This year, it will be on Saturday, June 23. local time in the downtown area of the city. Houston-Houston holds its parade at night from 8:30 p.m. Los Angeles-Pride week is already underway in Los Angeles, and the parade is scheduled for Sunday. The Washington, D.C., parade is scheduled for Saturday this year.Ĭhicago-The Chicago Pride parade is also scheduled for June 24, the same as New York's, though the festival is set for June 16 and 17. Washington, D.C.-Even though President Trump isn't recognizing Pride, there will still be a parade in his city. The march begins at noon and is expected to have guests including tennis star Billie Jean King and activist Kenita Placide. New York City-The celebration is scheduled for the final Sunday of the month-June 24-which is a tradition. Kamil Krzaczynski/Getty Images Pride Parades Around the United States in 2018 People celebrate the 48th annual Gay and Lesbian Pride Parade on Jin Chicago, Illinois. President Donald Trump didn't recognize June as Pride his first year in office and has chosen not to again this year. Just two presidents have acknowledged Pride Month: President Bill Clinton and President Barack Obama both recognized and celebrated Pride Month. Over the years, Pride changed from a time of protests and demonstrations to include celebrations like picnics, parades and concerts. Rainbows Around the World: LGBT Pride Month 2018 Parades in Photos Since its beginnings, the celebration has expanded to now span an entire month. For years, Pride was celebrated on the last Sunday of June in honor of the Stonewall Inn riot anniversary. Pride was celebrated for the first time a year later, in 1970, organized in part by Brenda Howard, a bisexual activist who went on to found the New York Area Bisexual Network. These riots were seen as the first spark of the modern LGBTQ rights movement. The raid turned into days of riots and clashes between police and members of the community as well as patrons. The riots happened on June 28, 1969, when police officers raided the Stonewall Inn in New York City, where members of the LGBTQ community would hang out. Pride is celebrated in honor of the LGBTQ community each year during the month of June because originally it was centered on the anniversary of the Stonewall Inn riots. Pride Month officially started June 1, and some events for the summer celebration are already underway.