2,300,000[23]	Festival
4	Toronto	Local	2024	3,100,000		March/Festival
5	Toronto	Local	2023	2,900,000[9]		March/Festival
6	New York City	Local	2024	2,500,000[4]		March
7	Toronto	Local	2022	2,400,000[24]		March/Festival
8	Madrid	EuroPride	2007	2,300,000[25]		Festival
9	New York City	Local	2016	2,100,000+[26][27]	2,500,000[28]	March
10 (tie)	Buenos Aires	Local	2023		2,000,000[29]	March
10 (tie)	New York City	Local	2023	2,000,000[2]		March
10 (tie)	New York City	Local	2018	2,000,000[3]		March
13 (tie)	Toronto	Local	2019	1,700,000[30]		March/Festival
13 (tie)	San Francisco	Local	2014	1,700,000[31]		Parade/Festival
13 (tie)	San Francisco	Local	2019	1,700,000[32]		Parade/Festival
16	Madrid	Local	2019	1,600,000[33]		Parade
17 (tie)	Madrid	Local	2016	1,500,000[34]		Parade
17 (tie)	London	National	2019	1,500,000+[35]		Parade
19 (tie)	Cologne	EuroPride	2002	1,400,000[36]		Parade
19 (tie)	Cologne	Local	2023		1,400,000[37]	Parade/Festival
21	Toronto	Local	2012		1,220,000[38]	Festival
22 (tie)	Cologne	Local	2022	1,200,000[39]		Festival
22 (tie)	Cologne	Local	2019	1,200,000[39]		Parade
22 (tie)	Cologne	Local	2018	1,200,000[40]		Parade
22 (tie)	Madrid	National	2012	1,200,000[41]	700,000[41]	Parade
26	Chicago	Local	2016		1,000,000+[42]	Parade
27	San Francisco	Local	2015	1,000,000+[43]		Parade/Festival
28	Berlin	National	2012		1,000,000	Parade
29	Cologne	Local	2013	1,000,000[44]	900,000[44]	Parade
30	Rome	EuroPride	2011	1,000,000[45]		Festival
31	Paris	National	2010	800,000[46]	100,000[46]	Parade
32	Houston	Local	2017	750,000[47]		Parade
33	London	Local	2014	750,000[48]		Parade
34	Boston	Local	2019	750,000[49]		Parade
35	Rio de Janeiro	Local	2011	700,000[50]		Parade
36	Amsterdam	Local	2014	560,000[51]	450,000 [52]	Parade
37	Denver	Local	2019	525,000[53]		Parade & Festival
38	Columbus	Local	2019	750,000[54]		Parade and Festival
39	Buenos Aires	National	2019	500,000[55][56]		Parade
40	Rio de Janeiro	Local	2010		500,000[57]	Parade
41	Mexico City	National	2010	500,000[58]		Parade
42	Brighton	Local	2018	450,000[59]	450,000[60][61]	Parade & Festival
43 (tie)	Philadelphia	Local	2022	400,000[62]		Parade, Festival, and Parties
43	Los Angeles	Local	2015	400,000[63]		Parade
44	Minneapolis	Local	2016	400,000[64]		Festival
45	San Diego	Local	2019	360,000[65]		Parade/Festival
46	Berlin	Local	2022		350,000[66]	Parade/Festival
47	Atlanta	Local	2018	300,000[67]		Parade & Festival
48	Sydney	Local	2020	300,000[68][69] Largest: 500,000 (1993)[70][71]		Parade
49	Montreal	Local	2012	290,000[72]		Parade
50	Melbourne	Local	2020	261,806[73]	264,895[74]	Parade & Festival
51	Tel Aviv	Local	2019	250,000[75]		Parade & Festival
52	St. Petersburg	Local	2019	265,000[76]		Parade & Festival
53	Rome	WorldPride	2000	250,000[77]		Parade
54	New Orleans	Local	2019	250,000[78]		Parade & Festival
55	Tel Aviv	Local	2018	250,000[79]		Parade
56	Charlotte	Local	2019	200,000[80][81]		Parade & Festival
57	Belo Horizonte	Local	2019	200,000[82]	200,000[82]	Parade
58	Buenos Aires	National	2012	200,000[83]		Parade
59	Vienna	National	2023	300,000		Parade
60	Tokyo	Local	2019	200,000[84][85]		Parade & Festival
61	Taipei	National	2019	200,000[86]		Parade
62	Los Angeles	Local	2024	190,000		Parade & Festival
63	Miami	Local	2018		180,000[87]	Parade & Festival
64	Hamburg	Local	2018	180,000[88]		Parade
65	Munich	Local	2018		160,000[89]	Parade
66	Palermo	National	2013	150,000[90]	135,000[91]	Parade
67	Brussels	Local	2023	150,000[92]	100,000[93]	Parade & Festival
68	Ottawa	Local	2019	125,000[94]		Festival
69	Copenhagen	Local	2014	120,000[95]		Parade
70	Seoul	National	2018	120,000[96]		Parade & Festival
71	Brussels	National	2022	120,000[93]		Parade & Festival
72	Quezon City	Local	2023	110,752[97]	110,752[97]	Festival
73	Santiago	Local	2021	100,000[citation needed]		March
74	Helsinki	Local	2022	100,000[citation needed]		March

See also

• LGBTQ portal
• World portal

• List of LGBTQ events
• List of LGBTQ awareness periods