From the Drag March to the Queer Liberation March, check out everything you need to know about this year's major Pride Weekend festivities in New York City.
The NYC Pride March is the biggest event of the weekend, and tends to draw about four million people into the streets to commemorate the Stonewall Riots. But it's been severely curtailed in recent years because of COVID-19., the in-person march had limited capacity, and most of the events were staged virtually. But with everything fully in-person once again, the 2022 march is bound to draw a huge turnout.
The march will start by Madison Square Park at 25th Street and 5th Avenue at noon on Sunday. It then proceeds south on 5th Avenue before heading west on 8th Street. After crossing 6th Avenue, it continues on Christopher Street and then heads north up 7th Avenue and ends around 16th Street. You can getFor anyone who doesn't feel comfortable in big crowds yet, the march will also be televised on ABC from noon to 3 p.m.
And there are a ton of official Pride March spinoff events all weekend, including Youth Pride ; Pride Island ; PrideFest ; Bliss Days ; and more. Get more info
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