30 + Ways to Celebrate Pride Month 2025 in Philly

Ongoing

Debuting during Pride Month, In Plain Sight is a bold new installation honoring transgender, queer, intersex and asexual members of the community.

Created in collaboration with local artists and creatives, the sculpture incorporates colors from the different LGBTQ+ pride flags, each representing a segment of the community. The piece sends a loud, clear (and proud) message that all LGBTQ+ visitors are wanted and welcomed warmly in the birthplace of liberty.

In Plain Sight is on display at Cherry Street Pier through June 2025, after which Visit Philadelphia will move the sculpture to a long-term or permanent home. Interested in hosting the piece? Complete the open call form by Monday, June 23, 2025.

With the blessing of the James Baldwin estate, The Sedgwick Theater brings the influential writer’s 1956 novel about love, identity and societal repression to the stage. Follow David, an American traveling in Paris and contemplating his marriage prospects, when he develops an attraction to Giovanni, an Italian bartender.

On Friday, June 20, 2025, the production celebrates Pride with complimentary post-show cocktails and a meet-and-greet with Quintessence Producing Artistic Director Alex Burns and Philadelphia Gay News Editor Jeremy Rodriguez.

Philadelphia kicks off Pride Month with a supersized weekend of celebrations:

• Pride Around the City: The celebrations begin in a big way with the official City Flag Raising and the unfurling of the largest Pride flag in Philly history — 600 feet — at iconic locations across the city, including the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Independence Mall and the Gayborhood (Friday, May 30, 2025).
• Pride Promenade at the Philadelphia Museum of Art: The festivities continue with an elegant evening of live entertainment, dancing and community honoring the resilience of Philadelphia’s LGBTQ+ community at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. The event is 21-plus, and pay-as-you-go drinks are available (Saturday, May 31, 2025).
• The Philly Pride March & Festival: The weekend culminates with the annual Pride March through Center City, followed by the massive Pride Festival, which brings live performances, pay-as-you-go food and drink, a vendor marketplace and more to Philly’s vibrant Gayborhood neighborhood (Sunday, June 1, 2025).

America’s most famous flag maker, Betsy Ross, hoists the Pride colors high during this ceremonial flag raising at her historic house in honor of the beginning of Pride Month.

June 1 & 26, 2025

Let’s get mix-ey! Dedicated to celebrating LGBTQ+ women and trans folks all year long, Sip City Mixer hits the streets with a fun lineup of fetes for Pride, including:

• Sip City Pride: All Day All Gay at Blind Barber: Sip City Mixer takes over Blind Barber for a day of women, trans and non-binary-centered fun (cis gay men and cis women allies are welcome if accompanied). DJ Nyxwerk sets the scene for dancing on the second floor, while laidback lounge vibes abound downstairs (Sunday, June 1, 2025).
• Sip City Queer Garden Pop Up at PHS Pop Up Garden at South Street: Sip City’s garden parties are back, returning once again to the PHS Pop Up Garden for cocktails, sidewinder fries, conversation and botanical views.

The National Constitution Center’s permanent exhibits tell the stories of inspirational Americans who fought for the freedoms of LGBTQ+ individuals by raising their voices and exercising their First Amendment rights.

Get to know these changemakers with special programming, highlighted artifacts and crafts during your visit to the museum this June.

Get in the creative mindset with LGBTQ+ artists of all stripes at this Pride-themed installment of the Michener Art Museum’s monthly after-hours event series.

Philly-based multidisciplinary artist Sovei! performs live, while guests sharpen their pencils and artistic skills at a life drawing workshop with drag performers Jenny Henny and Pariah Sinclair or dig into the museum’s Beyond Words book club pick, Tracy Chevalier’s The Glassmaker. Separate registrations are required for the workshop and book club.

Center City’s table tennis playland gets the Pride party started with an evening of fun, games and community.

Hosted by Philly drag royalty, the festivities include live DJ sets, drag-pong battles, sing-a-long table tennis karaoke and a DIY glam station — plus themed cocktails and rainbow jello shots galore.

June 7 & 14, 2025

Philly’s neighbor to the southwest, Delaware County — aka Delco — celebrates Pride with two weekends of festive, free fun.

• Delco Pride Parade & Pride on State Street: Performers, community groups, nonprofit orgs and more show out — loud and proud — in Media during this vehicle-free procession of banners, costumes, music and protest signs down State Street, followed by a lively evening of LGBTQ+ celebrations (Saturday, June 7, 2025).
• Delco Pride Festival: This family-friendly fest in front of the Upper Darby Municipal Building showcases the vibrancy of the region’s LGBTQ+ community with live entertainment, including drag and ballroom performances; over 130 vendors; pay-as-you-go food and drink; and a ton of all-ages activities (Saturday, June 14, 2025).

This annual shindig packs in family-friendly fun for everyone (including pets) with drag, live DJs, LGBTQ+-owned businesses, food trucks, face painting and, of course, plenty of beer.

Celebrate self-expression through play at Fairmount Park’s popular children’s museum.

This inclusive, family-friendly Pride celebration features a live musical performance, an interactive storytime and a vibrant parade starring your little ones.

