This year’s official LGBTQIA+ Pride events in NYC will honor one of our trailblazers and
center justice for the entire LGBTQIA+ community.
NYC Pride | Heritage of Pride, a world leader in LGBTQIA+ Pride organizing, announces its official theme for 2026: “For All of Us.” The theme, chosen by our members and our community, references a quote widely attributed to LGBTQIA+ activist and Stonewall veteran Marsha P. Johnson: “There is no pride for some of us without liberation for all of us.” As our trans and non-binary siblings face a growing wave of hateful attacks at every level of government, this year’s theme recalls the queer trailblazers who came before us — and centers the ongoing fight on the most marginalized among us.
As Pride events face economic and political threats around the world, it’s vital that those local LGBTQIA+ populations in Arkansas, Florida, Oklahoma, and more still have safe spaces to discover and celebrate their community. This year’s theme seeks to welcome LGBTQIA+ individuals everywhere to join us as we honor the legacy of the very first NYC Pride March in 1970, which commemorated the one-year anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising.
“LGBTQ+ Pride events are under attack around the world, but NYC is determined to march on,” said Im Lynde, NYC Pride Executive Director. “We invite our LGBTQIA+ community from near and far to join us in the birthplace of Pride as we continue the fight for LGBTQIA+ equality — for all of us.”
The 2026 NYC Pride calendar includes the annual NYC Pride March, among the world’s largest and longest-running LGBTQIA+ demonstrations, and PrideFest, the largest LGBTQIA+ street festival in the U.S., on Sunday, June 28, 2026.
