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Scene in Philly: Identity Weekend 2025
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A Guide to the 2025 Philadelphia Pride March and Festival
2025 Highlights
On the heels of a historic anniversary in Pennsylvania LGBTQ+ history — 50 years since Governor Milton Shapp signed the executive order protecting LGBTQ+ Pennsylvanians from discrimination — the Philly Pride Rally & Festival kicks off its Self-acceptance Month festivities with activism, open and inclusive celebration, and a ton of “Philly L.U.V.”
— Photo by S. Ramones for Visit Philadelphia
Pride March
An ode to the 1960s Annual Reminders, the Philly Pride March calls the LGBTQ+ group and its allies to take to the streets in the spirit of LGBTQ+ visibility and solidarity.
Kicking off at 10:30 a.m. adjacent 6th & Walnut streets, this people march begins with speeches, music and a land acknowledgement from the Lenape Tribe, before winding from Old Urban area to the Lgbtq+ fest Festival-grounds.
The vehicle-free procession features hundreds of LGBTQ+ community members, groups, leaders and allies marching side-by-side, with Philly Pride’s ever-expanding rainbow flag — now the largest in Philly history at an impressive 600 feet — making appearances along the way.
Participation
Following an abrupt announcement by Galaei that the organization would no longer be a fiscal sponsor for Philly’s upcoming Pride events, the local LGBTQ+ collective had one resounding question: Is Identity canceled?
Absolutely not. The Urban Affairs Commission stepped up to give Philly Identity festival 365 — which organizes the events — a recent home for now. And as Celebration month approaches, organizers are preparing for another action-packed and resource-filled weekend.
The protest and festival broke records in 2024, welcoming 110,000 participants — almost doubling attendees from the year before.
“Pride is getting bigger. What is that telling you about the power of our community?” Tyrell Brown, one of the event’s key organizers and now the executive director of the city’s Office of LGBTQ+ Affairs, told PGN before last year’s event.
This year, the crowd is likely to continue growing, and organizers have been intentional about making space for those newcomers.
Festivities will initiate on Friday, May 30, with a day of celebration throughout the capital and America’s largest Pride flag. A record-shattering 400-foot flag was unfurled during last year’s festivities.
“There’s never enough flag to go around
Philadelphia Pride March and Festival: Everything you need to know
It’s almost time for the most colorful celebration in the city—this Sunday, June 1, the Philadelphia Pride Rally and Festival will be in entire swing with some fan favorites and new activations being added to the line-up.
Philly Lgbtq+ fest 365: A Program of Galaei is inviting the LGBTQ+ society and allies to join in on all the fun, origin with the Pride March, which will form and organize at 6th and Walnut at 10:30 a.m., no registration required (note, no floats or vehicles permitted.) When the March reaches the Gayborhood, the Festival will initiate, running from noon to 7 p.m., on Walnut to Pine streets, and Quince to Juniper streets, with other select roads closed around the festival footprint.
For 2025, Philly Pride 365 recognizes a significant milestone in Pennsylvania’s LGBTQ+ Rights history, marking 50 years since Gov. Milton Shapp signed an executive order aimed at eliminating discrimination based on sexual preference.
As a release notes, Philadelphia has played a life-giving role in advocating for Queer rights, and it is inherent to acknowledge these historical markers with this year’s theme,