Thousands of LGBTQ+ community members and allies take to Bridge Street in Phoenixville to celebrate love, equality and the entire spectrum of LGBTQ+ identities during this all-out Pride festival in Chester County.

The day’s festivities include live music, art and entertainment, as well as shopping with local vendors, games and other all-ages activities.

Summa, summa, summatime (Will Smith voice). Empowering Black and Brown lesbians to let loose in a safe space, the Black Lesbian Cookout provides positive vibes with a healthy helping of summertime fun.

Taking place in Fairmount Park, the celebration features all the hallmarks of a truly great barbecue — card and yard games, cookout staples like burgers and chicken (included with ticket), and music from a live DJ — plus top-notch shopping with some awesome vendors. This year’s theme, “Back in the Day,” takes you back to the ’90s, so gear up in your best throwback attire and boogie down to the decade’s best hits.

Everyone’s a winner at Philly’s most fabulous monthly bingo night. Expect an evening of scandalous skits and over-the-top musical numbers from your hosts, the Bingo Verifying Divas, in addition to the classic game and great prizes.

Just in time for summer, this month’s theme channels all the drama, intrigue and vacay vibes of HBO’s hit TV show White Lotus. Tickets are required, and guests must be 18 or older to attend.

Local businesses and organizations join forces for this special Pride crawl on Passyunk Avenue.

Details are in the works, but keep an eye on the official website for LGBTQ+-centered events, including drag brunch, burlesque and drag shows, live paintings, and drag bingo; get-it-while-you-can specials; and more from participating businesses like Nutmeg Nonalcoholic Bar & Market, Juana Tamale and Eastern Pass Tattoo Co.

In honor of Pride Month and Juneteenth, members of Philly’s LGBTQ+ community of color lift their voices loud and proud during an evening of inspirational performances and conversation.

Enjoy live sets by DJs Queen Yaszy, Zeek and DVL3X; performances by singer, songwriter and musician Fitch Means and comedian Tan Hoang; and a powerful panel discussion on representation, resilence and the challenges LGBTQ+ people of color face with trailblazers Brianna DeMayo, Carla Gamble, Nightshade The Glow and Ramon Jones.

The kids are gonna be all right. This Montco Pride celebration — created and organized by local young people — features a day full of live music and performances by LGBTQ+ artists, shopping with local vendors and artists, delicious food and family-friendly activities.

Proceeds from the festival benefit The Attic Youth Center, Philadelphia’s only independent youth center, exclusively serving LGBTQ+ youth and allies.

June 14 & 21, 2025

Experience the best of both worlds — the city’s historic LGBTQ+ culture and incredible nightlife scene — with these bar crawls across the Gayborhood and Center City.

• 2025 Official Pride Bar Crawl with Bar Crawl LIVE: Kicking off at Gayborhood staple Woody’s, this bar crawl takes you to inclusive hotspots like Mezzanine Hip-Hop Bar, 254 (formerly Tabu) and Concourse for pay-as-you-go drink and food specials, dancing and exclusive entry to special events — sans the cover charges.
• The Official Pride Bar Crawl Philadelphia with Crawl With Us: This nightlife event grants you cover-free access to some of Philly’s favorite LGBTQ+-friendly bars. Tickets include two to three complimentary drinks, pay-as-you-go food and drink specials at participating bars, exclusive access to the after-party, and more.

The Doylestown Pride Festival returns for its sixth year in Bucks County. The multi-day event invites local non-profit organizations, businesses, LGBTQ+ community members and allies of all ages to come together for an exciting lineup of events.

The 2025 festival highlights include an outdoor music festival (Saturday, June 14, 2025), a lively LGBTQ+ block party (Saturday, June 21, 20205), an exuberant celebration of drag (Sunday, June 25, 2025) and multiple film screenings (June 22 & 24, 2025).

Root, root, root for the home team AND tip your cap to the LGBTQ+ community and culture during the Philadelphia Phillies’ Pride Night matchup against the New York Mets.

Bonus: The first 3,000 fans who purchase a Pride Night ticket score a sweet rainbow-themed Phillies baseball hat courtesy of the Giant Company.

Cue the applause: Some of the brightest LGBTQ+ stars of Philly’s comedy scene get the last laugh at this Pride-themed improv show at ComedySportz Philadelphia.

You’re in on the joke as comedians, LGBTQ+ comedy fans and allies laugh through it all — the highs and the lows of life as a LGBTQ+ community member — at this inclusive and hysterical night of comedy. Tickets are required, and concessions are available for purchase.

Two of June’s biggest celebrations — Juneteenth and Pride — collide at the annual, adults-only day party, SWEAT, at Cavanaugh’s Riverdeck.

Promising an afternoon of good drinks, good tunes and good vibes, the massive, open-gender, all-inclusive event annually draws over 11,000 guests, making it one of the largest LGBTQ+ events specifically for people of color. Also on the docket: top LGBTQ+ DJ talent and nationally known celebrity hosts.

