Gay pride festival new orleans
Pride guide: Celebrate Queer New Orleanians with events around the city
Crowds will fill the streets of New Orleans next week to celebrate the city’s LGBTQ+ community with parades, festivals and other big events.
The NOLA Lgbtq+ fest Parade is set to roll through the French Quarter on Saturday, June 14. PrideFest will repay for its 10th year, and be held in the evening to support people beat the heat. RuPaul’s Drag Race celebrity Kerri Colby will headline the event.
The weekend-long Ebony Pride celebration will showcase Black LGBTQ+ culture through various events held across the city.
Below is a guide to help you keep track of all the happenings. Expect rainbows, glitter, and plenty of food and drinks, song and drag shows.
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Thursday, June 12
PrideFest Opening Night Reception
Location: New Orleans Healing Center, 2372 Saint Claude Avenue
Time: 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Enjoy ️an evening of cocktails, hors d'oeuvres, and entertainment and music. Tickets are $33.85 and can be purchased online.
New Orleans Black Pride: Welcome Mixxer
Location: Hilton Garden Inn, 1001 South P
New Orleans Pride Weekend
Celebrate and honor LGBTQ+ communities and their allies in Modern Orleans and surrounding areas.
Launched in 2011, New Orleans Pride is a four-day celebration (Thursday-Sunday, June 12-15, 2025) of LGBTQ+ communities and their allies in New Orleans and surrounding areas. It is the only official Pride Festival in New Orleans, the largest in Louisiana, and one of the fastest-growing Pride celebrations in the nation.
New Orleans Pride Weekend Event Highlights
Special events contain the Pride Gala, the PrideFest block party outside the Phoenix bar on Elysian Fields in the Marigny, and the annual parade. Both the party and the parade are held on on Saturday, June 14, the block party starting at 5 p.m. and the pride rolling through the French Quarter starting at 3 p.m.
New Orleans Black Identity festival Weekend coincides with Modern Orleans Pride Weekend and hosts several events that specifically celebrate queer people of color. In addition to pool and gyrate parties, the calendar of events also includes a welcome party.
The New Orleans Black Pride Community Festival is held on Saturday, June 14, from 1 to 8 p.m. at Armstrong Park. Expect a day
In just a few days, New Orleans locals and visitors will take over the French Quarter and the Marigny to reveal their LGBTQ+ pride at several events and parades kicking off on Saturday.
Kerri Colby, a "RuPaul's Flamboyant Race AllStars" queen, is set to headline the 10th annual Pridefest on Saturday evening, and several walking group are place to roll in this year's Pride parade.
Though past Pride weekend events possess typically been held in the afternoon, most organizers have moved their scheduling to the evening this year in response to complaints about the excessive summer heat.
Here's a glance at the biggest events coming up and a few LGBTQ+ bars to keep the party going after.
Pride events
Both New Orleans Black Pride and NOLA Pridefest 2025 will lash off their series of events on Thursday, but the height of their celebrations will culminate Saturday and Sunday with festivals, drag brunches and pool parties.
The New Orleans Collective Festival, presented by the New Orleans Black Identity festival organization, will be held Saturday at Armstrong Park from noon to 6p.m. The free, family-friendly fest is set to involve live music, food and activities.
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