{"id":24674,"date":"2025-06-04T13:50:26","date_gmt":"2025-06-04T17:50:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/multi.nycnewsnetwork.com\/brooklynbuzz\/celebrate-brooklyn-pride-2025-rooted-in-pride-powered-by-community\/"},"modified":"2025-06-04T13:50:26","modified_gmt":"2025-06-04T17:50:26","slug":"celebrate-brooklyn-pride-2025-rooted-in-pride-powered-by-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/brooklynbuzz\/celebrate-brooklyn-pride-2025-rooted-in-pride-powered-by-community\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrate Brooklyn Pride 2025: Rooted in Pride, Powered by Community"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Brooklyn will light up with color, community and celebration throughout June, culminating in <\/span><b>Brooklyn Pride Day 2025<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on Saturday, June 14 \u2014 a high-energy, full-day event anchored in this year\u2019s theme: \u201cRooted in Pride.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cRooted in Pride\u201d for 2025<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hosted in the heart of Park Slope, Brooklyn Pride Day features a unique lineup of festivities including the Northeast\u2019s only <\/span><b>Twilight Pride Parade<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a bustling street festival, live performances, and a Family Fun Zone, all designed to celebrate and uplift the LGBTQIA+ community.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe\u2019re always delighted to welcome the many people who come to Park Slope to celebrate Brooklyn Pride,\u201d said <\/span><b>Joanna Tallantire<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, executive director of the <\/span><b>Park Slope Fifth Avenue BID<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which sponsors and hosts the event. \u201cOur local restaurants, stores and bars are gearing up to celebrate. It\u2019s an event that we all look forward to.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pride Day Kicks Off with a 5K and Street Festival<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The celebration starts bright and early at 10 a.m. with the annual LGBTQIA+ 5K Run\/Walk in Prospect Park. From there, the party moves to Fifth Avenue, where the Brooklyn Pride Street Festival runs from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., filling the stretch from Union to Ninth streets with local artisans, food vendors, community organizations, and small businesses.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the corner of Fifth Avenue and Ninth Street, the <\/span><b>Brooklyn Pride Entertainment Stage<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> will showcase a day-long lineup of music and performances, running from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Family Fun and a Twilight Spectacle<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For families, the Family Fun Zone will transform the front lawn of the Old Stone House into a rainbow-filled playland from 12 to 4 p.m., with games, crafts and kid-friendly performances perfect for pint-sized revelers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As the sun sets, the excitement builds toward Brooklyn Pride\u2019s iconic moment: the Twilight Pride Parade, stepping off at 7:30 p.m. from Lincoln Place to Ninth Street, with a reviewing stand at Third Street. The march is expected to feature nearly 2,000 participants, from marching bands and floats to local organizations showing their pride.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This year\u2019s grand marshals include <\/span><b>City Council Member Chi Oss\u00e9<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and the <\/span><b>Prospect Park Women\u2019s Softball League<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, both honored for their ongoing advocacy and impact in Brooklyn\u2019s LGBTQIA+ spaces.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A Week of Events Leading Up to the Big Day<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Brooklyn Pride is more than just a single event, it\u2019s a full week of programming. Kicking off on Monday, June 9, the Brooklyn Pride Honors celebrate outstanding community members. Tuesday brings Lunch With Pride and a night of stand-up comedy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On Wednesday, June 11, join the interfaith service and a virtual round of drag bingo, while Thursday offers an outdoor LGBTQIA+ film screening at the <\/span><b>Old Stone House<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Friday night delivers <\/span><b>Pride Night at the Brooklyn Cyclones<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, blending baseball with bold expressions of identity. And the festivities conclude with the <\/span><b>Everybooty Tea Party at BAM<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on Sunday, June 15.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A Community Celebration That Gives Back<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Behind it all is <\/span><b>Brooklyn Pride, Inc.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the nonprofit organizing the celebration. Active year-round, the group directs proceeds from Pride events to support local LGBTQIA+ initiatives and community organizations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe look forward to showing our Brooklyn PRIDE,\u201d said <\/span><b>Mickey Heller<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, event co-chair. \u201cBe loving, be brave, be proud!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For a full lineup of events and updates, visit <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brooklynpride.org\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Brooklyn Pride<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brooklyn will light up with color, community and celebration throughout June, culminating in Brooklyn Pride Day 2025 on Saturday, June 14 \u2014 a high-energy, full-day event anchored in this year\u2019s theme: \u201cRooted in Pride.\u201d \u201cRooted in Pride\u201d for 2025 Hosted in the heart of Park Slope, Brooklyn Pride Day features a unique lineup of festivities [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5893,"featured_media":24675,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[30,524,32,2717],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24674","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arts-and-culture","category-brooklyn-events","category-top-10-lists","category-bk-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v23.4 (Yoast SEO v26.6) - 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