Bucks and Montgomery counties join forces for this awesome indoor-outdoor Pride celebration at Abington Art Center. Enjoy live performances by local talent, get connected to community resources and take part in family-friendly activities all day long at this free event.

This year, the festival sees performances from Positive Movement Drumline, singer Jakeya Limitless and drag songstress Yari. DJ Triiish, Drag extraordinaire Trixy Valentine and award-winning yoga and fitness studio Invert Your World add to the day’s excitement, as do food vendors Philly Funnel Cake, Menagerie Foods LLC, Ce-Ce’s Lemonade and more.

Dates vary by event

Philly serves more than a few fierce drag brunches. Enjoy mimosas and an unforgettable show at any of these events:

• Big Wig Brunch at Punch Line Philly: Don’t flip your wig: Big Wig Brunch at Punch Line Philly is back with food, fun and a medley of drag-tastic shows (Saturdays).
• Philly Drag Brunch featuring Philly Drag Mafia at The Wayward: 10s 10s 10 across the board for the dazzling queens of Philly Drag Mafia as they “sip, slay and sashay” at brunch at The Wayward (Saturday, June 21, 2025).
• Riot Nerd & Henn House Events Present: Broadway Drag Brunch: Standing ovations all around for leading lady Jenny Henny and this cast of showtunes-belting beauties at this brunch inspired by the Great White Way (Sunday, June 22, 2025).

Dates vary by event

Philly is a drag — in the best way possible. Feel your fantasy at a few of these venues:

• Slayher: Philly’s Only All Heavy Metal Drag Show at Tattooed Moms: Lamia Lust, the self-proclaimed queen of nightmares and dreams, and local drag icons marry heavy metal and drag grandeur at this rocking and rolling drag show (Thursday, June 12, 2025).
• Drag Karaoke at Nutmeg Nonalcoholic Bar: The Mystery Maven Mary Muerte passes the mic to you during this very fabulous drag karaoke at Nutmeg Nonalcoholic Bar (Friday, June 20, 2025).
• Sunset Drag with the Drag Mafia at Bok Bar: Don’t miss the summer’s hottest monthly dinner ticket. The inimitable Brittany Lynn and the Philly Drag Mafia put on a fabulous rooftop show full of over-the-top comedy and celebrity impersonations. Tickets double as a Bok Bar reservation, with a la carte food and drink (Thursday, June 26, 2025).

Ongoing (Fridays through Mondays)

Expand your horizons with a Philly Gayborhood and LGBTQ History Tour, which promises to “get under the skin of queer Philly,” touching on the controversies, paradoxes and hidden histories of the community.

During these tours (offered on select dates year-round), you can expect to learn about the nation’s longest continually operating LGBTQ+ bookstore; the work of activists such as Kiyoshi Kuromiya, Gloria Casarez and Barbara Gittings; and the history of Pride itself.

Through Monday, June 30, 2025

Dozens of community drawing sessions hosted by Philly Queer Life Drawing culminates in a vibrant celebration of art and representation at the William Way LGBT Community Center.

The project’s co-founders, Brielle DuBose and De’von Downes, curate this collection of 50 original drawings in pencil, charcoal, watercolor and digital media showcasing and uplifting LGBTQ+, disabled, Black and Brown models. In addition to the artworks by 22 local artists, the exhibition features photographs documenting the Philly Queer Life Drawing’s events over its first two years.

June 7 & 21, 2025

Go beyond the walls of the Museum of the American Revolution with a brand-new walking tour showcasing the story of Jemima Wilkinson, or The Public Universal Friend, a nonbinary American who preached a new religion from New York to Philadelphia.

The mile-long walking tour stops at historic sites like Elfreth’s Alley, Carpenters’ Hall and the former home of Elizabeth Drinker, a contemporary of The Friend and skeptic of their faith.

During your visit, keep an eye out for additional Pride programming, including special-object displays highlighting Baron von Steuben, who many historians believe might have been gay, and Deborah Sampson, a woman who challenged traditional gender roles by dressing in men’s clothes and enlisting in the Revolutionary Army.

June 7-28, 2025 (select dates)

Beyond the Bell Tours and Drag Arts Oral History Project have teamed up to tell you just how “drag-ulus” Philly culture and history is with a brand-new walking tour highlighting the art of drag in Philadelphia, past and present.

Inspired by oral history interviews with local drag artists and LGBTQ+ pioneers and archival information from the William Way Center Archives, the tour takes you to Gayborhood sites and murals that are important to drag and LGBTQ+ history.

With major Pride events and LGBTQ+ history that goes way back, is it any surprise that Philly’s storied queer celebration extends to its nightlife scene?

Underground bars and nightclubs, once designated as secret safe spaces, can now open the windows and proudly showcase their LGBTQ+ Pride — and not just in the Gayborhood or during Pride Month.

Find community AND a good drink with our round-up of some of Philly’s LGBTQ+-owned, -staffed and -friendly bars.

Philly is proud of the historic roles it has played — and plays still — in the founding, advancement and celebration of the LGBTQ+ civil rights movement.

Click the button below to explore an essential itinerary for visitors interested in Philadelphia’s LGBTQ+ scene — past and present.