Paul to celebrate the LGBTQ community in Loring Park June 23–24. The nation’s third-largest free pride festival, the 2018 Twin Cities Pride Festival brings an estimated 400,000 attendees to Minneapolis-St. Musical performances and a drag cabaret will also be part of the fun at the Civic Center Plaza, with catering by Whole Foods and a hosted bar. More than 100,000 spectators are expected to watch the historic march on Market Street on June 24. The festival will host a main stage and “community stages” around the city (a deaf and hard-of-hearing gathering space, for example). The City by the Bay expects more than 2 million people for its ever-growing bash.
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These include a Human Rights Conference, a brunch with LGBTQ-friendly business leaders, dance concerts and movie nights. This year, NYC Pride will feature 18 events, June 14–24. The seeds of NYC Pride were sown in 1969 during the Stonewall Riots, considered the spark that ignited the modern gay rights movement. Here’s what you can do to join in on the fun in Washington, D.C., San Francisco, the Twin Cities and more. As an event planner, you may find yourself in one or more of these cities at the same time as the party. Ready, set, PRIDE! June 1 officially kicked off LGBTQ Pride Month, with many joyous festivals and parades celebrating inclusion across the country.