Floats, flags and a whole lot of fanfare in Park Slope for Brooklyn Pride. New Yorkers flocked to Fifth Avenue Saturday for a full day of festivities.

The morning started off with a 5K Run and Walk, followed by the 28th annual Brooklyn Pride Multicultural Festival. This year’s theme was “Pride: All Day, Every Day.”


What You Need To Know

  • The Brooklyn Pride Twilight Parade is the only evening parade in the northeast

  • Event organizers estimate roughly 30,000 people attend Brooklyn Pride

  • The festival is one of many pride events in June, culminating with the New York City Pride March on June 30

Once the sun started to set, the Brooklyn Pride Twilight Parade kicked off.

“It makes me feel prideful. Seeing so many people have so much caring and loving and understanding of your identity, not just as a Black person, but anybody,” Yulani Rogers said.

For some members of the LGBTQIA+ community, this was their very first Pride.

“I don’t think I’ve ever had the opportunity to be this authentic and show out. It’s so nice to see that everyone else is doing the same thing and it motivates me to speak out more about my sexuality,” Sophia Noguera, a first-time Pride-goer, said.

Others said they’ve been a part of this movement for decades.

“My message is keep on fighting and move forward and together we will overcome,” Benjamin Infante, a longtime advocate for LGBTQIA+ rights, said.

Paradegoers say they hope to inspire others to celebrate Pride where everyone can be their authentic selves.

“Everyone is accepted here no matter what you look like and that it’s okay to be yourself. Just be true to yourself and everyone will love you for that,” Hope Corrao, another first-time Brooklyn Pride-goer, said.

Event organizers estimate roughly 30,000 people attend Brooklyn Pride. The festival is one of many pride events in June, culminating with the New York City Pride March on June 30.